The Jellyfish by Boum. Translated by Helge Dascher and Robin Lang. Pow Pow, 2024. 9782925114307. 228pp.
Odette Biset-Yu has a jellyfish in their left eye. Between their bookstore job, hanging with their rabbit, and meeting friends, it’s easy to ignore. But soon there are two jellyfish, and then even more appear.
This is a story of love and friendship that centers around Odette finding out (minor spoiler) that she’s going blind. The bookstore scenes will remind you of library life.
Like all my favorite Pow Pow books the cover looks and feels lke a watercolor painting, and the city of Montreal is a character in the book. It’s told in subtle shades of black and white, and though it’s fictional it reads like a graphic autobiography.
