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Two autobiographical graphic novels following Satrapi’s childhood through early adulthood during the islamic revolution in Iran. Really interesting look into life under an oppressive regime from the perspective of a young girl + great illustrations 😊
Dec 26, 2024
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A novel about a Palestinian teacher in NYC slowly unraveling and getting involved in a Birkin bags scheme. First book this year I read in one sitting. Touching, weird, bleak, but funny and very real.
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bonus points if it’s cowritten by her sister mariko tamaki (POWER SIBLING DUO WHAT??) she does a lot of my favourite genre that i like to call “diary of a sad and weird teenage girl”!! my favs are:
✶ super mutant magic academy - mostly one page episodical skits (?) until the end BUT it’s awesome and fun and its my favourite graphic novel ever
✶ skim - very much diary of a depressed teenage girl (who is into wicca)
✶ this one summer - no spoilers but heavy on the coming of age and learning internalised misogyny ✶ laura dean keeps breaking up with me - exactly what it sounds like (also not by jillian tamaki but written by mariko tamaki) [honourable mention: SNOTGIRL!! by bryan lee o’malley and leslie hung. ongoing series and ITS GORGEOUS!!!!]
✶ skim - very much diary of a depressed teenage girl (who is into wicca)
✶ this one summer - no spoilers but heavy on the coming of age and learning internalised misogyny ✶ laura dean keeps breaking up with me - exactly what it sounds like (also not by jillian tamaki but written by mariko tamaki) [honourable mention: SNOTGIRL!! by bryan lee o’malley and leslie hung. ongoing series and ITS GORGEOUS!!!!]
Jan 23, 2025
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📚title: love is an ex-country
author: randa jarrar
publisher: catapult
year published: 2021
format: ebook (borrowed from university library on libby app)
rating: 5 stars
beautifully written and funny memoir covering some very difficult topics
beautifully written and funny memoir covering some very difficult topics
Jan 23, 2025
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🏠Bit of a different rec because this one’s a play, but after only its 50ish pages i was left in tears and … i guess overwhelmed. Set in Chile in 1990, just after becoming a democratic state following years of military dictatorship, Dorfman explores the social struggle of the Chilean people in moving forward; whether to uncover the truth surrounding the atrocities of the past years or to simply forget them completely to keep the peace. The relationships between the three characters throughout the highly captivating storyline (outwardly normal couple turned to intense hostage situation) act as a microcosm for this societal dilemma.
I love this play so much and would totally recommend it but also attach a TW as some of the topics covered are very heavy.
Enjoy!! 😊