This graphic novel is about Roz and her parents. The whole thing is basically her telling us about her life with her hilarious parents from childhood all the way into adulthood. One of the things that struck me was how the drawing in this book was oddly spot on, her parents really did look like that. I got a real sense of the kind of person Roz was, and the kind of people her parents were. Knowing that it was all true made it enjoyable to read. I found myself being sad when her parents died and I felt her pain when they were being their usual idiosyncratic selves. Anyone who deals with parents, especially elderly ones, on a regular basis can relate to this book. It highlights the ways our parents can irk us but it also shows how much we love them despite the craziness and how much we miss it after they've gone. I would say her parents were as good as any characters that any author could make up. Her mother with her larger than life personality (not necessarily in good way) and her father and his fear of what seemed to be everything made for an enjoyable reading experience. Another great thing is that it's told in chronological order and isn't just a bunch of random experiences put in a book, it's an actual story. This felt like a friend telling another friend about life with her parents, I definitely recommend.
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