A cute coming-of-age graphic novel about a young queer writer who is dreaming of success but also still trying to get her life together.
More graphic novels from my spree yesterday. This one was about a writer who just graduated art school. She deals with growing up, people changing, and what it means to work for a living. I hated the main girl, but I think you were supposed to?
Caroline struggles with her ego & her ideals regarding artistic integrity in this character-driven #graphicnovel about a young lesbian writer, newly graduated & determined to live like a carefree puppy. She can be prickly & unpleasant, even towards her steadfast friends, but I found her fascinating & rooted for her to pull herself together & to succeed. Expressive stylized artwork in playful colours add to the emotional impact. #LGBTQ
Love the humour in this novel. Also love the dyke-y look of Penelope (bottom right), Caroline‘s best friend.
Caroline, the central protagonist, is as mean to herself as she is to other people. I feel sympathetic towards her, in any case. Here, a straight woman takes advantage of Caroline‘s romantic feelings towards her and eventually gets a deserved earful. Caroline walks home pissed off and alone, thinking: “Straight with a skullet? That‘s practically sacrilege!”
Idk it‘s written like kids out of college trying to be deeper then they are. Which I guess is kinda the point of it, considering the main character is just out of college. But it‘s just not for me.
This is the only comic I grabbed at TCAF today. I‘m very excited to read Kelsey Wroten‘s first graphic novel.