Blankets - Craig Thompson

This is a graphic novel of a young boys first romantic relationship, and the only twist is that he's been raised in a very right-wing baptist family.
Therefore he has all sorts of preconceptions and ideas that may or may not be true, all sorts of rules that he's following, and he's only five.
While he is a child, he is very unhappy, not really understanding why or how people follow all these rules, and basically figures the only reason he's following them is because life will be better in heaven. When one Sunday School teacher thwarts this dream it's like she sends him on a downward spiral emotionally.
Finally he meets the girl, and starts to discover who he is.

This story was really interesting to me, because I was raised baptist, and could really relate to a lot of the stories and feelings that this guy went through (I forgot to mention that this was an autobiography, shaped like a fiction). It was easy for me to remember all sorts of situations that were identical to that of Craig Thompson's.

This is a really good book for anyone, but especially good if you were raised Christian, as it may shine a light on whatever it was you were questioning as a child.

9/10