I think she is a very talented graphic artist. I love Walden’s use of colour and space the accents of yellow in the pits and stretches of deep indigo are exquisite. The main character is moving toward adulthood, and deciding: is it worth it? I feel like there are conflicted feelings towards the skating which is reflected in the novel it’s beautiful, but hard. The rigorous training regimes, a relocation to a completely different state, and a secret girlfriend all mount upon the main character, and we see her face depression and loneliness as she is denied freedom to love and live in a way that she wants. It’s essentially a memoir about the author growing up in the world of figure skating, and the different pressures the author/main character receives from all sides as an adolescent. This book was given to me as a Christmas present. In January I only finished one book a lengthy coming-of-age graphic novel by Tillie Walden, called Spinning.
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