Blue Is the Warmest Color
"Julie Maroh, who was just 19 when she started the comic, manages to convey the excitement, terror, and obsession of young love-and to show how wildly teenagers swing from one extreme emotion to the next ... Ultimately, Blue Is the Warmest Color is a sad story about loss and heartbreak, but while Emma and Clementine's love lasts, it's exhilarating and sustaining." -Slate.com"A beautiful, moving graphic novel." -Wall Street Journal"Delicate linework conveys wordless longing in this graphic novel about a lesbian relationship." <—New York Times Book Review(Editor's Choice)"Blue Is the Warmest Colorcaptures the entire life of a relationship in affecting and honest style." -Comics Worth Reading"A tragic yet beautifully wrought graphic novel." -Salon.com"Love is a beautiful punishment in Maroh's paean to confusion, passion, and discovery ... An elegantly impassioned love story." -Publishers Weekly(STARRED REVIEW)"A lovely and wholehearted coming-out story ... the illustrations are infused with genuine, raw feeling. Wide-eyed Clementine wears every emotion on her sleeve, and teens will understand her journey perfectly." -Kirkus Reviews"The electric emotions of falling in love and the difficult process of self-acceptance will resonate with all readers ... Maroh's use of color is deliberate enough to be eye-catching in a world of grey tones, with Emma's bright blue hair capturing Clementine's imagination, but is used sparingly enough that it supports and blends naturally with the story." -Library Journal(STARRED REVIEW)"It's not just the French who have a better handle on sexy material than Americans -- Canadians do, too ... Who's publishing it? Not an American publishing house but by Arsenal Pulp Press, a Canadian independent." -Los Angeles Times"A deeply compelling story ... Maroh displays tremendous insight into the highs and lows of a young girl's journey of self-discovery as she moves from adolescence into adulthood." -Lambda Literary"A hymn to love." -Le Figaro"A sensitively told narrative." -Tetu Magazine