- Paperback: 135 pages
- Publisher: Drawn & Quarterly; New edition edition (July 1 2003)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1896597653
- ISBN-13: 978-1896597652
- Product Dimensions: 26.2 x 18.8 x 1.2 cm
- Shipping Weight: 458 g
- Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #328,563 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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From Publishers Weekly
It's the late 1960s, and Lily Maier's family has just moved to a new tract house in the nondescript suburban town of Woodland. The book begins like any teen novel: Lily explores the neighborhood; fights with her younger sister, Pearl; and meets the local kids. Lily's initial skepticism about the move dissolves when she encounters a boy who seems smarter and more mature than the rest. When their physical relationship intensifies, though, he backs off in the inexplicable way boys sometimes do. Hurt and confused, Lily reluctantly ends up making out with another guy, who's crass and predatory and won't take no for an answer. On top of the boy problem, Lily discovers Pearl's romantic attachment to Kim, a neighborhood girl. Drechsler handles Kim and Pearl's sneak-off-and-kiss relationship, and Lily's response to it, with subtlety and sensitivity, adding another layer of emotional complexity to the story. She combines insight and empathy in this true-to-life portrayal of sexual awakening and budding introspection among teenagers. The book's brown-and-turquoise color scheme, with lots of hand-lettered dialogue, can be hard on the eyes, but the excellent page layouts overcome the problem. Drechsler's drawings capture teenagers' languid, seemingly uncomfortable postures girls lean and flirt, boys slouch awkwardly around them and her rendition of these moments are startlingly realistic. Drechsler successfully juxtaposes inchoate adolescent emotions against the square soulessness of 1960s suburbia.
Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
From Booklist
Drechsler's Daddy's Girl (1996) was a harrowing graphic novel about incest, but the largely autobiographical Summer of Love is as sweetly nostalgic as it is painful. Adolescent emotional turmoil is front and center in the life of ninth-grader Lily, whose family moves to a new community, where she must find her place in the high-school's pecking order. Although set in 1967, Lily's is a timelessly relevant story for Americans, at least, and Drechsler convincingly captures the angst, insecurities, and petty feuds typical of the teenage years. Lily's efforts to make new friends as she experiences her sexual awakening unfold slowly, with very little drama. Yet Drechsler shows how trivial events assume unrealistic importance. Her simple style resembles a refined version of that of Lynda Barry, who also limns the world of sensitive adolescent girls. Green and brown overlays on the structural lines, though applied a bit too heavily, prove an attractive alternative to standard alternative-comics black-and-white. Every former misunderstood adolescent should be able to relate to this compelling work. Gordon Flagg
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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FROM THE FIRST MOMENT I SAW OUR NEW HOUSE, I COULD TELL IT WOULD BE A STUPID PLACE TO LIVE. Read the first page
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FROM THE FIRST MOMENT I SAW OUR NEW HOUSE, I COULD TELL IT WOULD BE A STUPID PLACE TO LIVE. Read the first page
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Horrid Green Colors... Fixed !!!,
By A Customer
This review is from: Summer of Love (Hardcover)
First off, I thought the art and story as presented in the original comics where excellent. 5 Stars. But for this graphic novel collection, the artwork has been re-colored in a disturbing green duotone. The green color is too jarring making it difficult to see the details in the art. Unfortunately you'll need to see it for yourself as art is a visual medium, but sadly, the green color used to print this comic destroys the artwork. I had to send mine back... it's just not pleasant to look at. Go and buy the original comics, you'll enjoy it much more. 0 Stars for the hardcover edition.NOTE: For the paperback edition of this graphic novel, the artist and publisher reverted the colors back to the original colors that were used in the comic book series. They decided not to use the horrid green color that was used in the hardcover edition. Although 0 of 2 people said they found my original review unhelpful, it appears the publisher and artist were also both unhappy with how the hardcover colors turned out. And it appears they heard from other readers as well. Be sure to buy the softcover edition as it reprints the colors as they were in the original comics. A major improvement and highly recommended. 5 stars for the softcover.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Magnificent study of teenage life,
By Beth "bethiejw2" (Mesa, AZ United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Summer of Love (Hardcover)
This comic is so real about the way teenage life was, I almost felt like crying for the character. The editorial review pretty much describes the book. It is about Lily and her awkwardness about getting used to a new boring small town. Like life, everyone turns out to be a jerk, even the people who seem nice. It isn't a straight out depressing read though. Debbie Drechsler just like in "Daddy's Girl", has a gift for making you care about the character and has a great subtle wit. Even after the book, I'm still laughing about some of the things that happened. Overall a 4/5.
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3.3 out of 5 stars (6 customer reviews) 8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Horrid Green Colors... Fixed !!!,
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Summer of Love (Hardcover)
First off, I thought the art and story as presented in the original comics where excellent. 5 Stars. But for this graphic novel collection, the artwork has been re-colored in a disturbing green duotone. The green color is too jarring making it difficult to see the details in the art. Unfortunately you'll need to see it for yourself as art is a visual medium, but sadly, the green color used to print this comic destroys the artwork. I had to send mine back... it's just not pleasant to look at. Go and buy the original comics, you'll enjoy it much more. 0 Stars for the hardcover edition.NOTE: For the paperback edition of this graphic novel, the artist and publisher reverted the colors back to the original colors that were used in the comic book series. They decided not to use the horrid green color that was used in the hardcover edition. Although 0 of 2 people said they found my original review unhelpful, it appears the publisher and artist were also both unhappy with how the hardcover colors turned out. And it appears they heard from other readers as well. Be sure to buy the softcover edition as it reprints the colors as they were in the original comics. A major improvement and highly recommended. 5 stars for the softcover. 3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Magnificent study of teenage life,
By Beth "bethiejw2" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Summer of Love (Hardcover)
This comic is so real about the way teenage life was, I almost felt like crying for the character. The editorial review pretty much describes the book. It is about Lily and her awkwardness about getting used to a new boring small town. Like life, everyone turns out to be a jerk, even the people who seem nice. It isn't a straight out depressing read though. Debbie Drechsler just like in "Daddy's Girl", has a gift for making you care about the character and has a great subtle wit. Even after the book, I'm still laughing about some of the things that happened. Overall a 4/5.
5.0 out of 5 stars
luminous study of teenage female existential angst,
By A. E. Younger "roomypantleg" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Summer of Love (Paperback)
SUMMER OF LOVE is an incredibly beautiful and moving story of one girl's summer of transition. The illustrations alone are worth the price of the book, but the narrative itself is compelling and languid, much like many summers I've experienced. I think the narrative moves a bit slowly for some readers, but I like the pace--it seems right, somehow, and fitting for the setting of the novel. There is a lot of underlying tension in this narrative--and nothing really bad ever happens, but the tension and anxiety that seems so palpable in this book comes through clearly. I see this as a reflection of how it feels to be a teenager--not yet fully grown, not yet free, but still experiencing so much change and pain. This book may not be for everyone, but I think its a stunning work of fiction.
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