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I’m So Glad I’m Not an Adolescent Anymore

Flamer by Mike Curato

November 13, 2025 by Tracy Leave a Comment

I loved that this graphic novel made me feel. There were so many times I would think “Aw, poor guy” and have a lot of sympathy or empathy for main character Aiden, and other times he made me laugh. The book is funny sometimes, especially if you, like me, can sometimes have a juvenile sense of humor. These varying emotional beats could easily occur within a page or two of each other. While the book is about Aiden Navarro, author Mike Curato drew on his […]

Filed Under: Graphic Novels/Comic Books Tagged With: graphic novels, LGBTQIA, Mike Curato

Tracy's CBR17 Review No:81 · Genres: Graphic Novels/Comic Books · Tags: graphic novels, LGBTQIA, Mike Curato ·
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The Flame of the Heart

Flamer by Mike Curato

July 13, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

The simplicity of Flamer is deceptive. There is a lot going on within an image driven story. The text is realistic, and could be from the year 1995 (when the book is set) or today. The black and white illustrations help the story stay the main focus, and the use of fire and the color red is telling. Red is a strong plot mover/plot point as the red color and images becomes its own character. There is even the use of fire and it too becomes its […]

Filed Under: Cooking/Food, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Romance, Young Adult Tagged With: Boy Scouts of America, bullying, camp, coming-of-age, family, friendship, glbtq, Mike Curato, summer camp

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:509 · Genres: Cooking/Food, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Romance, Young Adult · Tags: Boy Scouts of America, bullying, camp, coming-of-age, family, friendship, glbtq, Mike Curato, summer camp ·
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