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Rosalie Lightning
Rosalie Lightning: A Graphic Memoir | Tom Hart
ROSALIE LIGHTNING is Eisner-nominated cartoonist Tom Hart's #1 New York Times bestselling touching and beautiful graphic memoir about the untimely death of his young daughter, Rosalie. His heart-breaking and emotional illustrations strike readers to the core, and take them along his family's journey through loss. Hart uses the graphic form to articulate his and his wife's on-going search for meaning in the aftermath of Rosalie's death, exploring themes of grief, hopelessness, rebirth, and eventually finding hope again. Hart creatively portrays the solace he discovers in nature, philosophy, great works of literature, and art across all mediums in this expressively honest and loving tribute to his baby girl. Rosalie Lighting is a graphic masterpiece chronicling a father's undying love.
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Jeg
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Finished this afternoon. Incredibly sad. #2020joybooks
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Rissreads What a beautiful cover! 4y
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Jeg
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I was listening to an old podcast on my walk and heard this author speak about the circumstances that led to this graphic book. I asked my partner, collector of information and lover of graphic books. Of course she knew everything about the book but didn‘t have it. However remembered she had seen in on sale shelf of local bookshop. $10 later it was mine. 😊.

Suet624 💕💕💕 4y
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megnews
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😭 A poignant graphic memoir of loss and trying to find your way out to the other side, whatever that looks like. It had to cost so much emotionally to publish this story. I hope it brings a bit of healing to other grieving souls.

Book 18 1/17/20

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Victoriahoperose
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I thought that the story was definitely important. This was about losing a child and the struggle to move on after this happens. I just found the writing to be hard to relate to fully and was hoping it would be easier to stay interested in. Overall it was good - just not one of my favorite graphic novels.

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GatheringBooks
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#MarchIntoOz Day 7: I am thinking that the death of one‘s baby will constitute a #Scar that shall never ever heal. One can only hope to purge it through moving graphic memoirs such as this one.

Cinfhen 💔one subject I can‘t read....so sad😢 7y
Cathythoughts I agree. That‘s a scar that could never heal completely ❤️❤️❤️ 7y
UrsulaMonarch @Cinfhen in general I'm with you - but this book was *so good* and also completely & utterly devastating 7y
Cinfhen I‘m sure @UrsulaMonarch I‘m relieved to know that it‘s done beautifully, maybe one day I‘ll get to it. I read a review book, true story about a family who loses a child on a rafting trip. Utterly heartbreaking but also written so lovingly 7y
UrsulaMonarch @Cinfhen wow, that sounds both good and totally unreadable to me, so I know how you feel !! 7y
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smccallum
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This book is beautiful and haunting and incredibly brave. Tom Hart writes about losing his daughter before she was two, a stunning book. Second book down in #24in48

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smccallum
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Switching it to graphic novels/comics for a bit #24in48

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Michreads
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Started this book last night. Challenging myself to read a graphic novel every once in a while.

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eekabook
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Tom Hart smashes mountains in his graphic memoir about the sudden death of his almost 2 year old daughter and the overwhelming grief he and his wife are left to navigate. This book is haunting and beautiful, and absolutely and completely devestating. "'Your daughter's name was Rosalie! I just remembered! Her name was ROSALIE!!' Yes."

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Krisjericho
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A graphic memoir about the loss of a child, it is every bit as raw and emotional as you would think. But the art captures the feelings that come along with that grief - the stark, messy, bleak, shadowed, roller coaster that is loss. It is a sad, loving tribute, heartbreak turned to art. I felt this in my very soul.

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brookelee
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A heartbreaking and painfully honest graphic memoir about the death of his daughter. Tom Hart cuts himself open and bleeds on the page. A book I struggled to read as it hit very, very close to home. Important and powerful and highly recommended.

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Keyoung
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I will not be taking this in to work for dinner break reading out of fear of sobbing in the staff lounge.

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Jokila
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Rosalie Lightning is on many a best-of-the-year list, and I'm sure it will go on to find a permanent place in the best-of-the-genre list alongside fellow graphic memoir March. Its pages dig into the very real, very ugly emotions and recursive thoughts that follow senseless tragedy. It's a must-read, genius in how well the images & metaphors of its ceaseless depression capture the experience of grief.

Suzze I held onto this book after I read it. I couldn't bring myself to put it in the donate pile. 8y
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strikingthirteen
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I may have almost cried at the end of this. I cannot imagine the death of a child and then sharing it like this.

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RealLifeReading
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Forgot to post this earlier! On Friday after dropping off the kindergartener at school at 1130 and before picking up the preschooler at 12, I sped to the library to quickly browse the comics shelves and managed to grab these comics and graphic novels. I love that the preschool is across the road from the library! What comics are you reading these days?

heatherspoetlife Lumberjanes and Monstress are my current faves but I just read Princeless and it was so much fun! 8y
mydearwatson *Case Closed*, the manga, is my absolute favorite. 8y
alanacristin Now that we live in Tokyo again, I'm really missing my monthly issues 😥 but Bitch Planet and Wayward are worth getting in that format for the fabulous back matter 😍 I'm currently reading trades I left stateside (Lumberjanes, Ms. Marvel, Afterlife with Archie, Rat Queens) but I'm starting Josie and the Pussycats next 😀 8y
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DragonSadhana I LOVE Monstress, but I'm also loving Rat Queens, Pretty Deadly, and Black Magick. 8y
GlitteryOtters I'm about to start the graphic novel version of A Wrinkle In Time...! 8y
vivastory The next series I am planning on reading is Lemire's "Sweet Tooth." 8y
BookKenz I've been in a huge comic mood, so I've been reading all that I can get my hands on. 😂😄 8y
moranadatter I definitely want to hear what you think of Supergirl. I picked up Paper Girls and Pretty Deadly from the library this afternoon. 8y
RealLifeReading @StoredFeminism oh Princeless is fun! Haven't really seen it mentioned much on Litsy unlike Monstress and Lumberjanes! 8y
RealLifeReading @alexinwonderland cool! I've not tried that series before! Thanks for the rec 8y
heatherspoetlife @RealLifeReading I noticed that too. Its my next binge comic. But I also want to catch up on Ms. Marvel and Bitch Planet, which I see mentioned a lot too. 8y
RealLifeReading @vivastory sadly I haven't seen that in my library yet but I have loved Lemire's work 8y
RealLifeReading @kmdartist I liked Paper Girls but haven't read more than the first volume. Pretty Deadly has such great artwork but the storyline wasn't really working for me 8y
RealLifeReading @Kenziejo ❤️❤️❤️comics 8y
RealLifeReading @fern nice I've not heard of that one before. Will check it out! 8y
RealLifeReading @erzascarletbookgasm Roller Girl was such a great story! I wish I could've read it as a teenager! 8y
RealLifeReading @alanacristin Love Bitch Planet but haven't heard of Wayward! 8y
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SarahK
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Well this just broke my heart into a million pieces. I'm calling this one of my favorite books of the year.

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saltwaterlit
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Here's my current bedtime reading pick: Rosalie Lightning is a graphic memoir about a father losing his daughter. Heartbreaking but beautiful.

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GuiltyFeat
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Devastating graphic memoir about the unexplained death of a toddler.

It's not that I'm chasing down books about grief, but I guess I am still trying to learn about loss and how to find meaning in life thereafter.

daena I just finished reading it last night. I felt the emotion building as i read it, then after I finished and closed the book, I wept for a while. 8y
GuiltyFeat @daena Right there with you. 8y
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melrailey
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Just started this one and it's breaking my heart!

MrBook Aww. The cover is beautiful. 8y
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Hoopiefoot
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I was so not prepared for this #24in48 book. Oh, my heart.

Suzze I was blown away by it. I donate almost all my books after I read them. Not this one. 8y
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Anastasiasaurus
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Roughly halfway through...taking a break to sob.

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ramyasbookshelf
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Graphic novel. One of the most difficult books I've ever read. The despair is even more visible in graphic format I think.. Hoe does one EVER cope with the loss of a child?? This is such a heart breaking book. Cried my way through it.

Rebeccak I can't even imagine what strength it must have taken to create this. 9y
courtneypaige I just finished it yesterday. heartbreaking & amazing 9y
ramyasbookshelf @Rebeccak I know! Just reading it is hard enough.. 9y
ramyasbookshelf @courtneypaige so heart breaking. I don't think I've cried more for a book. 9y
BookishFeminist This was so heartbreaking but so good ❤️ 9y
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LibrarianLove
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Such a sad and poignant graphic novel

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amazingmavis
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Yes. Just, yes.

courtneypaige heartbreaker of a book 9y
amazingmavis @courtneypaige most definitely 9y
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amazingmavis
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Ok, I made it 36 pages before wanting to cry. #RosalieLightning #allthefeels "That shirt was later split apart and discarded on the emergency room floor..."

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kristenlcoates
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An incredibly brave and honest depiction of grief that left me breathless. Tom Hart's graphic memoir about the sudden death of his tiny daughter is an amazing journey through love and loss without final resolution, because so often there is none.

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amazingmavis
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blurbed by Scott McCloud and John Darnielle. I'm ready to feel all the things.

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BookishFeminist
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Hart's daughter died unexpectedly before her 2nd birthday. This brave, honest, and incredibly touching graphic memoir pays tribute to Rosalie's life, explores childhood innocence, and chronicles the grief & healing he and his wife faced together.

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