Kiss & Tell
by MariNaomi
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From her father and mother's interracial marriage to her own "you show me yours, I'll show you mine" moments on the playground-from drug experimentation to sexual/identity questions-MariNaomi lays her inner life bare. Kiss & Tell is her funny and frank memoir in graphic form: a fresh and offbeat coming-of-age story unfolding against the colorful backdrop of San Francisco in the '80s and '90s. Through deft storytelling and charming illustration, MariNaomi carries us through first love and show more worst love, through heartbreak and bedroom experimentation, as she grows from misfit teen to young woman. show lessTags
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I just tore through this, loved it! A great time capsule of adolescence, Marin in the 80s, heartbreak, tripping, the punk rock boy dating a cheerleader, the snippets of music, the personality shining through. Congratulations Mari!
Uncomfortable and funny account of dalliances with a throbbing thread of introspection and consideration. Distinctive art style.
This has been sitting on my shelf for years and I finally got to it. I think the reason I wasn't super thrilled with it is that I was expecting a more cohesive story line and it was extremely episodic. I didn't feel like I got to know Mari or any of the boys she dated/fooled around with very well and it just sort of disappointed me. I don't think it's poorly done, I just think it's not what I was expecting/wanted at the time.
This has been sitting on my shelf for years and I finally got to it. I think the reason I wasn't super thrilled with it is that I was expecting a more cohesive story line and it was extremely episodic. I didn't feel like I got to know Mari or any of the boys she dated/fooled around with very well and it just sort of disappointed me. I don't think it's poorly done, I just think it's not what I was expecting/wanted at the time.
This has been sitting on my shelf for years and I finally got to it. I think the reason I wasn't super thrilled with it is that I was expecting a more cohesive story line and it was extremely episodic. I didn't feel like I got to know Mari or any of the boys she dated/fooled around with very well and it just sort of disappointed me. I don't think it's poorly done, I just think it's not what I was expecting/wanted at the time.
This has been sitting on my shelf for years and I finally got to it. I think the reason I wasn't super thrilled with it is that I was expecting a more cohesive story line and it was extremely episodic. I didn't feel like I got to know Mari or any of the boys she dated/fooled around with very well and it just sort of disappointed me. I don't think it's poorly done, I just think it's not what I was expecting/wanted at the time.
I agree very much with jasonli's review. It was a lovely book to read, but too little. The short chapters just felt like wisps and I was left wanting to have known more.
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- Original publication date
- 2011-03-15
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- 100
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- Reviews
- 8
- Rating
- (3.40)
- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 2
- ASINs
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