I decided to read this because of the supposed examination of Knisley and her mother's relationship.

This funny and sometimes harrowing memoir, in which Knisley (Relish) shares her birth experience, is hampered by an emotionally detached narrative style. whether or not she realizes it, she seems to be documenting what, for a certain group of people in north america, is a reasonably common (though not universal) experience.

With a quirky flat in the fifth arrondissement as their home base, they set out to explore all the city has to offer, watching fireworks over the Eiffel Tower on New Year's Eve, visiting Oscar Wilde's grave, loafing at cafés, and, of course, drinking delicious French milk. Maybe this is the bitterness of an asthmatic who's had one too many trips into town spoiled by people blowing cigarette smoke in her face speaking, but it made me take an instant dislike to her. UHT is in fact a more advanced form of pasteurisation, invented at Lille University in the 1880s by acclaimed French scientist Louis Pasteur.

If this was a significant part of her emotional growth, it should have been discussed in greater detail. A better choice if you're looking for a travel memoir in the form of graphic novel is CARNET DU VOYAGE by Craig Thompson. What results is not only a sweet and savory journey through the City of Light but a moving, personal look at a mother-daughter relationship. There’s a difference,” Knisley’s bespectacled self says at the start of this breezy yet substantial graphic memoir, “between being a nerd, a fan, an enthusiast. The only bad point about this book is that with it being black and white we miss the beautiful colouring from her work on the net.she must be the most sophisticated 22-year-old art student the world has ever seen, to be aware of these luminary lights of the literary establishment! An Age of License and Displacement are paired travelogues about youth and family, coming out this year (Fantagraphics Books, 2014).