![]() ![]() There is no central conflict, but many smaller character-building conflicts, in both past and present. ![]() This first piece of the novel is gentle and meandering. Through these memories, we gradually piece together more of Mia’s identity, while simultaneously seeing her build new relationships with her ship crew in the present day. The reader only sees Mia from the outside, allowed to access choice memories of her days at school and her relationship with a mysterious girl named Grace - but this is all we get of Mia’s internal world. We don’t know why, or what her goals are. The story follows the main character, Mia, as she signs up to a cleaning/construction crew that preserves and restores historical architecture on far-flung planets. In the beginning, especially, On A Sunbeam mirrors the structure and mood of a nonlinear memoir or a slice-of-life realistic piece, all against the backdrop of a far-future in outer space where magic is real if you know where to go (or where you shouldn’t). ![]() Is this graphic novel by Tillie Walden science fiction, fantasy, romance? A high school coming of age story? At times, it feels more like a memoir. On A Sunbeam defies strict definition, which is the number one thing to love about it. ![]() Trigger warnings: Bullying (not homophobia-motivated), Graphic injury, Misgendering Genre: Science Fiction, Fantasy, High School, Romance, Graphic Novel ![]()
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