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Knisley’s painful yet often funny chronicle, spotlights difficult realities of childbearing that most women aren’t told about. Excellent background for prospective parents, their friends and relatives, and clinical professionals.
For a more narrative approach, consider Knisley’s earlier comic about her pregnancy and birth, Kid Gloves: Nine Months of Careful Chaos, which delves deeper and more satisfyingly into the topic than the sketchbook format allows. For a busy new (or veteran) parent, these bite-sized laughs are just what the pediatrician ordered.
This mature-minded, multilayered title succeeds as both entertainment and advice, especially for those who want to reduce wedding costs while personalizing the ceremony and having fun, too. For another book from the groom's perspective, see Adrian Tomine's Scenes from an Impending Marriage. [See also Tom Batten's Graphic Novel Preview, "Picture the Possibilities," LJ 6/15/16.—Ed.]
This poignant, sensitive account stresses the importance of connections throughout life's entire journey. Knisley's contemporaries who have enjoyed her other memoirs will learn much from this one.
Knisley makes memoir comics seem both sophisticated and approachable—and beyond these, useful in helping an individual delve into and communicate personal issues. Her journey, external and internal, will resonate with older teens and twentysomethings.