Dairy of a Teenaged Girl

  Dairy of A Teenaged Girl 

The first page is a whirlwind of teenage angst and sexual frustration. I'm not even so sure what I would call this illustrative read. It is a comic/novel/illustrated book/wow this is based on a true story book, all in one. This one of a kind comic changed, for me, the definition of comics themselves. When you think of a comic you don't think "oh! I'm going to read a comic in a novel form and then comic form". I feel that if you aren't into comics or maybe you're not into novels this will give you the best of both worlds. I just find it really interesting this comic can easily satisfy to all types of readers. First getting into the story you find out that Minnie Goetze has not only a ton of insecurity issues but she is also having an affair with her mother's boyfriend. Yes, the man who her mother has slept with took her daughters virginity. If that doesn't disgust you but also peak your interest I don't know what else could possibly. And by peaked interest, I mean by I wanted to know more about her. I wanted to know why Minnie would make the decision to do that. I know she hates her mother and doesn't get along with her and that Monroe is apparently gorgeous. But I guess maybe her hatred for her mother is severe it just didn't bother her. Her mother does seem to be the stem of her insecurity issues so maybe sleeping with Monroe meant to her that she was just as pretty as her mother? How weird. How ballsy. On a side note, Minnie has a thing for blonde men with blue eyes, not sure if that is supposed to stem from something (maybe her dad since he is out of the picture) or if that's just what turns her on but I highly doubt that. I read the whole comic and it ends with a date with Monroe. She ends up acting like such a child the whole date, I just don't understand what Monroe would see in Minnie or even her mother. They both are kind of annoying. Anyways, from what I read about Monroe's personality I really didn't have a problem with him. He seemed like a genuine guy, expect for the fact that he cheated on his girlfriend with her daughter, he is pretty ok. I guess what I'm trying to say is that he is the only character I enjoyed reading about. When Minnie went on her sexual adventures they were interesting to read about but her character, in general, can be extremely annoying. Maybe I'm just over the highly angsty teenaged bull crap. 10/10 I would recommend this to someone. The story was so interesting and just kept drawing me in. The parts when Pascal wrote to Minnie were kind of boring since he really didn't fully understand him since he would just make an appearance through letters. Other than that, her story is raw and powerful. I'm pretty sure I didn't have the chance to read all of the comic since the PDF only had 49 pages and ended abruptly. I still enjoyed what I read, I'll probably just look up the ending. Seriously reader, give it a read. It's pretty interesting. 

P.S apparently there is a movie so check that out too? if you want. I've never seen it but it sounds cool. 

P.S.S if you don't like imagery like this (bottom picture) don't read it. Also, I'm including this scene that I never got to in the PDF because it basically describes the whole comic in a nutshell. 1) Minnie is confused and wants to be loved and also has a lot of psychological issues 2) she gets into drugs 3) she finds out she is bi 4) she lost her virginity to her mother's boyfriend 5) etc. etc. etc....