Fish by Bianca Bagnarelli

Fish by Bianca Bagnarelli
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Wow! Not what I was expecting. A very deep, dark and depressing tale of death and the accompanying feelings of grief and fear. The story's main character is a 12yo boy and his cousin but this is not a children's book by any means. The comic has adult language and themes. The story doesn't have a plot but follows a boy whose parents died a year ago in a car crash over the course of a few hours. He is most likely depressed and has thoughts of what dying must feel like. Not having been allowed to see his parents when they were found two weeks later washed ashore has had an effect on him. But now when a missing girl washes up he rushes to take a look and the ending causes some thought. The art is simple and unpretentious with a cold colour palette of blue violets that fill the air with the chill of death. Only certain types of readers will appreciate this melancholy tale.

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