Sheets

I heard about this book years ago and have been meaning to read it ever since. it was different from what I was expecting it to be but in the best way. the art was beautiful and the story was amazing

Much of this graphic novel is wordless and one is left to piece together the plot based on the panels. The art on Marjorie and the other living characters is a little rough and I frankly enjoyed Wendell's half of the plot more. https://pussreboots.com/blog/2024/com... Marginalized Uhoria Interstate 66CC00

I loved this! I went into this expecting an adorable tale of friendship between a ghost and human and that's basically exactly what I got! Though I thoroughly enjoyed this, I did have a couple problems with how the story was framed overall. The main problem being I thought the beginning was too long, and the ending far too short. It took so much time to get to the meat of the story and then it was over! And I loved how this story ended, but it felt like it wrapped up too quickly. My favorite part? HER ART. The art style was just INCREDIBLE. The art in this was maybe my favorite art of all TIME. All the colors and the full page illustrations were just stunning. I wanted to rip them out and put them on my wall (the blasphemy). I just wanted a little bit more story wise. While adorable, this story touched on some tough subjects like grief and death. I loved the elements of flashbacks and the different colors between the worlds of Marjorie and Wendell. I already want to go back and look at some of the illustrations. SO GOOD. I did love this, really. It made me want it to be October like, right NOW. And I think it takes place in Ohio? Another amazing plus!

This was just such a wholesome and beautiful read. Every spread took my breath away and the story made me that weird happy-sad and I just FELT so much while reading it. And Wendell has my whole heart!

An adorable graphic novel that follows Marjorie and Wendell, one a young girl learning to deal with the grief of losing her mother and her father caught up in his own grief. She is running the family business on her own and trying to keep everything afloat. Wendell on the other hand is a ghost coming to terms with his own death and failing to fit into his new life. When Wendell decides to go back to the human world, he accidently causes problems for Marjorie who is trying to keep the laundry mat out of the hands of a man who is trying to force it closed so he can turn it into a yoga resort. This is an adorable 90’s feeling comic that deals with grief and fighting for the memory of those who have passed on. The story and art are adorable and sad. It’s easy to get caught up in reading the story. I nearly finished it in one night because you easily become invested. Marjorie is trying to keep everything afloat the best a thirteen year old can. She has far too much on her shoulders while still dealing with her own grief and trauma of being there when her mother died. Wendell is only 11 and simply doesn’t feel he fits in while he’s struggling to open up about his death, which is also full of trauma. Everything in this story is tied together in a really great way. I highly recommend it, even if it might be hard to read with all these emotions, but it’s important for kids and adults trying to process their grief. This helps them come to terms in a way that everyone can understand.

Wendell, the ghost, can't seem to find a way to fit in with the other ghosts in The Land of Ghosts, so he goes into the human world looking for a friend. Marjorie's mother has died and she is trying to keep her family and their business afloat, but her younger brother and grieving father aren't any help. When Nigel Saubertuck tries to take their property away, Marjorie must find a way to to hang on, but Wendell's presence isn't helping.

Sheets expertly tackles heavy themes such as, grief and belonging using the setting of a laundromat and characters that include ghosts. We feel for Marjorie as she tries to deal with the loss of her mother and a father who can't handle his heartbreak. The characters in this story are well developed and the plot is skillfully paced. Overall Sheets effectively handles difficult subjects in an entertaining way.

Other than the rushed pacing at the end, this was cute perfection!

This is the cutest graphic novel I’ve ever read 😭💚

I gonna say it... i am sorry i gonna say it... WHAT A BORING STORY, FULL OF HOLES AND INCONSISTENCIES WHY DO YOU HAVE AN AMAZING PLOT, AND HEARTWARMING AND  WITH THE CAPACITY OF MADE ALL YOUR READERS CRY AND JUST NOT DO ANYTHING WITH IT ... I AM HEARTBROKEN NOT BUT SERIUSLY... i think the the author needed more pages or more drawing to explore a little more about the storyline... but I almost hated every single character in the story (not you wendell... my baby boy) WHY EVERY SINGLE ADULTS IN THIS STORY WERE SUCH A D*ICK????!!!  OH YES... I FORGOT... THE ART WAS SO BEAUTIFUL 10/10

3.5 ⭐️ rounded up to 4! I enjoyed this one, the art style was very up my street and I adored the use of colours to distinguish between the human world, land of ghosts and memories. The story seemed very simple on the surface level but tackled quite complex emotions and was more depressing and sad than I’d guessed at first glance (TW; bullying, grief, coming of age, death). I especially loved Wendell’s perspective. The one thing that this book fell short with was the pacing. It starts off quite slow paced, but the last 20% of the book feels rushed at getting to the end to resolve the conflict. This diminishes the contrast of emotions which flattens out the emotional curves of the book. Might read the sequel if it finds its way onto my path but not too eager to get to it.

that was about the most adorable thing ever

"But this place is home, baby. And once you have that, there's nowhere you'd rather be." 3.25 stars Sheets follows Marjorie, a 13-year-old who feels so out of place in her life. Her mother died just last year and her father's suffering from a broken heart so Marjorie is left to run their laundromat and take care of her little brother all while going to school. On the flip side, Wendell is a young ghost boy who wants out of this ghost world because he feels he doesn't belong there. These two cross paths and form an unlikely friendship and find their places in each of their worlds. The artwork of this is one of the most gorgeous, captivating, atmospheric things I've ever seen in a graphic novel so that alone earns 5 stars. However, the plot wasn't as fast-moving as I had wanted it to be. I was almost bored while reading it for the first 3/4th of the book but I eventually grew to enjoy it and the story flew by. I don't think this one is going to stick with me for a long time but I do recommend picking it up and giving it a try if you're interested!

3.5 stars Sooooo cute! Wendell must be protected at all costs. But structurally, I think this should have been much longer. The two leads barely interact, so their bond felt really rushed at the end. And I think the end overall needed a few more pages to flesh out all the side threads. I wanted to know about Marjorie's Dads grief journey. It felt like in the snipet of epilogue images, he's just suddenly back and running the store where before he could barely leave his room. Felt jarring. But the cuteness makes up for a lot.

A beautifully illustrated graphic novel with a no-less beautiful story. Marjorie Glatt lost her mother this past spring, and now she's in charge of her family business at the laundromat where every day it seems like a closure is getting near. She's invisible at school, and just as much alone at home with her depressed father and her too-young-to-know-anything younger brother. Then, she meets one of the things she hates the most - ghosts, and among the ones that she sees, there's one that she used to know. Spoiler alert, it's not her mother. A quick read to make you appreciate being alive and the relationships that you have.

3.25 stars | Cute story. The colours used are beautiful but I wasn't a fan of the art style in general.

this was just adorable! wendell is the absolute cutest thing I've ever seen

I read it fast, obviously beacuse it's a graphic novel, but it was okay, probably wouldn't re-read

A cosy quick read, perfect for fall.

Cute story, a great start, and then it all goes too fast. No feeling of connections or any other small moment or panel of bringing characters together. That's a thing that threw me off a lot. Illustrations and art are perfect and it gives a small-town cozy atmosphere on point. Pacing towards the end is way off.

Un coup de coeur ! Les dessins, les thèmes abordés, tout était parfait

ill write a proper review once im not sobbing over 11 year old ghost boys who are the sweetest creatures ever.

super cute and loved the art style! cant wait to read the sequel :)

Beautiful lovely art and the cutest story line and characters!

I love Sheets very much and I recommend everyone who wants to read a different story with a tasteful craftsmanship in a pastel color combination. I'm very bored with big brands' rewritten story arcs or mutterings of white men's midlife crisis memoirs (do I need to say Sabrina). Sheets is a fresh and warm story, and not a single line is drew without thinking. I'll insert a picture of a sequence to show the beautiful scenery. And plus, it also includes a heart warming mother and daughter story. P.S. I love seeing a character who reads.