Skim
Skim
Author: Mariko Tamaki
Desc: Heartbreakingly funny moving and vibrantly drawn Skim is an extraordinary book—a smart and sensitive graphic novel of the highest literary and artistic quality by and about young women. "Skim" is Kimberly Keiko Cameron a not-slim would-be Wiccan goth who goes to a private girls' school. When Skim's classmate Katie Matthews is dumped by her boyfriend who then kills himself the entire school goes into mourning overdrive. As concerned guidance counselors provide lectures on the "cycle of grief " and the popular clique starts a new club (Girls Celebrate Life!) to bolster school spirit Skim sinks into an ever-deepening depression. And falling in love only makes things worse... Suicide depression love being gay or not crushes cliques and finding a way to be your own fully human self—are all explored in this brilliant collaboration by cousins Mariko and Jillian Tamaki. An edgy keenly observed and poignant glimpse into the heartache of being young.