The end of the fucking world

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Charles Forsman: The end of the fucking world (2017)

English language

Published Jan. 11, 2017

ISBN:
978-1-60699-983-7
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OCLC Number:
951925723

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2 stars (1 review)

"Charles Forsman's graphic novel debut follows James and Alyssa, two teenagers living a seemingly typical teen experience as they face the fear of coming adulthood. Forsman tells their story through each character's perspective, jumping between points of view with each chapter. But quickly, this somewhat familiar teenage experience takes a more nihilistic turn as James's character exhibits a rapidly forming sociopathy that threatens both of their futures. He harbors violent fantasies and begins to act on them, while Alyssa remains as willfully ignorant for as long as she can, blinded by young love." -- Amazon.com.

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Review of 'The end of the fucking world' on 'Goodreads'

2 stars

I wasn’t planning to read this after the disappointment with I Am Not Okay With This, but I got a notification that my library hold was ready, and so I decided to make the library’s hold retrieval worth it. This ended up being slightly less disappointing. Yes, the show is still much preferable to the comic, but the comic has its own… not exactly charm, but draw, maybe. For one, the hardcover edition is just nice. And it’s a short read, as I read it on two bus rides over the course of an hour. Like the other novel, this one is dark and grim and veers extremely towards the nihilistic side of being a teenager. The protagonists, James and Alyssa, are both extremely broken individuals with not much to live for, except each other—and even this relationship is built on a gossamer web of lies.

I am biased …

Subjects

  • Runaway teenagers
  • Comic books, strips