Nao is a smart, snarky, creative young woman who designs quirky doodads and novelties, meditates at a Buddhist center, rides her bicycle everywhere, and seems to have it all together. But she also suffers from involuntary visions of herself inflicting graphic violence on people around her. Terrified they won't just stay in her head where they (she) can't hurt anyone for real, Nao keeps her distance emotionally while she tries to do her "homework" and work through her issues.
Ooh, this is a lovely, weirdly wonderful piece of graphic literature. The watercolor artwork is beautiful and realistic, the story imaginative and moving, and the characters engaging and intriguing. The reader finds Nao's visions nearly as frightening and disturbing as she does and is just as desperate for her to find some peace from her mental demons as she is. You worry for her, you worry for the people around her. Are they good for her? Is she a danger to them? As more and more is revealed, you have no idea where it's all going, but you won't be able to put the book down till you find out. I'm still thinking about it weeks later and look forward to sinking into more of Dillon's work in the future.
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