Passing for Human: A Graphic Memoir by Liana Finck

​I’m a reluctant memoir reader, Especially when it’s memoirs by people who are way, way too young to be writing them. But I do check out some here and there in graphic form.
This one actually turned out quite lovely.
I’m not familiar with the author and I’m not sure I’ve seen her New Yorker cartoons, but she certainly draws like a cartoonist – very minimalistic, squiggly lines, funny faces, etc.
So not my traditional graphic novel fare art-wise, but the storytelling was first rate. Absolutely gorgeous. Every page read like a page out of a storybook, but these ones were (presumably real). Musings about her family, her own life, done in a sort of dreamy, lightly surreal, poetic in a good way style.
Didn’t even know it was my thing, but yeah, I ended up enjoying it. Don’t know if I’d say it was visually arresting, though. For me, it was definitely words over art with this book. Either way, though, a surprisingly lovely read. Best use of shadow imagery since J.M Barrie. Recommended.