Bear

Bear

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  • Create Date：2023-02-27 06:51:43
  • Update Date：2025-09-06
  • Status：finish
  • Author：Staffan Gnosspelius
  • ISBN：1644212315
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Dolores ，

This wordless graphic novel is a good metaphor for depression。 The art is super dark and bleak， and occasionally hard to see。

Chantel ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 In the woods， where the land is vast & the trees overshadow greens， there is a Bear with a cone on his head。 He sits alone & without speaking we know， we have been the bear once too。 This graphic novel is not one I might typically leave a content warning for， given nothing is said; there is no writing of any kind。 However， I would not feel right leaving this review without a word of caution regarding the content that is hinted at through the detailed illustrations provided across the pages。 This In the woods， where the land is vast & the trees overshadow greens， there is a Bear with a cone on his head。 He sits alone & without speaking we know， we have been the bear once too。 This graphic novel is not one I might typically leave a content warning for， given nothing is said; there is no writing of any kind。 However， I would not feel right leaving this review without a word of caution regarding the content that is hinted at through the detailed illustrations provided across the pages。 This book， in my opinion， casts a very bright light on what it is to live with mental turmoil， mental unrest， & a burden on the heart & the mind。 There are certainly ample ways to interpret this story but， regardless of which way you lean， what is clear is that Bear is dealing with very distressing emotions。 This story should be read when one is prepared to be reminded that in the world of thorns， bushes， sharp edges， & gloom， someone loves you。 If that person is yourself or another， inside or outside your being， you are worthy of tenderness & care。 With this being said， I feel confident that many readers will find themselves as I did; confused。 At first， it appears as though Bear is simply stuck。 He has a bucket， or maybe it’s a cone， on his head & he cannot get it off。 After trying for what seems like forever， Bear finally gives up。 Then， along comes the Hare。 Bear tries to welcome the help that this other creature is trying to give to him but we see that it is difficult; almost impossible to accept。 Soon， the two are at odds & we come to realize that the cone represents so much more than a tunnel through which Bear views the world， it is all the ways that he is held back。 The cone might be viewed as a physical blocker; something that Bear tries to work past with his hands & tools。 It is also a metaphorical obstacle which we see when Bear roams away from Hare， on his own。 What is most moving within this graphic novel is the instance in which we see Bear free from the confines of the cone。 He realizes that he is free & yet， he remembers the anger & unkind behaviour he exhibited on Hare。 Perhaps he believes that he should be in the cone; perhaps he believes that his powerful emotions， the ones leaving him feeling sadness， seclusion， & fear， are what he deserves。 When we are faced with this scene， the story becomes quite overwhelming。 The reader can easily see that Bear has done what any person might do， he was upset because he has spent so long held back by the confines of the cone。 Though the Hare tries to help him， this aid takes time & because Bear does not see any progress or any positive conclusion in sight， so he pushes the Hare away。 I should wager to say that this sentiment is one which many people are familiar with， unfortunate as that might be。 This book offers readers a tangible glimpse into what many of us live with every day。 The illustrations within this book are incredible。 They bring to life such vivid sentiments & secrets held within the world of mental illness， I was quite blown away， seeing them displayed in such a moving manner。 I would hope that everyone has the opportunity to read books in which they might see themselves reminded that what they hold deep inside is not innately something they deserve to carry。 Pain， distress， & sorrow are not emotions that should be cast onto us like penance for being alive。 Books such as this one remind us kindly that our worst wounds， our deepest burdens， & our most cataclysmic fears can be set to rest with tenderness toward ourselves。 Thank you to Edelweiss+， Seven Stories Press， & Staffan Gnosspelius for the free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review！ 。。。more

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