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Spinning is an absolutely gorgeous memoir drenched in emotion from graphic novel prodigy Tillie Walden, completed when she was 21. Walden’s reflections perfectly capture the emotion brushes up against moments to attach themselves together in the memory, making this less a narrative of her adolescence and ice skating triumphs but a collage of emotions reverberating in snapshots of time and place. She has a gift to not only tug your heartstrings but play them like a full symphony as you feverishly...
Tillie Walden is at this writing 21 years old (!), and this is already her fourth book, but this is her first long form work, a memoir about the 12 years she spent figure skating. I have read and reviewed two of her shorter, earlier works, I Love This Part and The End of Summer, and liked them actually better than this memoir as subtle, atmospheric short stories. This book is almost 400 pages, on a subject she herself never really loved. The moody, shy Walden has few friends, is bullied, though
Really moving story that made me shed a tear. I absolutely loved the art as well.
"Nothing felt easy, but at least it wasn't new anymore" Spinning is a memoir of Walden as a competitive skater where it deals with all these subjects of finding oneself, bullying and sexuality. I love the message centring this book as it's something that I believe most of us could relate to. Unfortunately, there were several aspects of this book that do not work out for me with how it was illustrated and written. To begin with, this book is too long and bores me to death. It probably
“Do what you love and the money will come"Absolutely adored this graphic novel! This tells the story of the author’s youth and all the inconveniencies and harassment she had to go through. It puts across a strong message of self love and doing what you love in your life! The illustrations and the color schemes chosen for this book was ravishing! I absolutely recommend this!I wish I was there for Tillie :(
I have a hard time writing something critical/potentially negative when it comes to memoirs, because in a way it does feel as if you're rating someone's life. However, my issue with this novel comes more from Walden's writing and overall story telling than it does her subject. It seems as if Walden has overcome a lot in her young life, but because of her delivery (or perhaps lack thereof) I wasn't able to get the full impact or be affected by it. We spend a lot of time on trivial matters/subject...
This was beautiful. Absolutely beautiful. TW: depression, sexual harassment, homophobia
I don't usually pick up sports-related memoirs as they don't typically interest me, and I know next to nothing about figure skating, so Spinning almost wasn't on my radar at all. The only reason I picked it up is that I learned it involved queer rep, and I'm actually really glad that I did. Spinning offers such an insightful, though clearly somewhat traumatized take on what it's like to grow up as a kid who's all-in obsessed with a particular sport, hobby, etc. It's clear that Walden holds a lot...
4.5 stars. I'm very confused about how there are so many "eh" reviews because this book is GORGEOUS. Just tactically, the feel of holding this book is your hands is so *satisfying*. A lot of reviews said the pacing was "off", however I thought it was extremely relatable to how we remember our own childhoods and own our traumas. Tillie Walden is only 21 (!!!!) and she crafted this book with such bravery and honesty. I wouldn't necessarily say it follows a traditional story arc, but the memoir is
Figure skating was Tillie Walden’s life. She woke before dawn for morning lessons, went straight to group practice after school, and spent weekends competing in glitter and tights. But as her interests evolve, from her growing passion for art to a first love realized with a new girlfriend, she begins to question how the close-minded world of figure skating fits in. Spinning is a poignant and captivating graphic memoir that captures what it's like to come of age, come out, and come to terms with
Incredibly beautiful.
I’m so impressed with this graphic memoir, especially because it was published when the author was 21, meaning it was written when she was even younger. It’s hard for most of us to even have partially processed our childhood and adolescence by that age, much less write a book about it!.I think that’s why the first word that comes to mind after finishing it is “raw”. Walden’s wounds from her too-many years in competitive skating, the bullying she endured, the sexual assault, car crash and the rea...
Spinning is a memoir in graphic format about growing up and falling out of love with something that has been an integral part of your life. This is the story of how the author grew up with figure skating, but realized it was never really for her too late to disentangle herself from it easily. It talks about the weight of expectations, self-imposed and not; about the very present weights of homophobia and sexism and how they take a toll on young lesbians; there are some parts that are subtly abou...
This graphic memoir deals with coming out, growing up, and the fact that after ten years of hard work at being a competitive figure skater, the author realized that she didn't love skating all that much after all. Figure skating is my fave Winter Olympics sport, and I tend to enjoy sports themed stories, so there is much about this book that I liked. The art wonderfully evokes the feel of the themes discussed, and I enjoyed all the skating stuff. This is targeted at a young adult audience, and t...
