I haven't read Loewinsohn's other work, but Raised By Ghosts made me feel like I should immediately locate it. A haunting is loneliness, and this memoir made that all too clear. The writing itself is candid and overly aware of itself and its use. I felt the writing confined the narrator to the page a little too much, but it aided readers in understanding this loneliness as well as "ghosts" taking up space and removing the narrator's agency. This section of shared life felt very intimate and was moving to read. Thanks for the opportunity to read this important work as an e-ARC, NetGalley and Fantagraphics!

I really liked the art style and the melancholy vibes, but this one didn't really hit home with me. I feel like it needed more substance for it to really hit home.

Briana is raising herself throughout middle school and high school. Her parents are absent physically and emotionally. It’s the story of loneliness and being alone. Feeling alone even at school, in the middle of a crowd, even when in a room full of people that you think are your friends. These emotions, the way of drifting through a day, feeling completely alone and disconnected, are ones I distinctly remember from my own youth, and still sometimes feel. The beautiful art reflects the longing and insecurity of growing up.
Thank you to NetGalley and Fantagraphics Books for this DRC.
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I feel like this will be selected as a part of the JLG, it's a brilliant combination of coming of age story in graphic novel format.

DNF'd at about a third of the way through, unfortunately, the art style did not capture my attention and I couldn't make myself continue reading.

I loved Loewinsohn's first title, Ephemera. However, I felt Raised by Ghosts lacked the same focus and insight into Loewinsohn's adolescence. It came across very superficial and rushed and ultimately, I did not feel as connected with Loewinsohn as I did with Ephemera. I do feel the message is applicable to the intended audience, so I would still recommend this title, but it is not one I would revisit.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for providing an eARC for me to review!

I did not fully read the summary and was expecting actual ghosts, so boo to me for that. :'(

The art is sketchy and lovely, very well rendered. I like how most of the dialogue is in notes between Briana and her friends, or diary entries. The relationship with her parents could have been fleshed out further.

Overall, a very nicely designed book. Just not enough ghosts!!!