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This is probably the most heart-wrenching, gut-punching, tear-jerking comic I've read. It's all about loss and grief � about bereavement causing people to retreat from reality and into themselves � and as if that weren't upsetting enough, it's told from the perspective of a child. The whole thing is executed with subtlety, nuance and raw honesty that make it feel completely real � never cloying, sentimental or emotionally manipulative. Hornschemeier's artwork is gorgeous, but more importantly his impeccable cartooning transports the reader right into his characters' inner worlds.

My review is sorely failing to do this comic justice. I suppose I'm struggling to find adequate words because my reaction to it is almost completely emotional. I don't have much analysis or reflection to offer, other than to say that it's pretty much flawless. It's a slight work � it could easily be read in a single sitting � but it's powerful, affecting, brutal. I can’t believe Hornschemeier isn’t better known and more talked about.