I really liked this graphic novel, but there was one thing that bothered me and made me think: The Cute Girl Network. Are there really such shallow women out there? Are they really so stupid about relationships? So the Cute Girl Network works like this: All across the faux town of Brookport, in this comic, hundreds of girls have created a network to inform each other, and new members, of all the men they have dated. Met a new guy? The CGN recommends meeting with at least three of his exes to get the dirt on him. So, the main plot to this book is what I had a big problem with. The story is built around a new girl, Jane, who really likes a soup vendor she meets, Jack, but her roommate happens to be his ex. She demands that Jane meets up with other exes and hear the dirt on Jack (who is a completely great guy, just simple, a bit lazy, and absent minded, but not mean, malicious, or a playboy). Thankfully Jane's reactions are a lot like mine, she doesn't care what the others say, thinks they're petty, and loves Jack for who he is. Did anyone else think all the other characters were just blown out of proportion with bitchy-ness?

Anyway, while I loved the two main characters and the artwork, the CGN itself is an idea that I hope is too mean and petty to be a real thing. Sure, I absolutely loathe my ex, he was a terrible person, but if another girl wants to date him, either they will be more compatible than I was for him, or they'll figure out soon enough on their own he's a psycho.