If you’re Zoe Thorogood, do not read this review. I’m going to sound like yet another echo screaming: relatable!

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SYNOPSIS

Cartoonist Zoe Thorogood records 6 months of her own life as it falls apart in a desperate attempt to put it back together again in the only way she knows how. IT’S LONELY AT THE CENTRE OF THE EARTH is an intimate and metanarrative look into the life of a selfish artist who must create for her own survival.

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REVIEW

Exactly what I needed right now.

I’m (very slowly) writing my own nonfiction graphic novel & this was great inspiration.

Visually, I loved every page. I’ll be rereading this and seeking other works from Zoe Thorogood to study how she makes decisions with storytelling/panelling.

Story-wise, it’s comforting for me to read about people/characters who have inexplicable suicidal thoughts from a young age, it helps me feel less lonely. The scenes where we examine the mother’s own challenges with mental health made me a bit emotional.

I loved the character/monster that personified depression. His design reminds of No-Face from spirited away, with more teeth but a similar temperament.

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