atayarani reviewed Sheets by Brenna Thummler
Review of 'Sheets' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
I couldn't put it down... it really lives up to the hype
238 pages
English language
Published Sept. 5, 2018
Sheets
4 stars
(12 reviews)
When Marjorie, a practical teen in charge of her family's laundry business, encounters Wendell, a ghost seeking purpose in the forbidden human world, the pair must find a solution to Wendell's hauntings that are causing chaos in Marjorie's life.
SaraLeon reviewed Sheets by Brenna Thummler
Review of 'Sheets' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
[I got access to this graphic novel through NetGalley]
Have you ever seen a sad ghost? Because I have and it breaks my heart that someone forgot him. I read this graphic novel in one go, I was so captivated. Brenna uses beautiful colors and still the panels can show you the depressing boredom, the sad day to day life, making it palpable without words. A skill of show don’t tell that many movie directors don’t have. The main character seems to be multi-dimensional, although there isn’t much description and is unpretentious, but still a fighter. There’s a lot of subtext and room for wonderful interpretations as well as some puns. A simple, heart-warming and tear-inducing story that seems a wonderful fantasy.
Quotes
She died this past spring, and then Dad sort of did, too. He’s still 100% opaque, but slightly less visible.
Kevin will probably get new shoes, right? …
[I got access to this graphic novel through NetGalley]
Have you ever seen a sad ghost? Because I have and it breaks my heart that someone forgot him. I read this graphic novel in one go, I was so captivated. Brenna uses beautiful colors and still the panels can show you the depressing boredom, the sad day to day life, making it palpable without words. A skill of show don’t tell that many movie directors don’t have. The main character seems to be multi-dimensional, although there isn’t much description and is unpretentious, but still a fighter. There’s a lot of subtext and room for wonderful interpretations as well as some puns. A simple, heart-warming and tear-inducing story that seems a wonderful fantasy.
Quotes
She died this past spring, and then Dad sort of did, too. He’s still 100% opaque, but slightly less visible.
Kevin will probably get new shoes, right? ‘Cause he has a mom.
Grown-ups are skilled at making terrible things seem great.
Subjects
- Ghosts
- Graphic novels
- Friendship
- Self-service laundries
- Fiction