Bloom
Ratings132
Average rating3.7
Excellent read with great pacing and relatable characters! (◕ᴗ◕✿)
This is a light, quaint jaunt into the queer boy-love graphic novel world. It's not quite as deep as Heartstopper thematically, but there's definitely a taste of something more. The art is exceptional, unique, and absolutely kept me interested even when the narrative felt a bit hasty and convoluted.
Solo me cayó bien Héctor, pero no sé creo que Ari no tiene nada de crecimiento como personaje, como personaje no evoluciona, y siendo lo que muestran como su “evolución” algo apresurado, es tóxico con Héctor, después de todo porque te enojas si alguien se va y vive. Es un desconsiderado con su familia, que es hermosa (al menos su mamá).
Me tierno tramas que dejaron inconclusas, como ¿porque fue Héctor a la casa de su abuela? ¿Que paso para que Ari dejara de gustarle cocinar? ¿Andrew y Héctor?
Se llega a mencionar y ya, meten problemas que resuelven en menos de cinco diálogos.
Puedo entender a quienes les gusta el libro, porque pasa rápido y está bien para cuando se está en un bloque lector
If you've read, or watched, queer teen angst stories, you'll know the thrust of Bloom - a charming, funny, dickhead teen is Going Through It emotionally, and finds himself across a coming-of-age year with the help of a broad shouldered, empathetic himbo boyfriend. The family have money troubles. Our protagonist - Ari - doesn't see eye-to-eye with his father, but they love each other really. The friends all sound like teens from the television.
None of which is to say Bloom isn't well-written (it is!), gorgeously illustrated (it is!) or not worth your time (it is!), but to say that it's firmly one of those queer stories - within the first ten or so pages I knew where this story would go, and how it would play out. That in itself can be a comfort, but often for me places a ceiling on what I'll get out of it.
Sweet story and very nice art. Really liked having it all in blues and they captured facial expressions perfectly!
I think I've read maybe one or two graphic novels before... but this one was gay and cuuuute! It definitely reads with a juvenile tone and isn't always the most realistic way of speaking–at least I don't think I talked like the kids do in this story, although maybe I did. Some cute, soft queer boys who just love and flirt with each other.
Great art. I love and dream of stargazing and cooking with a cute boy with the obvious flirting and making out. I think we all deserve that.
Read for Salt Lake City Gay Men's Book Club
esta novela gráfica es re tierna, muy ligera, pero no olvida añadir toques de realismo que hacen a los personajes más interesantes, ocupo más de ari y hector :(
Creo que la conexión entre los dos personajes principales es tan linda y como los une un gusto común. A pesar que Ari no quería quedarse en la panadería, le faltaba ese complemento para que la hiciera parte de ella.
The artwork and choice of a mono colour palette makes this look stunning.
However, the story and characters leave a lot to be desired. Most of them are 2 dimensional (no pun intended), including the main characters. The ending was particularly bad and the last few pages felt rushed.
It's a shame as it looks really great but lacks depth on the story side.
Que adorable todo por favor. Me encantan estas historias. Voy a estar esperando impacientemente el segundo volumen sin duda, quiero saber cómo evoluciona la relación entre Ari y Héctor. Eso sí, se me ha hecho muy cortito jo, ojalá unas 100-150 páginas más para poder desarrollar más la pareja y un poco más de angst.
Coming of age story with an okayish plot. Art work was great. Story could have used work. A quick read.
What is going on?! First three books in 2022 have so far all been 5/5s. I can't believe it.
And this is a graphic novel too; I don't like graphic novels that much and still Bloom was just sweet and nice and I loved it.
I don't read graphic novels/manga/comic books (at all, pretty much) so I can't really review as I normally would but Bloom's story was just a warm blanket to get through before bed. I want more!
Also, another cutie soft gay boy named Aristotle? YES
Really enjoyed Ari & Hector's dynamic and the cute art style. Personally I liked that the characters were imperfect and sort of annoying at times because that's how real life is, and perfect characters are bound to get boring after a while. The plot and dialogue and all wasn't anything special to me but I always like the gay bakery trope so! It was good overall but I felt that there was a bit of an unfinished feeling to it.
Reminds me of [b:Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me 29981020 Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me Mariko Tamaki https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1538848315l/29981020.SX50.jpg 50380585] in many factors. The LGBT+ themes, coming of age (relationships), and the soft colors being used. Great art in this book to tell the story of two young adults trying to find their way through life - what's holding them back, finding true friendships, revaluation, and honesty. ya know, coming of age stuffI rec. highly!
The art style and color scheme is beautiful. But the story did not work for me. I found the gravity of the MC's main situation too heavy for it to be expressed/handled properly in a graphic novel because the parents are horrible and I wished there was more time on that for it to be more clearly shown that the parents weren't in the right to expect so much from him.
