[Manga] 12 Days, by June Kim

[ginny_t]

Oh my goodness. I picked this up on a lark for it's weird/strange/creepy/disturbing premise and $6 price tag. I'm so glad I did.

Jackie's ex-lover is dead. The break up was recent and heart-breaking. She convinces Nick, her lover's brother, to bring the ashes to her intending to drink them. Creepy/disturbing, innit?

Instead, the story is stunning and complex and quiet and heartbreaking and deep and profound and gentle and mature and very, very moving. The art is wonderful (and I rarely notice art). It complements the story perfectly. The pacing is quiet and slow (good slow, not bad slow). One of the most surprising things is the unexpected humour. I was reading and my heart was breaking, but I was giggling and grinning, too.

This is absolutely stunning; I highly recommend it.

Aside to booksellers: if your customers have to use an eraser and patience to get all the goo off left by your price tags, something is very very wrong. *scowl*

Comments

[seangaffney.livejournal.com]

I keep meaning to pick that one up. Everyone I know seems to like it.

[mr-1ceuponatime.livejournal.com]

"goo gone"

don't use alot...just a quick dash onto some paper towel...

you'll find it at canadian tire, shoppers...all over

i've used it for years on paper products in addition to other stuff

(and yes today i'm too lazy to use caps)

[ginny-t.livejournal.com]

I know goo gone, but I didn't know it was okay on paper. Thanks!

However, I have been trying to reduce chemical use in my life, and I protest on principle the fact that the price tag left that gunk. :/

[mr-1ceuponatime.livejournal.com]

goo gone is basically an oil...oil is best to deal with organic gunk...and it might make a spot on your paper...then you just wipe it off with a dry cloth