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And I also rate The Flophouse Years - hippies in Dorset , England - and a weird-ass religious cult lurking in the recent past. Ooh-er, I wrote that one.

So good, I'll just say the 3 letter government entities should probably be renamed DOA.

Once you read the first third of this book, you‘ve read it all. With a promising start - an exciting story of Herr Hoffman developing LSD, but like a bad trip this story lingered on with the despair of Joanie and Fitz, a psychologist who is a grad student , that take the “sacrament” in hopes of achieving second light. There is communal living and a cultish drug house masquerading “research” with their tripping to achieve group consciousness.

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I didn't realize this was the same author who did Ghost World. I wasn't a fan of that book, and this didn't really do it for me either. It follows the life of Monica and her steps to uncover the truth about her youth. The art was decent. The story was up and down for me; I didn't love the side stories between chapters. The ending was also unsatisfying; it apparently meant to tie back to the first chapter, but that definitely went over my head.

Back in the book drop goes Monica. I‘ve been seeing this graphic novel mentioned in several lists naming it a “must read”. And I‘ve gotta say: I don‘t agree. It‘s too out there for me. Monica‘s search for her parents starts off interestingly enough but the jarring dreams/hallucinations/weird thoughts got to be a bit much. Of course, the illustrations are fabulous, although this isn‘t exactly my favorite style. So-so.

I‘m on a graphic novel kick.
And at baseball practice. Feels like fall here in Southern Ohio! 🍂 ⚾️

Inspired by The Vulnerables, I found this one. Gotta admit ialmostbailed in the first 100 pages. But... I ploughed on and really glad I did. The story flicks around, and even the narrative switches. It's the writing style that gets me; she is clever, she almost comments on her own writing decisions. I'm impressed!

Visited a not-my-library library yesterday and checked out a couple graphic novels. I love Lucy Knisley but after getting home I realized I have already read French Milk, so Monica is the only one I‘ll be reading. I always like visiting different libraries to see what they‘ve got going on. 😊