I’ve been a fan of Lucy Knisley’s since probably around 2007, actually, which is when she published this travelogue of her time in Paris with her mother, when both of them were celebrating special birthdays. Lucy was turning twenty-two, just on the verge of graduating from college, and her mother was turning fifty. They spent five weeks living in a tiny Parisian apartment, going to see museums, and eating mounds and mounds of French food. Honestly, I don’t even remember where or how I found […]
Coming of Age: Finding Direction in Lucy Knisley’s “An Age of License”
After an invitation to speak at Raptus Comic Fest in Bergen, Norway, Knisley takes the opportunity to plan a trip around Europe to visit friends and family. Over the course of her travels she struggles with past relationships, work, and an uncertain future. She spends pages analyzing her love life, both with her ex John, and her current beau Henrik. What makes this difficult for her is that she still has feelings for John that she can’t seem to move past, and yet she knows […]
Sometimes Something Simple Can Comfort The Most
This was a perfect graphic novel for newbies to the genre like me. I read Persepolis a looooong time ago, but this year I’ve been wanting to explore the genre more and this seemed like the perfect follow-up to the wonderful Hyperbole and a Half. I’ve always loved eating and cooking, so this graphic memoir was a perfect fit. Lucy Knisley grew up surrounded by family and friends in the food business (chefs, gourmets, critics, restaurant owners), so delicious food filled her life from the […]
Tasty memories
Relish is this awesome graphic novel + recipe book hybrid by Lucy Knisley. She details her love for food with illustrated stories from her childhood. Her mom is a chef while her dad’s a gourmet foodie. Together, they expose her to culinary delights from birth as she tags along to restaurant kitchens and gatherings of her mom’s food scene pals. Even though her parents divorce, they continue to impart their own culinary wisdom to their daughter.Each chapter ends with a personal recipe from that particular era of her life. Her […]