RaveBooklistThe work is intimate and unique, effectively conveying a broad range of emotions that follow the ups and downs associated with her starting a new way of life ... The expressive artwork, varying between loose, sketchy lines and clearer figures, makes a sharp distinction in time in this compelling, uncommon story. Readers interested in disability and/or graphic medicine will value this work.
Ebony Flowers
PositiveBooklistFlowers taps into the pride Black women take in caring for hair and the broad cultural milieu and conversations surrounding it. While the black-and-white artwork can be amateurish and the overall flow is uneven, the themes are certainly underrepresented within the comics tradition and should draw a greater audience for Black women’s voices. Pop-culture references from the 1990s...will evoke warm nostalgia in the most senior millennials, though they might not resonate with younger adults. The work’s embedded discourses of class, race, and internalized European beauty standards concerning \'good hair,\' however, transcend generations.
