Comics corner: Stitches

I just finished reading David Small's acclaimed graphic memoir, Stitches. My quick reaction is that while it's absorbing, it's absorbing like a disaster is absorbing. We don't get any insight into Small or his dysfunctional family. Nor was I impressed with either the visual storytelling (except for a few places) or the art. As I said, though this is just a first impression based upon one quick reading.