The book received positive reviews. Maya Van Wagenen, reviewing for
The New York Times described the story as "[one] we have all lived [...] uncomfortable yet transcendent" and added it was "a quick read as well as a fun one."
Kirkus Reviews called it "a winner," "laugh-out-loud funny [...] and quietly serious all at once"; later, Kirkus designated it one of the best books for children in 2014. According to
School Library Journal, "[r]eaders will be very satisfied".
Horn Book Magazine gave it a starred review in 2014. In 2015, Telgemeier won an
Eisner Award for Best Writer/Artist, citing
Sisters. It was also named to the
Young Adult Library Services Association's 2015 shortlist of Great Graphic Novels for Teens, and a 2015
Association for Library Service to Children Notable Children's Book for Middle Readers. the paperback version had spent 117 weeks on
The New York Times Best Sellers list under the category "Paperback Graphic Books." ==References==