Calling Dr. Laura: A Graphic Memoir
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| Rating | : | 4.55 (533 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0547615590 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 288 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-09-13 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Laura tells the story of what happens to you when you are raised in a family of secrets, and what happens to your brain (and heart) when you learn the truth from an unlikely source. Part coming-of-age and part coming-out story, Calling Dr. When Nicole Georges was two years old, her family told her that her father was dead. Packed cover-to-cover with heartfelt and disarming black-and-white illustrations, Calling Dr. Laura Schlessinger for advice. When she was twenty-three, a psychic told her he was alive. Her sister, saddled with guilt, admits that the psychic is right and that the whole family has conspired to keep him a secret. Sent into a tailspin about her identity, Nicole turns to radio tal
Georges’ quirky, big-faced, and evocative drawings, tempered by a variety of panel sizes, show the bespectacled author as she comes to terms with her mother’s lies to her as a child about her father being dead; her girlfriend’s impatience with the adult Georges’ tolerance for her mother’s intolerance; the clutch of dogs (and a chicken or three) and the stuffed animals who safeguard Georges’ sense of security in both youth and young adulthood; and the attraction Dr. Georges’ memoir may be broadly categorized as examining similar ground in the same format, but here the memories, the mother, and the cartoonist herself bring very different details to the work, and thus provide a very different tale. Laura Schlessinger offers in her pat, specific directions for relief from the discomforts of unce
A very honest, tell-all biography Joseph Dewey [[VIDEOID:mo1YUEEEEI42I1D]]This story started out as a monthly zine, that has just recently been compiled into a graphic novel. I liked the honest, tell-all tone that this is written in. It's also a very interesting, engaging story. It reminded me a little of the graphic novel Marzi, since the story is extremely autobiographical, and jumps back and forth between present day and when she's a kid.The artwork is interesting. I think you'll either love it or hate it, but it is in line with the tone of the book, so it's fitting.The book also tackles a ton of topics and ends up bringing them all together well. I don't think I've seen a book coagul. Secrets and Lies I truly enjoyed this graphic novel memoir from Nicole J. Georges, who, along with such folks as Annie Murphy, Aron Nels Steinke, and Jesse Reklaw, represents to me what the vibrant, influential alternative comics scene of Portland, Oregon is all about. Georges's delicate portrait of family dysfunction and unraveling secrets is by turns wan, painful, and whimsical, and never less than involving. Her warm, fanciful drawings manage to alleviate some of often grim subject matter (her animal drawings are particularly rendered with a loving touch) but the book nevertheless packs a punch. As several readers have opined, this is indeed a good compan. "An honest & loving story about honesty & love." according to Taryn Hipp. My cheesy title to this review does not even begin to explain how raw & beautiful this graphic memoir is. Nicole J. Georges writes openly & honestly about her childhood & the lies she grew up believing. She writes about her life now as a queer artist, musician, dog mom, & as a woman trying to find truths. I feel lucky she has allowed us to come along on this journey. It's funny & sad & tragic & uplifting.
GEORGES is an e-zine publisher, illustrator, and pet-portrait artist who teaches self-publishing and autobiographical-comic workshops. NICOLE J. She has contributed illustrations to a number of publications, including Bitch and Herbivore.