An interesting take on the typical coming of age story, especially since it's true. Minnie's voice is definitely that of a teenager. I certainly did not have the same experiences as Minnie, but I understood how she felt and the way that she wrote about them. Whenever I go back to the journals of my teenage years, I find myself cringing. I did the same at times reading this, but mostly because of the sex, drugs, and crap adults in Minnie's life. I loved the comics and drawings and came away feeling good because, hey, Minnie made it after all.

Now that I have a daughter of my own (a mere two months old...), I read a lot of this hoping that she will never have to deal with those kind of people or circumstances.