Spectators

Spectators is a graphic novel that follows the main character into the afterlife, where she is somewhere in the inbetween, able to watch but not participate. I don't want to say too much because watching the story unfold is part of the impact. The art, which depicts sex and violence rather graphically on page, makes you feel like the voyeur. It had me questioning if the sex made me more uncomfortable than the violence, then what does that say about me? Or society? I hope that was one of the intentions because isn't that something to reflect on in itself? This is a book that I will be thinking about for a long time. The whole thing is NSFW, maybe not even safe for home, depending on who is around. I am grateful for the opportunity to read an ARC copy of this book!