I wasn't sure whether to put a rating on this or not, because the book definitely needs a rating of R, but my post isn't going to have anything bad in it. I figured I'd post R just to be safe, haha.
I've been reading the book Diary of a Teenage Girl, by Phoebe Gloeckner. It is one of the most real things I have ever read in my life, and for a piece of fiction, I find that to be so impressive when you have to keep reminding yourself that what you're reading isn't real. Anyways...
The book is set in the 70's and is about this teenage girl named Minnie that definitely had to grow up too fast. She has a relationship with her mom's boyfriend, is generally promiscuous, and involves herself in drugs and alcohol and all kinds of other bad behavior. All this at the age of 15.
One of Minnie's major influences is the cartoonist R. Crumb, and if you're familiar with his work, you know that he did a lot of edgy underground comics in the 70's. Throughout the diary, there are pictures in R. Crumb's style, along with full-page comics that Minnie has created.
The book is a poignant window into a life that too many teenage girls today live. It is shocking, but something that needs to be read and talked about. Today's youth grow up too fast, and this is something that will shove that reminder in your face and force you to pay attention.
Gender:
Points: 890
Reviews: 2