Good Riddance: An Illustrated Memoir Of Divorce (2013) - Plot & Excerpts
Wow! This was a lot better than I was expecting. Copeland has an engaging drawing style and knows when to use humor effectively to augment her story rather than work against it. She does a masterful job of conveying the confusion, hurt, and betrayal of discovering that her husband of 20 years has been cheating on her. This is autobiographical comics at its best. We see her go through the initial shock and all the events that unfold as she deals with the divorce and attempts to construct a new, unmarried life for herself and her family. This is just an amazing book! Great stuff! This is how you do a cartoon memoir! Copeland really storyboarded this thing before she wrote it, and it shows -- it's fascinating, honest, fair, and emotional but not manipulative. And her cartooning style -- more cartoony than artsy, but happily so, worked well with the way she told her story. I dunno, I just though she did a good job involving me without asking me to take a side or feel a certain way, and that really made it a pleasure to read and a chance to reflect on my thoughts about what makes relationships, and families, tick.
What do You think about Good Riddance: An Illustrated Memoir Of Divorce (2013)?
I sure do love illustrated memoirs. This is a great example of one. I thought it was wonderful.
—poolsharkav21
I guess I also like reading about divorce. This book was lovely and humble and fun.
—Titans14
