Feelings
A Story in Seasons
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5.0 • 1 Rating
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- $4.99
Publisher Description
A stunning illustrated journey through one young woman’s year of feelings—from the saturated highs of early summer to the gray isolation of late winter.
“Feelings is a visual and emotional treat, full of gorgeous artwork and soothing insight.”—Mari Andrew, New York Times bestselling author of Am I There Yet?
Enter Manjit Thapp’s Feelings, where you’ll find moods that change as quickly as the weather; the different shades of anxiety and hope that each new season brings; and the stages of joy and pain that fuel our growth. From the spark of possibility and jolt of creativity in High Summer, to the need for release from anxiety and pressure during Monsoon, to the desolation and numbness of Winter, Feelings implores us to consider the seasons of our own emotional journeys.
Articulating and validating the range of feelings we all experience, this is a book that allows us to feel connected and comforted by the experiences that make us human.
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In simple prose declarations and radiant colored pencil-and-marker illustrations, Thapp tracks her narrator's creative process and mental health through the lens of a six-season South Asian calendar. During high summer, the young artist at the center of this short, reflective work is invited to present a solo show at a gallery. But as the season of "endless possibility" gives way to the chaotic monsoon and the colder, drearier seasons, self-doubt and social isolation creep in. Though Thapp's subject matter and visual metaphors (namely plants) aren't uncommon, the notion that artistic and personal satisfaction might be cyclical rather than solvable via willpower, religion, or life choices, feels subtly radical. Thapp's narrator doesn't transform due to any particular epiphany. She feels better because it's spring and "I slowly start adding color back into my days." Thapp is sparse with text, letting her artistic elements appealing compositions, pleasing patterns and symmetry, lush seasonal color palettes shine instead. The result gorgeously depicts the delicate dance between the internal and natural worlds, and offers soothing space for anxious readers to reflect on their own mood cycles.
