Ve con Grace

by George Alexopoulos

When a mysterious boy appears in her room and invites her to come outside, Grace, a bedridden girl who contemplates suicide daily, eagerly follows him, but seeing life outside is more dangerous than either of them thought.

Genres: Manga, Graphic Novels, Comics, Fiction

160 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 2006

Reviews

[akacya ❦ · Rating 3 out of 5]

2025 reads: 301/300

content warnings (some spoil): chronic illness, child abuse, dead parent, suicide, child death, isolation

grace’s chronic illness has made it to where she is unable to leave her bed most days. she feels she has no reason to live, until she meets a mysterious boy outside her room. soon enough, she discovers this boy is actually dead. still, she finds herself pushing her limits more to be with him.

i don’t even know how to describe this book except for saying it’s no surprise this was written in the 2000s. i liked the premise of a chronically ill girl befriending a ghost, but unfortunately, this book just did not quite deliver for me. there were some aspects i enjoyed, and being chronically ill myself, i could relate to some aspects of grace’s story. i didn’t like the ending or whatever message that was trying to send. felt very r&j to me. i don’t foresee myself reading more from this author.

[Anne · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not at all what I expected! It's a book written in comic book form (this is called Manga). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manga
It's obviously targeted to teens or younger, very emotionally overwrought and melodramatic. Still, an interesting read and good for kids who aren't that into reading.

[Fyre.Katz · Rating 4 out of 5]

sad ending!

[Cocodras · Rating 1 out of 5]

Me gustan los dibujos, me gustan los personajes aunque sean un poco estereotípicos, me gusta el trato que se le da a la depresión mostrando la incomprensión del entorno, los esfuerzos de los seres queridos y el callejón sin salida en que se convierte su vida, PERO... Supongo que este no ha sido el mejor momento para leerlo porque es una historia muy triste, así que llegué al final un poco escaldada, pero no me gusta NADA el mensaje que emite idealizando el suicidio. Lo siento, pero le pondría una cruz.

[Amy ☁️ (tinycl0ud) · Rating 3 out of 5]

i was really attached to this book as a child!! still good.

p.s. my social worker partner wants to emphasise that this book has many triggers and is definitely not for anyone struggling with mental health issues or social isolation.

[Mehsi · Rating 4 out of 5]

*cries*

[Dan · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is the second time I've read this comic. It still hurts to read like the first time. The stepdad is a douche.

[Yess · Rating 3 out of 5]

Sería un 2 1/2, es una linda historia, definitivamente me sorprendió que estuviera escrito de esa manera, no me lo esperaba y nunca había leído algo así. Es una buena historia pero puede ser que todo se va demasiado rapido, sin contar que esta escrito "diferente". Bueno para pasar el rato, se lee rápido y es entretenido.

[Allanna · Rating 2 out of 5]

Girl with mysterious disease sees/befriends ghost.

No hijinks ensuing.
A bit depressing, at least to me.

[Amy Ancliste · Rating 4 out of 5]

Love the way it tell us..

[Why · Rating 5 out of 5]

4.25
14/7/21 (relectura)
5
Por qué este cómic está tan infravalorado, no lo entiendo aaghh

[Jennifer · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sad and beautiful.