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This is a beautiful, haunting and very real look at losing a beloved parent to cancer. I lost my Mom (who was also my best friend) two years ago to cancer and I sort of hesitated before reading this. But it made me feel less alone. The art and story both are wonderful. A great graphic novel.

Just started this but think it's going to be an emotional one...

I happened to choose a rainy day to read this book, sitting in at the library. The drawings, watercolours, and panoramic styles are hauntingly beautiful, on the story of family struggles through their father's battle with cancer. It's really one of the most heartbreaking stories, that shows a true love for enjoying life, while mending any troubles between family time, for the loving best.

#maymostanticipated I've been looking to read this graphic novel, after the similarly relating book in March; David Small's Stitches. Today I found myself making the trip down again to Aurora, and reading this within a few mellow and deep feeling hours, with rain starting outside the window. It was one of those days for something of a haunting and healing read. #maybookflowers

#aprilbookshowers Day7: #womenintranslation
Writing and artwork by Belgian author Judith Vanistendael. Translation by Nora Mahoney. (She also translated Kiki de Montparnasse!) David has cancer. A sad story unfolds as David and the women in his life grapple with the severity of his illness. Illustrations are muted, soft and rough-edged.
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(1/2) A graphic novel I'd recommend to anyone. The David of its title is a man diagnosed with cancer, and the book is divided into four sections for four different characters' emotional reactions to the reality of his impending death: David, his two daughters (one an adult and mother, the other still a child) and the younger second wife he will leave behind.

(2/2) Belgian artist Judith Vanistendael's gorgeous watercolors play with unique panel designs that feel like poetry, and this book WILL rip your heart out; despite being fiction, it feels brutally true and unlike a lot of comics in translation, its depiction of love and loss transcends the barriers of individual culture with artful simplicity and an insightful attention to the details of intimacy.

This book illustrates the poignancy of love and loss unlike any text novel could. The emotions felt by the characters are laid raw on the page. It's a work of subtle beauty.

Perfect pairing for breakfast: kale and a gritty practice graphic novel about cancer and motherhood. Who else likes their life a little on the bitter side?