$19.95
112 pages
ISBN-10: 189729901X
ISBN-13: 9781897299012
Publisher: Drawn and Quarterly
Gabrielle Bell fascinatingly documents the mundane details of her below-minimum wage, twenty-something existence in Brooklyn with a subtle humor. Her simple, unadorned drawing style, heavy narration, and biting wit chronicle transient roommates who communicate only through Post-It notes; aspiring artists who sublet tiny rooms in leaky, broken-down apartments crawling with bugs, cats and bad art. Bell tackles a string of forgettable, unrelated jobs including nude modeling, artist's assistant, art teacher, and jewelry maker that only serve to bolster her despair, boredom and discomfort in her own skin. But her self-scrutiny leads her to dream sequences that allow her to rise above her banal actuality and hyper-awareness. Hardcover. "Gabrielle Bell is one of my favorite cartoonists. Her writing is sharp-witted and sophisticated -- mapping the struggles of self, art, relationships, and urban life in an elegant, clear line." -Craig Thompson.
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