Author: Zidrou and Amiée de Jong (ill.)Title: Blossoms in Autumn
Genre: Graphic Novel
Publisher: Europe Comics
Links: Bokus / Book Depository / Goodreads
Even though this book is rather bleak and a bit more depressing than I would have thought, I truly enjoyed this story about to people finding each other when they didn't really expect it. Ulysses is 59 years old and Mediterranea is 61. He's a widower and a father forced into retirement, she's a former model who's been taking care of her dying mother and owns a cheese shop.
What did you like about it? The illustrations are lovely, for one thing, speaking an entire language of their own. I liked the couple's relationship and their easiness with each other. How they both went from bleakness to brightness, just by being with each other. There's some nudity in this book, which I also appreciate. It's an honest look on aging, on feeling younger than you are and not seeing yourself in your body. But it's also a book that's humorous and sweet, so not everything is depressing.
Why should one read it? If you're looking for a story about aging, trying to find yourself when what you always have known isn't there anymore, finding love when you didn't think it would be possible, you should pick this one up.
4 of 5 perfectly aged cheese
/ Denise
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