The Impending Blindness of Billie Scott

Really good. Very touching. I thought it was a little too clean and neat at the end (almost d*sney) but I appreciate the hopeful tone.

It really says something that I wanted to DNF this graphic novel very very badly. Usually with graphic novels, while they might be boring they are enjoyable enough for me by means of the art to get through. But this one really frustrated me.
While there were many things to criticize that just didn't make sense (eg “oh let me step out for ~inspiration~ as a scrawny girl in a sketchy neighborhood and draw the dumpster dude!” or “lol good luck going blind, should have come in 2 days sooner”) the most annoying thing about this was the pretentious artist vibe of “oh I'm going through something, let me suffer even more and create art unrelated to it (portraits... srsly??) and then earn money and preach”. Having been to art school myself, I just recognized this all too well. It infuriates me that Billie eg takes a bed that could be used by a person that ACTUALLY is homeless or eats the beans of people that are ACTUALLY struggling to even get some food for the sake of her art journey - nevermind that she was comfortable letting Rachel pay for her Sushi!
It is also clear that the author is an illustrator and not a writer. The dialogue felt cheesy, like some postcard life lessons for aspiring art students. And lastly, while the art definitely has potential, it could have been used so much smarter - even something basic like for example slowly starting to blotch the pages or start with color and end im b/w. I could go on ranting about this, but I think this about sums it up. Altogether, sadly, a very frustrating experience.

A beautifully illustrated story about kindness and creativity. I found myself inspired by the end to try to create something.