Ghost World
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- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Daniel Clowes
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Summary
Ghost World is the story of Enid and Rebecca， teenage friends facing the unwelcome prospect of adulthood， and the uncertain future of their complicated relationship。 Clowes conjures a balanced semblance， both tender and objective， of their fragile existence， capturing the mundane thrills and hourly tragedies of a waning adolescence， as he follows a tenuous narrative thread through the fragmented lives of these two fully realised young women。
Reviews
Wes Solether
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This book follows two teenager friends， Enid and Becky， that follows pretty typical high school things like how their friendship falters as they grow up together。 I think this book had been built up so highly， that it was bound to fall short of the praise it received。 One thing that feels off is the writing a bit。 It's not that Clowes can't write girls well， but the sarcastic personality of the characters feels universal， in a way。 It doesn't feel super unique to either girl。 I think it's more t This book follows two teenager friends， Enid and Becky， that follows pretty typical high school things like how their friendship falters as they grow up together。 I think this book had been built up so highly， that it was bound to fall short of the praise it received。 One thing that feels off is the writing a bit。 It's not that Clowes can't write girls well， but the sarcastic personality of the characters feels universal， in a way。 It doesn't feel super unique to either girl。 I think it's more the result of that than a "men can't write women" thing， but that certainly comes to mind too。 Since it is somewhat based on Clowes' life， it does feel authentic in a way。 Just more edgy for the sake of edgy。 Maybe I've just grown away from that style of writing。 So， it could be on me too。 In terms of the classroom， it might be too much for the high school I teach at。 I don't need parent emails about this book！ 。。。more
Helenx
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Un clásico de la novela gráfica （y del cine indie） que no me ha terminado de convencer。 El dibujo me ha parecido muy original y expresivo pero no he conectado nada con las protagonistas， probablemente porque se nota mucho que lo ha escrito un hombre。
Alex Bonnet
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So I think if I was younger， early high school I would have liked this。 Unfortunately I found them being so negative and shitting on everyone so forced。 Some of the charm reminds me of Daria， but even then Daria shows growth， she has people different from her talking her through things。 The person I got this recommended from I can completely see why they enjoy this but I found it suffocating。 When you're 30， shitting on people and not just letting people like what they like， live how they want t So I think if I was younger， early high school I would have liked this。 Unfortunately I found them being so negative and shitting on everyone so forced。 Some of the charm reminds me of Daria， but even then Daria shows growth， she has people different from her talking her through things。 The person I got this recommended from I can completely see why they enjoy this but I found it suffocating。 When you're 30， shitting on people and not just letting people like what they like， live how they want to live without constant comment， is just a waste of energy。 I've never enjoyed people like this， I feel they think they are special rare stars in the sky but that means they have to stand out from everyone。 Being someone known for being unique in high school with no effort， just being the weird kid who sometimes also liked really popular "normie" things， I attracted people like this and they were the worst friends。 if your way of life is all about "wow everyone sucks" maybe give it a read。 。。。more
Connor
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I hate these characters dude。 But then I think about the way I speak about Edith fucking Coleslaw being the fucking worst and we are like？ So fu king， wait what？
Laura Paige
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Loved this book as a teen in the nineties。 Rereading 20 years later it just makes me sad- a poignant reminder of the misery and angst of growing up。 Surely a masterpiece of its time but likely more dated now than timeless。
Dajana Kuban
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on my gosh！ this was great ✨ it felt like being back in high school ， watching 90s chick-flicks with my high school girlfriends （ghost world included）， being a tiny bit （or a lot） lost ourselves。 I luv。
Mauro German
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Me gusto hasta ahí nomas。 Entiendo que con el tiempo logro esa etiqueta dorada llamada "de culto" ， algunos aspectos de esta obra van por ese camino pero en mi opinión le falta bastante para codearse con otros títulos en esa categoría。 Increíblemente la película es por lejos muchísimo mejor。 Me gusto hasta ahí nomas。 Entiendo que con el tiempo logro esa etiqueta dorada llamada "de culto" ， algunos aspectos de esta obra van por ese camino pero en mi opinión le falta bastante para codearse con otros títulos en esa categoría。 Increíblemente la película es por lejos muchísimo mejor。 。。。more
Vanessa Parada
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Hilarious and relatable。 It's difficult to find stories that aren't about people who are perfect and whose lives are also perfect。 Ghost World sheds light on the clunky and boring parts of life that are so ordinary but that's what makes it a great graphic novel。 It feels real because the characters could totally be real people， even if some characters seem outrageous。 I love it！ Hilarious and relatable。 It's difficult to find stories that aren't about people who are perfect and whose lives are also perfect。 Ghost World sheds light on the clunky and boring parts of life that are so ordinary but that's what makes it a great graphic novel。 It feels real because the characters could totally be real people， even if some characters seem outrageous。 I love it！ 。。。more
Itxel Salero
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Hijole， esperaba algo mucho mejor。No me gustó el arte， los personajes， ni la historia。Se que tal vez es porque no soy una adolescente y entiendo que de ves en cuando todos podemos ser tan miserables y mezquinos como Enid y Becky pero es que estás tipas son personas horribles。Esta novela gráfica es una copita de nada， aburrida y desesperante。
Jesus Martinez
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I have watched the movie first。 The book was a great source。 But the movie developed the characters more and grow old better。 Its not a bad piece。 But you need to read it ignoring your current times。 Because they feel like jaded， spoiled brats with spinsters attitude in teenage bodies。 The multiple readings about society and the alienation of cities feel forced and old in this postmodern days。 But for people who don't forget history we know they were interesting， serve as inspiration and influen I have watched the movie first。 The book was a great source。 But the movie developed the characters more and grow old better。 Its not a bad piece。 But you need to read it ignoring your current times。 Because they feel like jaded， spoiled brats with spinsters attitude in teenage bodies。 The multiple readings about society and the alienation of cities feel forced and old in this postmodern days。 But for people who don't forget history we know they were interesting， serve as inspiration and influence to many other cult films， books， trends， etc。 。。。more
Ant （Tistrya）
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La distancia generacional me hizo difícil sentirme identificada en muchas situaciones y Enid es la persona más insoportable del mundo pero cuando menos me lo esperaba me dio justo en los sentimientos。
EJG2
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I loved this movie 20 years ago - a totally different thing。 I wonder what I would have thought of this book then？
Steph
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hmmm。 i have vague memories of enjoying the film version of this when i was younger， but the comic was a disappointment。for the first several chapters， this is a comic about a pair of snarky， negative， cynical teenagers talking shit about everyone around them。 literally everyone。 and maybe it's just me， but that type of jaded negativity stopped entertaining me when i stopped being a jaded teenager。 i get the teenage boredom thing， and their friendship feels realistic。 but the negativity just bec hmmm。 i have vague memories of enjoying the film version of this when i was younger， but the comic was a disappointment。for the first several chapters， this is a comic about a pair of snarky， negative， cynical teenagers talking shit about everyone around them。 literally everyone。 and maybe it's just me， but that type of jaded negativity stopped entertaining me when i stopped being a jaded teenager。 i get the teenage boredom thing， and their friendship feels realistic。 but the negativity just becomes unbearable。only in the final two chapters does the story shift into something bittersweet。 in the end， it's about growing up， and the loss of things we took for granted in youth。 that melancholic moving on， and watching as life carries on。 i liked these relatively emotional chapters， but it was a slog to get there。 daria and jane vibes， but without the charm。side note: what was with the weird self-referential part， where the girls talk about a cute cartoonist named daniel clowes？ was that supposed to be funny？ it struck me as self-indulgent and vaguely creepy。 。。。more
Bridie
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""""shelf reading""""""" hehehe """"shelf reading""""""" hehehe 。。。more
Brennes
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Ideal para ler antes dos 18 anos。
Oscar Camacho
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No sé cómo me siento respecto a esta obra， por una parte， condensa muchos elementos y preocupaciones de la adolescencia ¿Quién soy？ ¿Qué haré con mi vida？， esa sensación de no estar cómodo con tu propio ser y el deseo desesperado de convertirse en otra persona， de agradar a los demás y el sentimiento de estar al margen del mundo， de no encajar en ninguna parte。 Todo ello acompañado de un arte monocromático muy limpio y expresivo。Pero por otro lado no puedo evitar compararle con su adaptación cin No sé cómo me siento respecto a esta obra， por una parte， condensa muchos elementos y preocupaciones de la adolescencia ¿Quién soy？ ¿Qué haré con mi vida？， esa sensación de no estar cómodo con tu propio ser y el deseo desesperado de convertirse en otra persona， de agradar a los demás y el sentimiento de estar al margen del mundo， de no encajar en ninguna parte。 Todo ello acompañado de un arte monocromático muy limpio y expresivo。Pero por otro lado no puedo evitar compararle con su adaptación cinematográfica con la cual comparte principio y tono emocional pero la historia discurre por caminos completamente diferentes。 Y en esta comparación creo que el cómic sale perdiendo， a pesar de ello ambas son obras sobresalientes。Creo que tienes que ser un tipo de persona muy particular y haber tenido una experiencia vital concreta para que te gusten tanto este cómic como su derivado cinematográfico， para resumir tienes que ser una persona rara， una o un "outsider"， no digo que si no lo eres no lo vayas a disfrutar， pero es muy probable que las situaciones y sentimientos que presenta los contemples desde la lejanía de la empatía básica y que estas no signifiquen gran cosa para ti al diferir de tu experiencia vital。 Por mi parte termine de leerlo con una sensación de vació y soledad al verme reflejado en los sentimientos y vivencias de Enid y Becky。 Muy recomendado 。。。more
David
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I hated the first half of this。 I guess I didn't find it necessary to take jabs at certain cultures and differences in people even though the author was trying to demonstrate teen angst， immaturity， and identity confusion。There were a lot of missed opportunities here， and I find it a bit baffling that "Ghost World" is as famous as it is。 The language is dated and some of the mean things Enid says are exceptionally cringe worthy。 The author could have written this differently while still incorpor I hated the first half of this。 I guess I didn't find it necessary to take jabs at certain cultures and differences in people even though the author was trying to demonstrate teen angst， immaturity， and identity confusion。There were a lot of missed opportunities here， and I find it a bit baffling that "Ghost World" is as famous as it is。 The language is dated and some of the mean things Enid says are exceptionally cringe worthy。 The author could have written this differently while still incorporating elements of negativity and self hatred。I can't see this one aging well。 。。。more
Teresa
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Two bratty， toxic best friends chatter for less than 100 pages （which feel like many more）。 Basically a compilation of all of the panels any reasonable graphic novelist would deem too mind-numbingly mundane to include。 Was this only well-known because it was the first "realistic" graphic novel featuring characters with attitude？ Two bratty， toxic best friends chatter for less than 100 pages （which feel like many more）。 Basically a compilation of all of the panels any reasonable graphic novelist would deem too mind-numbingly mundane to include。 Was this only well-known because it was the first "realistic" graphic novel featuring characters with attitude？ 。。。more
Eric Ariza
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Sentimientos encontrados con esta novela gráfica。 Debo remarcar que mi reseña cuenta con cierto sesgo， puesto que al finalizar la obra me vi en la obligación de leer otras en vistas a ordenar mis ideas。 De hecho， recomiendo muchísimo el visionado de la siguiente reseña de petercarter （https://www。youtube。com/watch？v=1WCiG。。。）。 No se puede interpretar mejor el significado de la obra。 Ghost World muestra la cotidianeidad de dos chicas justo en esa etapa en la que no eres ni adulto ni adolescente， Sentimientos encontrados con esta novela gráfica。 Debo remarcar que mi reseña cuenta con cierto sesgo， puesto que al finalizar la obra me vi en la obligación de leer otras en vistas a ordenar mis ideas。 De hecho， recomiendo muchísimo el visionado de la siguiente reseña de petercarter （https://www。youtube。com/watch？v=1WCiG。。。）。 No se puede interpretar mejor el significado de la obra。 Ghost World muestra la cotidianeidad de dos chicas justo en esa etapa en la que no eres ni adulto ni adolescente， sino que simplemente eres una pedazo de petarda。 Pero oye， todos mi respetos， porque todos hemos pasado por ello y a todos nos ha encantado sentirnos exclusivos y especiales。La obra está llena de detalles que no deben pasarse por alto y creo que de ahí radica todo el éxito que obtuvo a principios del milenio。 Se abordan temas como la búsqueda de identidad， el cuestionamiento de lo establecido， la influencia de las expectativas sociales， las dinámicas del placer y poder， la moralidad y las heridas que constantemente intentamos ocultar bajo fachadas。 Y es que Ghost World es eso， una representación y crítica del teatro de las relaciones sociales。 Estas últimas bien sabemos que son de una complejidad quisquillosamente humana， llena de matices， protocolos， hipocresías varias y malinterpretaciones comunicativas。 De hecho， en la obra se evidencia la importancia de la comunicación y la interpretación de los hechos en función de nuestra historia de vida。 ¿Quién determina la veracidad de los hechos？ ¿No es la percepción altamente subjetiva？ De esta forma， el visionado de la realidad siempre va a estar sesgado， lo que da lugar tanto a las fantasías y a las sombras。 Sí， queremos y nos convencemos toda la eternidad （vamos， la duración de nuestra corta vida） que somos únicos pero no soportamos la idea de vernos excluidos de nuestros pares。 La función vital de relación es la que manda。Enid y Rebecca no son polos opuestos。 Tampoco son diferentes a sus pares。 Ambas presentan heridas， probablemente forjadas a fuego por una infancia disfuncional。 Las dos ansían una parte de la otra pero inevitablemente una quiere dejar de ser ella misma para huir。 No saben si se necesitan mutuamente o si simplemente tienen miedo a la soledad。 Su visión del mundo es exclusiva en base al conocimiento que tienen del mismo。 Saben que la madurez y la edad adulta es la mayor estafa que les han podido vender。 Son el grito de una generación incomprendida sometida a los constantes cambios y búsqueda del ser。 Por muchas vueltas que le dé pienso que el argumento es simple pero da mucho que pensar。 Te evoca a una etapa adolescente y te hace cuestionarte si realmente eres el adulto que querías ser。 O mínimo si te pareces。 Entiendo que haya sido tanto aclamada como despreciada。 Personalmente， recomiendo su lectura si eres una persona que presentas cierto hastío por la sociedad。 ¿Quién no， actualmente？ Además， también hay una adaptación cinematográfica pero no es totalmente fiel a la novela gráfica。 Pienso que hay que leerla porque te lleva a una etapa específica de la vida que es muy difícil de evocar y describir。 Por eso le doy tantas vueltas a esta historia。 ¡Un clásico que debe ser leído！ 。。。more
Ali Krogman
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It felt like a story written by a man who has always heard how mean teenage girls are。 The author took that sentiment and ran with it。 As someone who was once a teenage girl， I have never encountered someone as hateful as Enid。 It felt unbelievable how mean and callous she was。 I know that is often where characters start in a Bildungsroman， but good grief。
Beyza Çalışkan
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Iulia
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Didn't manage to finish it。 There was something deeply off-putting about this book but I can't pinpoint what exactly。 Didn't manage to finish it。 There was something deeply off-putting about this book but I can't pinpoint what exactly。 。。。more
Rozlynn
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looks good so far
Kelli Trei
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I do not like either of these characters， at all。
Suzannah
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While I wanted to like this comic about two teenage friends on the brink of adulthood， I grew tired of their negative attitudes toward and about seemingly everyone and everything they come into contact with， the loose sense of plot。
Mark
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Daniel Clowes' 82-pages coming-of-age tale of two lifelong friends， Rebecca and Enid， who on the doorstep of adulthood slowly and inevitably start drifting apart。A tale full of existential angst， sexual dreams and repression， wishes， secrets and inconsequential daily grievances of teenagers。 Brilliantly depicted and notwithstanding its brevity， Clowes perfectly captures the dynamic of their relationship。 Daniel Clowes' 82-pages coming-of-age tale of two lifelong friends， Rebecca and Enid， who on the doorstep of adulthood slowly and inevitably start drifting apart。A tale full of existential angst， sexual dreams and repression， wishes， secrets and inconsequential daily grievances of teenagers。 Brilliantly depicted and notwithstanding its brevity， Clowes perfectly captures the dynamic of their relationship。 。。。more
Francis Carrière
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3，5*J'ai bien aimé， mais j'ai trouvé qu'il manquait un petit quelque chose， un je-ne-sais-quoi qui aurait permis à l'œuvre de se faire une place dans ma mémoire。 3，5*J'ai bien aimé， mais j'ai trouvé qu'il manquait un petit quelque chose， un je-ne-sais-quoi qui aurait permis à l'œuvre de se faire une place dans ma mémoire。 。。。more
John Braine
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Classic graphic novel that perfectly captures teenagers who loath & judge everything and everyone around them， including a typical cast of freeks and geeks， which simultaneously depicts Enid & Rebecca as both cool anti-heroes and laughably naïve kids with a lot to learn， including their own fates。 This must be the only book I've ever read that took less time than watching the movie。 Classic graphic novel that perfectly captures teenagers who loath & judge everything and everyone around them， including a typical cast of freeks and geeks， which simultaneously depicts Enid & Rebecca as both cool anti-heroes and laughably naïve kids with a lot to learn， including their own fates。 This must be the only book I've ever read that took less time than watching the movie。 。。。more
Katherine
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3-3。5Might have to mull in this one。。。 read for book club。 Resonated with the feeling of intense friendship and teenage angst， wanting to change your life radically etc but other things in this sat strangely with me。。
Ivy Shack
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A bit of a dissapointment ngl。 Kinda boring， pretty annoying。 I do find it charming for whatever reason。
Reference
google book https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=Ghost World
hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=Ghost World&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft
The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Ghost World&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0