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The Diary of a Teenage Girl: An Account in Words and Pictures

Phoebe Gloeckner

Why we're reading this: I feel like the hybrid genre of graphic narrative and novel, as well as the semi-autobiograhical nature a…more
[close] I feel like the hybrid genre of graphic narrative and novel, as well as the semi-autobiograhical nature and the very candid (it has been described as "edgy") description of sexuality would make this a very worthwhile and engaging read.

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Aug 24, 2015 Jesica rated it really liked it

I enjoyed how Gloeckner interwove this book with diary entries and comics/drawings. I really think it added to the story. I enjoyed this novel but it was a little hard to read. I could relate to the main character, Minnie; when I was a teenager I was incredibly naive and didn't make the best choices. What's interesting I now realize is at the time I was a teenager, like Minnie, I thought I was very aware and in touch with who I was, and my decisions etc. But looking back I'm like, WTH?!, I was s ...more

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