I first read this in a literature class years ago. In fact, this is the first graphic novel I ever read. There is a movie loosely based on it, but it's VERY different...and this is one of those rare occasions when I like the movie more than the book...though both rock.
This novel is a slice-of-life story involving 2 best friends, Enid and Rebecca. They're cynical hipsters with too much time on their hands. Enid criticizes everything and every body she comes in contact with while Becky does the same, but more mildly. The story starts off pretty much coherent, but by the end each scene is practically 5 panels long and it gets jumbled.
It's a quick read and definitely worth it.
Favorite passage:
- "The trouble is the kind of guy I want to go out with doesn't even exist ---Like a rugged, chain-smoking, intellectual, adventurer guy, who's really serious, but also really funny and mean." -Enid
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