Ghost World

October 30th, 2006

Author: Daniel Clowes
Publisher: Fantagraphics Books

Enid and Rebecca are two cynical teenage girls, living in an unmanned American working-class neighborhood in 1990’s. In this post high school graduation period, there is not much to do around for these smart two girls beside criticize everything, the people, their sick interests, the culture …
There is something very scientific in their way to analyze their feelings and the World, but above all it is an interrogation on what they are going to do with their lives.
These two best friends are at turning point of their existences, when you start to become adult and you can prevent yourself to think that nothing can last for ever.

Daniel Clowes sign a very strong and personal work on what growing up mean. I should also mention the great artwork.
People could find these two girls and their universe quiet weird, but are-they really?
Who didn’t try to look different and to explore the limits to build his identity?

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