Fetch How a Bad Dog Brought Me Home : a Graphic Memoir
Fetch How a Bad Dog Brought Me Home: a Graphic Memoir by Nicole J. Georges, published by Mariner Books, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt in 2017, is a graphic memoir that explores the complexities of life with a challenging yet beloved pet. Over the course of 314 pages, Georges recounts her experiences with Beija, a shar-pei/corgi mix, who was a constant presence during her tumultuous teenage years and early adulthood. The narrative unfolds against the backdrop of the Portland punk scene, highlighting the ups and downs of their unique bond.
Readers will find a heartfelt examination of the responsibilities and challenges of pet ownership, as Georges navigates her relationship with Beija through various life stages, including struggles with depression and personal relationships. The memoir delves into themes of compassion and adaptation, showcasing the lessons learned from caring for a pet that often defies expectations. With its blend of humor and introspection, this graphic novel resonates with anyone who has experienced the joys and trials of living with a less-than-perfect companion.
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From an award-winning artist, a memoir of life with a difficult, beloved dog that will resonate with anybody who has ever had a less than perfectly behaved pet.
When Nicole Georges was sixteen she adopted Beija, a dysfunctional shar-pei/corgi mix–a troublesome combination of tiny and attack, just like teenaged Nicole herself. For the next fifteen years, Beija would be the one constant in her life. Through depression, relationships gone awry, and an unmoored young adulthood played out against the backdrop of the Portland punk scene, Beija was there, wearing her “Don’t Pet Me” bandana.
Georges’s gorgeous graphic novel Fetch chronicles their symbiotic, codependent relationship and probes what it means to care for and be responsible to another living thing–a living thing that occasionally lunges at toddlers. Nicole turns to vets, dog whisperers, and even a pet psychic for help, but it is the moments of accommodation, adaptation, and compassion that sustain them. Nicole never successfully taught Beija “sit,” but in the end, Beija taught Nicole how to stay.
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