Beautifull. Simply beautiful. An emotional journey. 100% recommended.
A girl literally kidnapped her grandmother to take her to her old house. And she takes it in a car. it doesn't seem strange to me. The end is what surprised me the most.
Don't worry, I'm not going to say the end

Read my review in Spanish on my blog

If you want to see a visual and emotional representation of what Alzheimer's does to a person, this is the book to read.

Clémence is a young student who is dealing with her personal issues as well as the fact that her beloved grandmother's Alzheimer's seems to be worsening. To make her grandma happy one last time, Clémence décidés to take her on a road trip to the coast, to her childhood home. But a roadtrip with an Alzheimer's sufferer isn't easy. Add to this the complication that Clémence doesn't take permission from the nursing home before embarking on the journey with their patient. The journey shows an entire range of emotions and ultimately proves that the bond between family is stronger than any other.

The story is written in a gripping and intense manner. You will feel the tug at your heartstrings at the connection between Clémence and her grandma. One line that the grandmother says really stuck in my heart: "Too late arrives sooner than we think." How true is that!

The script of this graphic novel goes by very quickly. Many pages contain only sketches without any dialogues. So you don't even realise when the 224 pages are done. But I'm not really sure how I feel about the ending of the story. That turn of events was too disturbing for my liking, though it did make sense within the context of the story.

The illustrations are quite simplistic and keep your focus on the plot and feelings rather than being distractions. Some text in the background illustrations of the English version were still in French. It would be better to translate even those to English.

Some of the graphic panels contain complete nudity. (Mentioning this point just in case some readers are particular about nudity in graphic novels. Nothing sexual though.)

Thank you, NetGalley and Europe Comics, for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

This book was so beautiful and intense. I was so emotional while reading this. The writing style was simple but the art work complemented it perfectly. The relationship between Clémence and her Grandma was beautiful. Great read!

Forget Me Not was my first NetGalley read - thanks Netgalley! I've always been interested in this site but I'm a bit of a slow reader so I worried about falling behind or over committing myself but then I thought - what about graphic novels? Graphic novels are often really quick reads but that doesn't mean that they can't deliver a lot in a small package. This book delivered a lot.

Clemence kidnaps her grammy from the nursing home - where grammy is miserable - and the two of them go on an adventure. But, the dementia is setting so there is both rollicking joy and immense sadness in this journey.

I lost my grandma two years ago and this book flooded me with memories. We lost her to the dementia before we lost her life but she was a fierce, fiery woman who I'll never forget. This book made me feel that grief again but it also reminded me that even in old age, even through illness, and memory loss, there is still joy to be found and lives to connect to and change. I know my grandma changed my life.

The book took a few unnecessary tangents, in my opinion, particularly when it covered some parts of the main character's love life. It felt tangential and not important to the story - but that is my small complaint for an otherwise beautiful read!

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Thank you Netgalley and Europe comics for this copy of Forget Me Not by Alix Garin.

In Forget Me Not, Clemence and her mother are coping with her grandmothers rapidly worsening Alzheimers Disease. Due to the nursing home her grandmother stays in medicating her grandmother Clemence is driven to rescue her grandmother and take her on one last adventure in hopes to spark a memory.

This graphic novel is a gem and can honestly be read in about an hour or so. I really enjoyed the representation in here and the unflinching take on what Alzheimers Disease does to a family. The book does a pretty good job at showing how stressful keeping up with someone battling the disease can be and how its almost harder for the family members.

At times it felt a bit sentimental, which was fine as it never felt gratuitous either. This was a very solid graphic novel.

This was a fairly easy and fun read. I just needed something cute and it was perfect. It was cute and the pictures were lovely. I read it in about an hour.

I really enjoyed this one. The art was simplistic, but in such a way that it enhanced the story. The story was deep and full of real issues and struggles.

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This was a quick read. I had a grandfather who suffered from dementia, so I related to the story. It’s a heartbreaking thing to go through. I think the author wrote about it wonderfully, and it was a beautiful story.

This is an emotional but very good one. It shows what diseases like dementia and Alzheimer's can do to our relatives. The art was beautiful. I really liked the color palette used throughout. The story is told in a very well put together and executed way. The overall message of 'don't wait to tell people you love them because you don't know when your last moment will be' was done well too. I have no complaints at all. It wrapped up in a very satisfying way compared to other graphic novels I have read. I would say this is a good read for fans of people like Tillie Walden. I highly recommend this if you are looking for a quick and emotional book!

Forget me not, de Alix Garin.

“I never told ma what I needed to tell her.
Even though I had lots of opportunities.
“Too late” arrives sooner than we think.
Promise me you’ll never forget that, Clémence.”

A graphic novel (que *precisa* ser publicada no Brasil em um futuro não muito distante) da autora belga nos leva a uma viagem de carro que é muito mais que apenas isso: Conhecemos Clémence, uma menina em seus 20 e poucos anos; e sua avó, que tem Alzheimer e vive fugindo do asilo. Após uma fuga que mobiliza mãe e filha até o local onde a senhora passa seus dias insatisfeita, Clémence escapa com a avó para revisitarem a casa onde a segunda cresceu. Pelo caminho, avançamos e voltamos no tempo, reexperienciando o significado que os avós tiveram no desenvolvimento de Clémence, conhecendo o passado e presente de uma senhora que já não se reconhece como sua família o faz e vivendo os altos e baixos de uma viagem que não deveria, mas felizmente está acontecendo.

Peguei pra ler esse livro em uma madrugada insone. Esperava uma pequena jornada adorável e foi o que encontrei, embora tenha encontrado muito mais. ‘Forget me not’ é sensível, belo e poderoso: não poderia encontrar uma leitura rápida mais bonita pra me fazer chorar às 2 da manhã.

O impacto do Alzheimer em uma família e na própria pessoa, que vai se percebendo em sua desconstrução e é afetada dolorosamente por isso está claro na história, que tem nos silêncios muito o que falar também.

Uma obra que define tudo aquilo que é efêmero e por isso mesmo, tão significativo. Às vezes nos perdemos de nós, mas o que importa volta pelo carinho que investimos em outros tempos, no final das contas.

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Forget Me Not is an incredibly somber heartfelt story of Alzheimer's and the struggles that come with it, showing both the patient and their loved ones. This book beautifully illustrates the seemingly random loss (and remembrance) of memories that comes with Alzheimer's. Through a somber look down memory lane and the battle from both sides, Forget Me Not shows the struggle from dealing with when to correct a memory and when to nod and go along with it, to the pain felt at realizing your memory is going, and there is nothing that can be done. I love the connection shown between granny and her granddaughter, even when times are frustrating and their relationship blurs between caretaker, siblings and their actual relation, the two never stay rooted in anger or frustration long, choosing to move on and continue toward the end goal, getting Granny home.

What. a tender story. Not only are the illustrations (and the layout) absolutely beautiful, but the journey of the characters is emotional and resonant and meaningful. I really enjoyed it.

A big thanks to Europe Comics and NetGalley for the e-ARC in exchange for my honest, unbiased review!

A moving and well executed graphic novel. There were moments that made me laugh and moments that made me want to cry. It is translated from French, I believe, but you wouldn’t know it from the dialogue, as it is so well done. I thought that the choices the artist made in regard to color were very interesting. I truly enjoyed reading this story!

An excellently drawn and compelling graphic novel about loss and the power of reclaiming lost memories and lost spaces.

This was a very emotional graphic novel for me. I kept imagining my grandmother in that situation and I think I would have done the same thing Clémence did. The story was a very emotional and touching. The artwork was absolutely stunning. I highly recommend this.

Trigger Warning; Suicide, Death

This graphic novel was quite good. This is the story of Marie-Louise, a grandma who is funny and sweet but who also has Alzheimer. This is also the story of Clemence, her grand-daughter who refuses to let her forget and die in a nursing home.
This was an emotional read, especially at the end. I sometimes felt that the story lacked realism, especially with the ending but at the same time, it was quite perfect. It even brought tears to my eyes. Apart from that, this was a nice read, sweet, funny and sometimes sad. I really enjoyed the art also; I think it added a lot to the story.
“Too late arrives sooner that we think”, never forget that. I recommend this graphic novel.
4/5

Really sweet and really sad story but not really my sort of thing, the art is lovely though!!! Really enjoyed it.

Heartbreaking story about a young student who kidnaps her unhappy and increasingly addled grandmother from her nursing home in hopes of saving her grandmother from a medication regime intended to keep her passive and compliant. Told in interwoven flashbacks of both the recent and distant past, the story explores themes of loss, mother/child relationships, love, sexuality, and memory. The sketchy, dreamy sort of art does much to enhance the story.

This graphic novel is beautiful, it perfectly encapsulates what it's to love an old member of your family. Those emotions of wanting to always stay by their side, but at the same time sometimes feel frustrated because curiously ... being old sometimes means being young again and needing someone to take care of you.

But, in the same way that they cared for us with unconditional love, what does it cost to return that love?

I was really moved to tears reading this. I love my grandmother very much and between fights and different visions of life, there are also the conversations about everything and nothing, the shared memories and the affection of years and years, the delicious foods and the always constant question of "Are you eating well?" , "It's cold, put on a jacket"

A precious book dedicated to life itself and love.

One of those books that you don't know you need to read until you read them

I've just finished this amazing piece of art and I'm crying, a lot... I have no word to describe this amazing story about Clemence and her awesome trip with her granny. It's so sad and emotional, and so lovely and sweet at the same time. It makes you think a lot about your family, about each second of your life. It's heartbreaking and beautiful.
When grandparents get old and get sick, all you want is help them to live again, to be happy again. All these memories of our life that we didn't care about them in the past, but now, when the time can stop for our loved ones, each moment, each second counts.
It's a very beautiful graphic novel, but be aware it will break your heart and make you cry.