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Morgan Ward

Mirror, Window is comprised of a series of five short fiction stories and three short nonfiction stories all following a similar theme about the struggles of young people discovering who they are. The fiction stories are placed first in the book followed by the nonfiction. The fiction stories appear to become more complex as the stories progress both with characters and situations. The first story, “As I Live and Breathe,” is about a guy named Ben and a woman named Darcy. They both have feelings for one another, but doubt the other’s feelings. They go on a date, which turns out to be extremely uncomfortable, but they both have friends that help their confidence. The second story, titled “Chaine,” is about a professional ballerina, Paloma, who is going through a rough time and believes she is too old to be a great ballerina in the industry. She is constantly degrading herself and only has one supportive person in her life, Nina, who takes her on a vacation and helps her see she can do anything she desires. The third story, “Point of Departure,” is about a guy named Steve who is an aspiring author and wants to leave his family, girlfriend and friends behind to move to New York to pursue his career as a writer. Most people disapprove of his decision and don’t believe he will last, which eventually leads to his own doubts. The fourth story, “Hollywood,” is about a guy named Dirk who has feelings for his very good friend Lara, but she has feelings for a rock star. The two end up getting into a serious fight before true feelings are revealed. The final fiction story is about a girl named Darcy and the internal struggles she faces, tempting her to run away. Though the stories are primarily composed of dialogue, there is an occasional narration from an outside source. Each story moves at approximately the same pace, and it is evident the title Mirror, Window, reflects the theme of the book. Either the main character was doubting what he or she saw in the mirror or other characters were doubting what they saw through the window. 

Because there are a number of different stories in Mirror, Window, the artwork of each story varies slightly. However, there are also a number of similarities that carry on through the entire book. It is evident the medium used to create all drawings is ink. The ink allows the lines to appear very detailed and as realistic as possible. With the ink, Jessica Abel also uses the technique of cross-hatching, which aids in making the space appear more three-dimensional. The style of the book, though drawn only in black and white, is rather realistic. The quality of realistic content, including facial expressions, backgrounds and scale, is steady throughout the book. As I mentioned, the drawings have no color, which does sometimes provide for a heavy, dark style, but Abel uses the amount of heaviness to match the mood of the story. Therefore, some stories have a darker style of artwork than others. The type of transitions used from frame to frame in Mirror, Window are those of Action-to-Action. Abel spends a significant amount of time in each scene, which allows for very concise actions through the entire story. There is occasional use of light and shadow throughout the book, both of which contribute to the realness of the frames. There is also a sense of unity through Mirror, Window with the continuous use of black and white. The proportions are very realistic, also contributing to the overall realistic quality of the novel. 

All the stories throughout Mirror, Window appear to share the same purpose. Each story, in its own way, serves to show the struggles of young people finding themselves. They’re learning from themselves and others what they weren’t able to see before through both struggles and triumphs. Some doubt their own potential or have other people doubting them. The purpose of Abel turning these ides into a graphic novel is clearly to communicate them with a deeper meaning through art. She allows the audience to literally see the impact of the emotions the characters experience, which makes the story more meaningful and impacting. It can be very valuable for anyone doubting himself or herself or facing a tough decision. 

There are a number of strengths throughout Mirror, Window, but the first strength I noticed was the practice of having multiple stories in one novel. It was different from most others I have seen, and it made the book very easy to read. The setup also provided for a quick pace when reading the novel. 117 pages may seem somewhat long for a graphic novel, but it didn’t take long to read at all. One of the primary strengths I noticed was the length of the stories. Often with books, the story loses the readers attention because it extends the story more than necessary. Jessica Abel, however, wrote each story to be the perfect length; they were long enough to be complete, but they didn’t drag on and become boring. Another strength I noticed was the use of dynamic characters. Each character was very interesting in different ways, and the way Abel told the stories allowed me to feel as if I personally knew the character through his or her actions and comments rather than using a biography to explain. The detailed facial expressions Able used also added to the art of the story and helped explain the feelings of the characters with minimal dialogue. The use of dialogue was also a strength of Mirror, Window. The dialogue corresponds very well with each frame, and Abel’s careful word choice for each character is evident. The wide variety of strengths in Mirror, Window all contribute in various ways to the novel’s overall effectiveness.

Though there were a number of strengths in the novel, I did notice a couple minor weaknesses. The primary weakness I found was the way each story began. Each story appeared to start out in the middle of a scene, which was often very confusing. It also took quite some time to know what was going on and who was who because the characters seemed to be thrown into the story without any introduction. For example, in the very beginning of “Chaine,” the main character, Paloma, is talking about different characters the audience hasn’t met, which made the story somewhat confusing and difficult to follow. To fix this issue, I would try to give some background information at the beginning of the story to make it more clear to the audience what the current situation is or introduce the characters as they come into the story. Another minor weakness I noticed was the absence of color throughout all stories. It didn’t harm the novel in any way, but I believe just some color in a few of the stories would enhance the overall quality of the novel. Therefore, if I were creating the novel myself, I would add color in some parts of the stories. 

I would recommend Mirror, Window to anyone from older teens to middle age adults. I don’t believe it is appropriate for most high school students, and I don’t believe older people would enjoy it as much because the stories focus primarily on young adults. I do, however, believe both genders in these age groups would enjoy the stories and be able to relate to the different characters because there is an even mix of male and female characters all experiencing different things.  I would definitely recommend Mirror, Window to my friends, possibly to my parents, but not to my sister because she is only 16. I can imagine recent college graduates loving this book the most because the conflicts of the stories are those people around that age are most likely experiencing. On the other hand, I can imagine very old people, such as my grandparents objecting to this book primarily because most ideas in the stories would probably not be relatable for them, which is why I would not recommend the book to this age group. Though they may object to the stories, I would point out that the book is still very entertaining, so they may find the stories to be interesting and some even humorous. The only part of the book that I found somewhat shocking was the use of inappropriate language. It wasn’t anything offensive, and it didn’t make the book any less credible or make me feel uncomfortable; I wasn’t expecting it, but I believe it actually added to the stories. This element in the book did make me understand that sometimes inappropriate language can be useful in stories. Reading Mirror, Window has increased my interest in reading both comics and short stories aimed at young adults and adults. 

Other books and comics by Jessica Abel: Drawing Words & Writing Pictures: A textbook about making comics. Life Sucks: A romantic comedy about vampires. La Perdida: A story about a young American in Mexico City. Soundtrack: Short Stories: 1989-1996: A collection of work from Artbabe Volume I. Radio: An Illustrated Guide: A look behind the scenes at TAL and how they make their show. For more detailed descriptions visit: http://jessicaabel.com/shop/books-and-comics/

I give Mirror, Window four out of five stars. I don’t typically enjoy reading graphic novels, but I really enjoyed this book and can see myself reading others by Jessica Abel in the future.