Weeding

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Call Number: Adult Graphic Novel / Lebleu, Genevieve, Adult Book / Comics & Graphic Novels / Mystery / Lebleu, Genevieve
On Shelf At: Downtown Library, Malletts Creek Branch, Pittsfield Branch, Traverwood Branch, Westgate Branch

Location & Checkout Length	Call Number	Checkout Length	Item Status
Downtown 1st Floor 4-week checkout	Adult Graphic Novel / Lebleu, Genevieve	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Malletts Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Comics & Graphic Novels / Mystery / Lebleu, Genevieve	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Pittsfield Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Comics & Graphic Novels / Mystery / Lebleu, Genevieve	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Traverwood Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Comics & Graphic Novels / Mystery / Lebleu, Genevieve	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Westgate Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Comics & Graphic Novels / Mystery / Lebleu, Genevieve	4-week checkout	On Shelf

On a typical autumn afternoon, Martha hosts a group of middle-aged women at her suburban home. The day takes a sudden turn when Elisabeth, an estranged friend, turns up unexpectedly-and she isn't the only unwanted guest at the tea party. Martha's sister, Maureen, shows up after years of radio silence, along some painful memories and a lot of confusion. Martha disappears after a simple trip to the backyard for herbs. Martha is the most beloved of the women--but will any of the others be able to look past their own problems long enough to search for her? A satirical portrayal of feminine archetypes in the social landscape of the 60s, Weeding is inspired by soap operas that use unexplained disappearances and repetitive character reanimations to liven up otherwise uneventful plot lines. As a verb, weeding means to remove an inferior or unwanted component of a group or collection. In Weeding, Genevieve Lebleu takes this definition to the extreme with a fable about social exclusion in a world where women turn against one another.

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Surreal submitted by samanthar on July 25, 2022, 2:06pm This graphic novel is very surreal and bizarre. I like how clean and simplified the black and white drawings are. However, it was so bizarre that I didn't really follow what was happening in the story. The human characters all looked too similar, and it was too difficult to keep track of the plot (or what there was of a plot).