I’m not sure what to make of this. It’s quirky, calm conversations between an unlikely(?) pair of friends.

The characters think they are edgy, but they aren’t too obnoxious about it. The tone is very slice-of-life-ish and walks at its own pace. Franck seems kind-hearted despite his stone face, and Anjeline seems happy to just go with the flow and randomly giggle for no reason. I especially liked the different hatch lines and patterns throughout the art. The story takes a sharp turn (for no reason), ending a bit sadly though it’s slightly fitting.

2.5 ( )

A tale of unrequited love and tragedy set in the '90s and featuring two young people who confuse their affectations for having personalities. It's a kind of fantasy where a broody, socially inept guy gets to have a attractive young woman totally get him, think everything he does is cool, and have a crush on him, all while he spends his mornings picking which homemade button to pin to his old trench coat before hitting the streets to glower while listening to indie band music, reading Kurt Vonnegut, and thinking of his lost love.

The art's quite nice and I enjoyed the tour of New York City provided in the course of the book, but the story was slow and overwrought, the leading man was a drag, and the moral didn't do a thing for me. ( )

Heartbreaking, tender and real. I saw this cover in black and white and I said this is a something I need to read. This makes me think of a friend I had in highschool they would love this cover.

I really didn't think that it would be so painful to read this, a good pain to be clear.

It was told as if a friend were just describing to you the day you just had, but a good friend, the kind that don't dress it up. I don't find a bunch of books/stories that feel like reading life, this is it. The characters were so relatable. I think we have all either been a Franck or known one, I most definitely was always just the friend who wasn't a Franck, I'm an Angeline (but not nearly as cool). Instead of it feeling like just glimpses into their world it's written by the author as if you are living it and can easily slip into memories you have with people in your past.

This really is for the strange ones.

Thank you to Netgalley for letting me read this. I hope so many will read this. ( )