French Milk

Comics review by Aneequa Bhatti

French Milk by Lucy Knisley is a wonderful scrapbook concoction of illustrations, photos and musings about a month she spent living in Paris with her mother. Sometimes the joy lies hidden in the less obvious, indie gems of the comics world. Read, get inspired, make your own.

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To celebrate her 22nd birthday and to mark her mother's 50th, Chicago art school graduate Lucy Knisley and her mum went to live Paris for over a month. Renting a small flat in the fifth arrondissement, they explored the city's museums and indulged in the cafe culture, eating an abundance of pastries (approximately sixty croissants to be precise!) and developing a taste for french milk, hence the title.

First and foremost, the book is a travel journal full of photographs, cartoon-style illustrations and detailed musings about the trip, but Knisley also paints a portrait of her home and college before and after the trip, allowing the reader to gain a deeper insight into her life and making it seem more like an intimate scrapbook.

The most beautiful thing about French Milk is the way in which it captures Knisley's relationship with her mother and how it has changed as she enters adulthood, ready to make it in the 'real world'. If you have visited Paris and fallen in love with it- this is the comic for you! It will leave you with a warm, fuzzy feeling inside after reading it, and make you long for your own adventure with your mum!

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