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vonnie862
Spring break | Francine Pascal, Kate William
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I will be doing lots of much needed self care.

Bookwormjillk Enjoy! 8mo
ElizaMarie I'm so happy for you!!!! ❤️❤️❤️ 8mo
dabbe YAY! 🤩🤩🤩 8mo
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AlizaApp
Roaming | Mariko Tamaki, Jillian Tamaki
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Pickpick

I enjoyed this graphic novel about a trio of tourists in New York, including two best friends and one hanger-on with questionable motives. It mostly made me miss New York.

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Smrloomis
Roaming | Mariko Tamaki, Jillian Tamaki
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Pickpick

Liked this but didn‘t absolutely love it. Probably because I‘m way past the late teens/early 20s angst that drives the Canadian characters over the course of their 2009 NYC trip. Loved the art though and think it‘s a good read for the right readers.

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Lindy
Roaming | Mariko Tamaki, Jillian Tamaki
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Recent Reads January 7: queer lit; graphic novels; translated fiction; travel memories
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dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 10mo
Lindy @dabbe Joni‘s a little cutie, isn‘t she? 10mo
dabbe @Lindy A cutie with an adorable name! Hello there, Jolly Joni! 🖤🐾🖤 10mo
Lindy @dabbe She‘s named for Joni Mitchell. 😊 10mo
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Lindy
Roaming | Mariko Tamaki, Jillian Tamaki
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Pickpick

I was 23 the first time I went to New York. It was 1983: I travelled with four other queers. The Tamaki cousins transported me right back to that feeling of wonder & bewilderment at being a young, non cosmopolitan Canadian in NYC—& what it‘s like to negotiate friendships & romantic feelings at that age as well. The artwork in this graphic novel is sublime, right down to the cigarette butts & pizza crusts on the ground. #LGBTQ #comics

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Lindy
Roaming | Mariko Tamaki, Jillian Tamaki
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In this Where‘s Waldo-type two-page spread, I not only enjoyed looking for the novel‘s three protagonists wandering through the Met, but I also enjoyed recognizing various artworks, especially the Neolithic-era pot… because the Mesopotamia/ Neolithic to Bronze Age pottery section is what I look for first in any art history museum. 👌

batsy I loved this panel and finding the three characters in there! 11mo
Lindy @batsy The details is so many of these pages… this book is a treasure! 11mo
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Lindy
Roaming | Mariko Tamaki, Jillian Tamaki
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Unexpected conversations with strangers — an aspect of travel that brings back fond memories.

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Lindy
Roaming | Mariko Tamaki, Jillian Tamaki
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Overhearing strangers‘ conversations: one of the many things I love about this graphic novel.

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psalva
Roaming | Mariko Tamaki, Jillian Tamaki
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Pickpick

This dynamic graphic novel brought back many bittersweet memories of my own trips to NYC in high school/college with friends. The energy that the authors bring to the page with their artwork/story captures so much of what it‘s like to be in the city, the motion of the traffic and subway, the smells and lights, the unexpected connections/interactions with strangers. ⬇️

psalva The trip brings out insecurities in the characters and affects them and their relationships in perhaps unexpected ways. I love the way a short vacation to NYC can be a snapshot of a pivotal moment in the characters‘ lives and such a subtle portrayal of the ways friendships shift. 11mo
Megabooks Stacked! 11mo
batsy I found it so enjoyable too! And good on how messy those relationships can get. 11mo
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batsy
Roaming | Mariko Tamaki, Jillian Tamaki
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Pickpick

I've enjoyed other Mariko & Jillian Tamaki collaborations in the past, & Mariko Tamaki's solo works (all YA), so I was the ideal audience for this non-YA graphic novel. I loved the artwork; so many panels were kinetic & lively & and you could feel the energy behind the characters' feelings. The story is great; relatable & nostalgic, & I loved the way you can feel both their joy & trepidation about seeing NY & getting tangled up in each other.

Billypar I don't read graphic novels very often, but I'm sold by the artwork and your review! 11mo
batsy @Billypar I hope you give it a try! 11mo
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