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The world needs more books like this. --Sequential Tart (sequentialtart.com)
...an outstanding graphic novel. --Optical Sloth (opticalsloth.com)
Most definitely one of the finest graphic novels of the year, I think.
--Jalopy (nilskidoo.blogspot.com)
Allan offers an empathetic glimpse at a realistic teen who doesn't rattle cages to seek help. --Library Journal (March 15, 2010)
Allan sensitively makes Marie the focus of her own story, never preaching to readers. --Booklist Online (January 1, 2010)
Allan is an optimist who strives to explore the human heart in all of its intricate complexity. --Small Press Book Reviews (December 28 2009)
The Road to God Knows..." is an intriguing and touching graphic novel with a unique art style, highly recommended.
--Midwest Book Review (January 2010)
...an outstanding graphic novel. --Optical Sloth (opticalsloth.com)
Most definitely one of the finest graphic novels of the year, I think.
--Jalopy (nilskidoo.blogspot.com)
Allan offers an empathetic glimpse at a realistic teen who doesn't rattle cages to seek help. --Library Journal (March 15, 2010)
Allan sensitively makes Marie the focus of her own story, never preaching to readers. --Booklist Online (January 1, 2010)
Allan is an optimist who strives to explore the human heart in all of its intricate complexity. --Small Press Book Reviews (December 28 2009)
The Road to God Knows..." is an intriguing and touching graphic novel with a unique art style, highly recommended.
--Midwest Book Review (January 2010)
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The road to god knows... is the story of Marie, a teenage girl coming to grips with her Mom's schizophrenia. As a result, she's struggling to grow up fast; wrestling with poverty, loneliness, and her Mom's illness every step of the way. Betty, Marie's Mom, can't help; she's living with an illness that's slowly getting worse and increasingly frightening, and she just doesn't have the resources left over at the end of the day to help Marie. With her Mom absorbed in her own problems, Marie is essentially alone while she learns to deal with the chaos in her young life. Marie's youth makes it that much harder for her to cope - as a teenager, she just doesn't have the life experience to feel confident about her decisions. At the start of the story, we see a scared young girl, uncertain and overwhelmed, but as Betty collapses into a full nervous breakdown, Marie is forced to examine herself and her life and come to a decision: does she continue to be a child, reacting to what's happening around her? Or does she take control of her life, come what may?
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Meet Marie: The Road Warrior
16 Oct 2009
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This small, beautifully illustrated graphic novel has a serious storm at its center, and a lot of light shining through the clouds. From its opening quote by Groucho Marx to its rainbow-in-a-moment on page 141, it will win your heart. The author has a rare gift for creating characters you'll feel like you've met--Marie the Road Warrior (salutin' her strength here--crystal clear in the picture of her striding down the street on the book's cover, lopsided ponytails swingin'), her mom, her best friend--and deftly captures the passage of time and flow of emotions (awkward dinnertimes, endless school days, absorbing teasing by classmates, trying to say things you just can't say) in really interesting ways. I don't think I've done this book justice with my comment here. I guess the best way to explain its impact is by saying: This is a book that I imagine will make many people--young teens and people decades past that--feel much less alone.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
An Important Road...
4 Nov 2009
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Marie's story cuts across two very important conditions in life: adolescence and chronic illness. The first thread demonstrates the reality that our teenage years bring about adult responsibilities without true adult freedoms. We witness Marie struggling to make sense of her teenage world, and trying to protect her mom from others and herself. Marie attempts to navigate these issues without the benefit of adequate adult resources creating a state of near constant imbalance. The second thread highlights the conflict brought about by mental illness. Marie is forced to deal with her mother's (Betty) schizophrenia that carries not only a clinical diagnosis but also a societal moral judgment. The story arc here is well developed - plot points and conflict are intertwined with equal tension. Von draws "silence" artfully and clearly. Nice. I love that Von does not cheapen the ongoing struggle of this family by wrapping it all up with a bow. He offers readers the threads to weave together Marie's extended truth using their own narrative. The cover art is actually my favorite frame in the book. The detail of the "Lost Cat" sign on the light post sets a perfect tone. Beautiful work. Looking forward to Von's next book!
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Living With a Mentally Ill Parent
22 Oct 2009
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In this well-drawn book, Von Allen delicately crafts a household where we meet Marie, a teenage daughter who must learn to cope with her well-meaning and loving, yet schizophrenic mother Betty. Marie's day-to-day challenges living with Betty's mental illness and subsequent breakdowns are brought to life in a very meaningful and personal way by the author. Instead of simply becoming a victim, Marie learns to rise up and take control of her own situation and life amidst the chaos and instability of her family. Having had to deal with mental illness in my own family, I can say that this is a realistic, important work by a vibrant young author who should continue to make his mark in the years to come.
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