| The Diary of a Teenage Girl reviewed by rock star MIKE PATTON |
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| ****four stars out of four in your February 2003 JANE Magazine |
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"This graphic novel chronicles the 'golden years' of Minnie Goetze, 15, a San Franciscan experiencing the typical highlights of outsider teenhood–loneliness, confusion, anger, and a dysfunctional family. Minnie finds that her only path to self-discovery is through fucking and getting fucked up. She loses her virginity by seducing her mother's boyfriend, shoots/snorts/smokes/drinks herself into oblivion daily and eventually awakens more or less on her feet–as a lesbian and an outright man-hater. Subject matter aside, the book is effective because the writing is smart and visceral, with a jagged feminist edge; and the comics' homemade design adds to the claustrophobia of the diary. If you find a strange comfort in Crumb or Clowes, peek into this. And the money line is: "Rapes are meant for places like this." Hats off! –MIKE PATTON of Tomahawk, Fantomas, Peeping Tom, Mr. Bungle; ex Faith No More; co-owner of Ipecac Recording |
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| above: Letter to JANE editor, May 2003. | ||||||||||
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