Susceptible
$36.97
- Hardcover
80 pages
- Release Date
19 February 2013
Summary
”…an aching clarity is evident in Castree’s sombre grey tones and her dexterous, serpentine lines.“-Globe & Mail Best 100 Books of 2013”With mesmerizing honesty Castree resurrects the obscenely disorienting turning points of a childhood, the ones that haunt a person for a lifetime. After reading the last page I closed the book and wept a little bit about its simple, perfect ending.“-MIRANDA JULY, author of It Chooses You and No One Belongs Here More Than YouGoglu is a daydreamer with a young working mother, a disengaged stepfather, and a father who lives five thousand miles away. Drawing, punk rock, and the promise of true independence guide Goglu to adulthood while her home’s daily chaos inevitably shapes her identity. Susceptible is a devastating graphic novel debut by Genevi ve Castree; it’s a testament to the heartbreaking loss of innocence when a child is forced to be the adult amongst grownups..
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781770460881 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1770460888 |
| Author: | Geneviève Castrée |
| Publisher: | Drawn and Quarterly |
| Imprint: | Drawn and Quarterly |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 80 |
| Release Date: | 19 February 2013 |
| Weight: | 397g |
| Dimensions: | 14mm x 173mm x 251mm |
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Critics Review
“[Susceptible]’s pervasive melancholy is still lingering with me, a reminder of why we really read: to feel things besides our own emotions.” —Paris Review
“[Susceptible is] a devastating coming-of-age graphic memoir.” —CBC
“Castrée’s black-and-white, Scarryesque illustrations accompany tiny, precise cursive lettering that gives the whole work a whispered, confessional quality, as if each word were an embarrassing secret. At times, Goglu’s story is overwhelmingly, heartbreakingly sad, but Castrée leaves a glimmer of hope: a redemptive future shaped by art, independence, and unconditional love.” —Booklist
Geneviève Castrée
Genevi ve Castree (1981-2016) was born in Quebec. Swept away by comics, she wanted to be a cartoonist since the age of nine. Castree felt the urge to publish her mini-comics early, and appeared in the Montreal underground scene while she was still a teenager. In addition to her books, Castree had a number of exhibitions in Canada, the United States, Europe, Australia, and Japan. She spent her adult life in the Pacific Northwest with her husband and daughter, where she drew, made small sculptures out of porcelain, and played music under the name PAON.
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