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| Original Title: | Calling Dr. Laura |
| ISBN: | 0547615590 (ISBN13: 9780547615592) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Literary Awards: | Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Graphic Novels & Comics (2013) |
Nicole J. Georges
Paperback | Pages: 262 pages Rating: 3.83 | 6206 Users | 574 Reviews
Mention Containing Books Calling Dr. Laura
| Title | : | Calling Dr. Laura |
| Author | : | Nicole J. Georges |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 262 pages |
| Published | : | January 22nd 2013 by Mariner Books |
| Categories | : | Sequential Art. Graphic Novels. Autobiography. Memoir. Comics. Nonfiction. LGBT. GLBT. Queer. Biography |
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When Nicole Georges was two years old, her family told her that her father was dead. When she was twenty-three, a psychic told her he was alive. Her sister, saddled with guilt, admits that the psychic is right and that the whole family has conspired to keep him a secret. Sent into a tailspin about her identity, Nicole turns to radio talk-show host Dr. Laura Schlessinger for advice.Packed cover-to-cover with heartfelt and disarming black-and-white illustrations, Calling Dr. Laura tells the story of what happens to you when you are raised in a family of secrets, and what happens to your brain (and heart) when you learn the truth from an unlikely source. Part coming-of-age and part coming-out story, Calling Dr. Laura marks the arrival of an exciting and winning new voice in graphic literature.
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Ratings: 3.83 From 6206 Users | 574 ReviewsPiece Containing Books Calling Dr. Laura
Dr. Laura Schlessinger is.... well, she is, that's for sure. Her confrontational, no-nonsense, (off-the-rails-BITCHY) style of counseling is infamous, and attracts a wide audience out of sheer WTF-ery.Nicole Georges described her PERFECTLY in this memoir, by comparing her to the mother from Dinosaurs for the shape of her hair and her vaguely reptilian qualities: Believe me, I lost it. So, with the weight of Dr. Laura's reputation and cult following, why would you call her? What level ofHEY GUYS LOOK, I READ A BOOK MEANT FOR GROWN UPS. I saw Nicole Georges speak at the library, and I could not resist buying a copy and reading it immediately. I am really glad I did -- I LOVE Nicole's art. She is pretty brilliant at creating mesmerizing images, as well as combining them with words. I could stare at each one of the panels for years, and there were so many beautiful moments I wish I could get prints of and frame on my wall. (I can't stop thinking about the amazing three frames
This is one of the most personal stories I've ever read. Georges pulls no punches - she talks about her physical, mental, emotional, relational, and social problems with candor and rawness. This story is less linear than I expected - it's less about Dr. Laura, it's less about her family, and it's more about her and where she was at during this very personal moment of an era. It's more about her romantic relationship with a rockstar named Radar. It makes me think about how, really, all of our
The art is great, in this graphic memoir, and Nick seems fun and interesting, but also seems sort of shallow, in a way, something's missing, even as we confront lies about who her father was, abusive step dads, broken relationships, in this coming out story. It feels like this BIG and attractive book is trying to balance being funny with sharing oh wow details about her life. . . but it doesn't come off as oh wow to me, really, even though the father/coming out stories are the two very
Devoured this absorbing and beautifully illustrated graphic memoir in one big Saturday night reading binge and throughly enjoyed it. Until her early adulthood, Nicole Georges believed her father had died when she was a baby. In fact, that's what everyone in her family told her and she had no reason to doubt them. Then she visited a psychic who told her that her father was still alive -- and unlike all the psychic's other predictions, it turned out this one was true.For those not already familiar
Recently if anyone has had a secret that rocked their family, they have written a graphic memoir about it. And I'm so done with those, But this will restore your faith with those pesky little buggers.N. Georges doesn't pull punches or sugarcoat all the weirdness that is her family. From having stomach problems, your dad dying and being a con man and your own mom not wanting to hear the truth about your sexuality. She lets her flag fly and doesn't give a damn. I'll be checking out her Zines here
Sometimes, while reading this, I felt as if I was reading my life story. That doesn't really happen so much to me, but I am very happy that this book exists.As a queer cisgender woman who is a drawrer', I am very grateful to see Nicole Georges' presence in the world of graphic novels. Her work is poignant and evocative, and it is SO REFRESHING to not see perfection. Things are a bit out of proportion and at times a bit messy...and I really, really respect seeing that. It's an aesthetic that is
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