Name: Dare to Disappoint
ISBN: 9780374316983

At a Glance

Why This Clicks

Between Sea and Self

An inventive, funny graphic memoir about finding your own voice amid family expectations and political tensions.

Come here for

A personal story shaped by the sea, politics, science, and friendship
The push and pull between pleasing family and listening to yourself

Expect

Inventive collages that weave together personal and public life
Humor alongside questions of identity and expectation

Book Details

Authors: Ozge Samanci
Publisher: Farrar Straus & Giroux
Published: November 17, 2015
Format: Print & ebook
Theme: Middle East for Teens · Graphic Biography
Reading lane: Middle East for Teens

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Publisher Categories

Artists' Lives
Graphic Biography
Middle East for Teens

About This Book

Growing up on the Aegean Coast, Ozge loved the sea and imagined a life of adventure while her parents and society demanded predictability. Her dad expected Ozge, like her sister, to become an engineer. She tried to hear her own voice over his and the religious and militaristic tensions of Turkey and the conflicts between secularism and fundamentalism. Could she be a scuba diver like Jacques Cousteau? A stage actress? Would it be possible to please everyone including herself?...

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Growing up on the Aegean Coast, Ozge loved the sea and imagined a life of adventure while her parents and society demanded predictability. Her dad expected Ozge, like her sister, to become an engineer. She tried to hear her own voice over his and the religious and militaristic tensions of Turkey and the conflicts between secularism and fundamentalism. Could she be a scuba diver like Jacques Cousteau? A stage actress? Would it be possible to please everyone including herself? In her unpredictable and funny graphic memoir, Ozge recounts her story using inventive collages, weaving together images of the sea, politics, science, and friendship.