![]() ![]() So I understand the diary aspect, I get the genre. ![]() I have read many graphic novel memoir type books, and enjoyed nearly all of them. I am rating this 1 star, because according to GoodReads, that means "I did not like it". All in all, an interesting book, but probably not a good starting point to Knisley's work. The art itself was usually pretty neat and clear, though sometimes the panels were really small (at one point she has a 24-panel page which was far too tiny for me), though not fully in Knisley's later style. The journal comics themselves were a combination of nostalgic feels (Knisley and I are of an age) and just random thoughts and fears as a young 20-something (same, Lucy, same). In any case, this book is a straight journal comic for the most part, with some fictional graphic stories thrown in (I really enjoyed the "Bookshop" story, about a woman who secretly gives books away, as well as her real-life stories of working at a cheese shop one summer). ![]() Parts of it seem to be written simultaneously with French Milk, which was vaguely confusing. Turns out they're a very enthusiastic Knisley supporter, so I even found this self-published book, which is where I'm starting with Lucy. A friend recently read Lucy Knisley's newest books ( Something New and Kid Gloves), and while I'd never heard of her, I liked what I could see of the art from those books, so I decided to see what my local library had. ![]()
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