A spoiled, rebellious London girl takes on the stuffy English countryside in CLUBBING. The crime: Getting caught with a fake I.D. at a posh London nightclub. The punishment: Spending the summer at her Grandparent's stuffy country club. But Charlotte "Lottie" Brook, best known for her mile-high platforms, an expendable wi-fi account and an unbridled passion for classic lit, will end up doing more than just serving time in country boot camp. In between avoiding the strange locals and cake decorating contests, Lottie will narrowly escape romance and end up solving a murder mystery on the 19th hole of her Grandparent's golf course.
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For using a fake ID at a West End club, Lottie's parents banish her from London to stay with her grandparents on the grounds of a country club. Lottie spends her days learning about golf clubs, decorating "Goth" cakes for the local women's group, and getting to know Howard, the only single man close to her age in the vicinity. This mundane existence suddenly changes when an elderly woman, whom Lottie once saw arguing with her grandfather, is discovered dead, with an occult symbol carved on her arm. Howard suspects Lottie's grandfather, but as the two investigate, they discover a more supernatural answer. Josh Howard's expressive black-and-white art makes Lottie's tough-teen attitude dance off the page. She is one intrepid sleuth, in her high boots, fishnet tights, and short shirt, and she is not afraid to swing a golf club to protect her loved ones. The plot may have a supernatural element, but Lottie can still pass as Nancy Drew for the iPod generation. King, Kevin
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Filled with Innocent Yet Still Subversive Fun,
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This review is from: Clubbing (Minx Books) (Paperback)
Clubbing is so hip and modern--and British--that it comes with a lexicon to help you decipher its main character's way of speaking. Surprisingly, that's not pretentious or condescending. It's actually helpful and even a little fun, so much so that you'd hardly know what the book has in store for you down the road.
Clubbing (the title has multiple layers, referencing its lead's club-kid/goth status as well as golf, country clubs, and the secret club that some characters in the story belong to) is set in the countryside of merry old England. Charlotte Brook is a teenager in London who gets caught using a fake ID while out with her friends. Brought home by the cops, she's soon exiled to her grandma and grandpa's country estate in the middle of nowhere. She thinks the experience will be easy enough to suffer through--she'll bake a few cakes with her grandma, spend a little time resting and being bored, and then be right back in action. Unfortunately for her, her grandparents have some different ideas. They put her to work--hard work too--and expect her to pull her own weight. Sweetly and innocently, her grandma also pushes Charlotte to see more of the groundskeeper's son. All of this seems like the setting of a sweet romantic comedy, but that's not exactly the case. Here's where the book changes course, only with a few slight warnings ahead of time. That Clubbing doesn't play its hand too soon is part of its wicked charm; it has a sly sense of humor running throughout and it doesn't mind teasing its readers with a slowly unfolding and widening plot. When one of the country club employees is found murdered (with ritual markings on her body suggesting a frightening connection to the occult). Charlotte begins looking into the circumstances that led up to the death, trying to determine the who and why behind it, and, in true mystery-thriller fashion, getting dangerously close to the monstrous truth. Charlotte is an extremely likable narrator, one who guides us through not only her own bizarre world (she shows up in the countryside in $300 Bette-noir stiletto heels) but that of her grandparents with aplomb. She even manages to finagle both worlds with a lot of style. It turns out that the goth stylings Charlotte aspires to has something in common with darker themes--except some people are really into the things that Charlotte only pretends to do. Clubbing utilizes some of the visual tricks of manga, but it's not completely in that vein. The artistic details are more nuanced and smooth. In that sense, it's a nice marriage of art styles just as much as it's a smooth blending of different storytelling genres. Old superstitions and legends mixed with a decidedly modern protagonist make for a clever combo, and it's filled with enough innocent yet still subversive fun to make it worth the trip. -- John Hogan
3.0 out of 5 stars
An interesting read with an unexpected conclusion,
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This review is from: Clubbing (Minx Books) (Paperback)
Lottie got in some trouble with the coppers and her parents shipped her off to her grandparents for the summer. There she has to adjust from being in the city, to the great open country. It's not as boring as she thought though. When a mysterious murder happens, Lottie knows that she can solve it. She may lose some sleep, but with some help she might be able to uncover the strange happenings at the golf course.
This was certainly an interesting read. Not what I was expecting at all. The ending was a bit over-the-top outrageous! Lottie was not a like-able character at all. I found myself wanting to cuff her over the head on more than one occasion. She was very into herself and her "goth-ness". Howard seemed like a swell guy though. I really hope that someday Andi Watson might come out with a sequel to this. There is a bit of an opening for another story at the end of Clubbing. It was an entertaining read and I recommend it to girls who love graphic novels. First Lines: "The girl there, gabbing on the Razr, the one who looks like a silent movie star wearing dissolution lip gloss? That's me." Favorite Line: "It's all very odd, very Clockwork Orange." Read more: [...]
1.0 out of 5 stars
Only worthwhile for the art.,
By nikitabot "nikitabot" (Albuquerque, NM United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Clubbing (Minx Books) (Paperback)
Pretentious, rich teenager Lottie is banished to the countryside after some wild underage antics in London. Lottie is a snotty character with no redeeming qualities and a ridiculous wardrobe. There is no character arc, just Lottie acting spoiled and/or superior. The only thing this graphic novel has going for it is the art and that is only mediocre. I realize the Minx imprint is geared towards teenagers but Clubbing is just boring.
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