Tina's Mouth: An Existential Comic Diary. by. Keshni Kashyap (Goodreads Author), Mari Araki (Illustrator) · Rating details · 1, ratings · reviews. In the tradition of Persepolis and American Born Chinese, a wise and funny high school heroine comes of age. Tina M., sophomore, is a wry observer of the cliques and mores of Yarborough Academy, and of the foibles of her Southern /5. She's on a first-name basis with Jean-Paul Sartre, the result of an English honors class assignment to keep an “existential diary.” Keshni Kashyap’s compulsively readable graphic novel packs in existential high school drama—from Tina getting dumped by her smart-girl ally to a kiss on the mouth (Tina’s mouth, but not technically her 4/5(1). She's on a first-name basis with Jean-Paul Sartre, the result of an English honors class assignment to keep an “existential diary.” Keshni Kashyap’s compulsively readable graphic novel packs in existential high school drama—from Tina getting dumped by her smart-girl ally to a kiss on the mouth (Tina’s mouth, but not technically her first kiss) from a cute skateboarder, Neil Strumminger/5(40).
Araki, Mari Kashyap, Keshni. Tina's Mouth: An Existential Comic Diary. New York: Houghton Mifflin, Genre: Graphic Novel, Contemporary Intended Audience: 14 and up. Personal reaction to the book. This graphic novel is about Tina, an Indian-American teenage girl who experiences the normal trials and tribulations of adolescence: crushes on boys who send mixed signals, wavering loyalties. Born. Born in Singapore and raised in Los Angeles, Keshni Kashyap is an author, screenwriter and filmmaker whose films have screened in over forty festivals around the world. Tina's Mouth: An Existential Comic Diary (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) is her first book and a collaboration with Los Angeles-based Japanese painter Mari Araki. Tina's Mouth: An Existential Comic Diary is her first book. Editorial Reviews Tina, an Indian-American living in San Francisco, writes an illustrated diary to Jean-Paul Sartre as part of a semesterlong existentialism class in this charming coming-of-age story.
Tina’s Mouth: An Existential Comic Diary Recently, I have started indulging myself in books with desi girl protagonists. Although they are few and hard to find, I feel a special bond with these books—mainly because I get the inside jokes and I can relate to them. She's on a first-name basis with Jean-Paul Sartre, the result of an English honors class assignment to keep an “existential diary.” Keshni Kashyap’s compulsively readable graphic novel packs in existential high school drama—from Tina getting dumped by her smart-girl ally to a kiss on the mouth (Tina’s mouth, but not technically her. Born in Singapore and raised in Los Angeles, Keshni Kashyap is an author, screenwriter and filmmaker whose films have screened in over forty festivals around the world. Tina’s Mouth: An Existential Comic Diary (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) is her first book and a collaboration with Los Angeles-based Japanese painter Mari Araki.
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