Blankets by Craig Thompson Review

Blankets is a graphic novel about growing up, relationship and faith. It tells the story of Craig growing up with poor strict Christian parents and having to share a bed with his younger brother. He meets a girl at a Christian camp and has his first romance, leading to him spending two weeks at the girls house.

I really enjoyed this book. I had great drawings and a super personal story, usually you only find stories like this in zines. Make sense that the author lives in Portland which is kinda like the zine Mecca. Teenage romance generally makes me feel uncomfortable so there were many awkward moments for me reading this work. That is a sign of real art though when the art creates physical feelings.