A review by mjcourchesne
Gemma Bovery by Posy Simmonds, Pieter van Oudheusden

3.0

This was a fun read, a quick dip into a world of graphic novels-come-classics. The tale is familiar--Emma Bovary, but brought up to modern-day France and a young wife named Gemma who is spied upon by her baker neighbor (our narrarator). In his musings, he connects young Gemma with her infamous near-namesake, and gets himself into a wee bit of trouble as a result.

I picked this up based on a review of a forthcoming title by Posy Simmonds that will be out in the fall in the UK. I am intrigued enough with her style to check out another.