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Today Is the Last Day of the Rest of Your Life Paperback – June 15, 2013

by Ulli Lust (Author), Kim Thompson (Translator)

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"A youthful-looking 40-something now living in Berlin, Ulli Lust claims to have learned ‘more on the streets than in the books’… varying the rhythm and framing of her panels, populating them with her subtly stylized characters, she provides an unvarnished vision of male-female relations in which violence, drugs and sex perform a diabolical dance. And even though there are flashes of humor, this relentless story remains focused on the frustration of men and the pain of women."
― Le Monde

"A testament not only to how boldly Lust traveled, but also how far she's come as an artist."
― PRI

"Lust takes readers inside her experiences, letting them feel how high hopes can devolve into raw survival."
― Noel Murray, The A.V. Club

"...[A] sprawling, meditative graphic novel... [that] ripples with exuberance: [Lust] convincingly evokes her teenage feelings of fury and joy, and the small details of the way she experienced unfamiliar places for the first time."
― Douglas Wolk, The New York Times

"There is a rejection of the organization of the world, from organized faith to organized crime. It is about the pursuit of nihilism as a route to integrity. Ulli Lust has the intelligence to look at her life and make a book of it."
― Eddie Campbell, (From Hell, Alec)

"Great cartooning."
― Kevin Huizenga, (Ganges, Gloriana)

"Told with great confidence and uncomfortable frankness across a sprawling 450 pages, it is a coming-of-age narrative that inevitably places itself in the tradition of German travel literature, perhaps unwittingly joining the company of such august figures as Goethe and Hesse."
― Matthias Wivel, The Metabunker

About the Author

Ulli Lust was born in 1967 in Vienna, Austria. She lives and works in Berlin, Germany.

Kim Thompson (1956-2013) was born in Copenhagen, Denmark. He was the co-publisher of Fantagraphics Books and a champion of alternative and global comics. He lived in Seattle, WA, with his wife, Lynn, and their dog.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Fantagraphics; First Edition (June 15, 2013)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 464 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 160699557X
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1606995570
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 16 years and up
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.48 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.8 x 1.5 x 9.1 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #1,354,844 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #690 in Fantagraphics Comics & Graphic Novels
- #1,534 in Historical & Biographical Fiction Graphic Novels
- #1,928 in Literary Graphic Novels (Books)

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jamielovesbob

It's a comic and it's VERY graphic, not sure it's for everyone

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 24, 2013

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It was on NPR's list of best comics but I honestly didn't read the title, just the preview and was shocked when a very large paperback book arrived and the story was a comic! (*graphic novel). I read the entire thing in 2 sittings and still don't know what I think. It was O.K. for me, the illustrations were hard to derive the storyline, the story was kind of interesting but not really. I do appreciate the fact it was creative and like nothing else I've ever read (which is why I read it) but can't recommend it to friends unless they want something totally unique and have lots of time on their hands and are reading in their pool like I was!!!

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osopanda

I can't express how much I love this book - I read it one sitting until ...

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 23, 2015

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I was stalking Amazon waiting for the reprint of this as used copies started going for $50 and higher (I checked it out from the library originally). I can't express how much I love this book - I read it one sitting until 2 AM. There are few things I love more than well-written stories of women going on ill-advised misadventures.

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Excellent

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 22, 2015

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This is one of the best comics I've read in years -- it's gorgeously drawn, perfectly paced, and heartrending. The comic expresses the emotional and psychological response to sexual assault like few other books I've read. It can be painful to read, but it's important, too.

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Five Stars

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 15, 2016

love this book

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 7, 2016

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Compelling reading. Highly memorable.

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Michael 'De Smurführer' Thomsen

Pretty much a perfect book

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 4, 2013

Marjane Satrapi's autobiographical The Complete Persepolis sort of became an international publishing event, and that means that there have been lots a slightly similar autobiographical graphic novels published both in the US and in Europe... so many that it's almost become a dominant modern comics genre. Many of them have not quite been as good as Persepolis. Some have been stunning artistic achievements - for example brilliant books like Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic and Epileptic , but they've also been perhaps a little bit dry compared with the compulsively readable (and often very funny) "Persepolis".

This book feels like the real thing - it's the the book people can search out if they enjoyed "Persepolis". It's got a charismatic rebellous 'punky' female main character not too far removed from Marjane in "Persepolis". It's set in the 80s, and it's got an international outlook. In some ways I think it may even be a better book than "Persepolis". "Persepolis" had flawed minimal art in the early chapters and a few self-indulgent scenes that were mostly fixed in the brilliant movie version. Ulli Lust's book, on the other hand, just feels perfect. The writing and the vivid recollections are astonishing. And the art is loose and almost sketchy, but I wouldn't change a line. It just feels so right and perfect.

It's a great book for mature readers, and probably also for some older teenagers, although conservative US parents would probably have nightmares about their little 'kids' reading the decadent European truths about life found in this book. Things get dark, this is a young girl trying to survive on her own in an often hostile country.

(Considering the title of this book, "Today Is The Last Day of The Rest Of Your Life", it was a little bit unsettling that I later found out I started reading it the day before its influental translator and publisher Kim Thompson died of cancer. This must have been one of the last books he worked on. He was one of the most brilliant people working behind the scenes in the comics world. R.I.P. Kim ... I never knew him, but he sure influenced my reading-habits)

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R. Stein

The kind of book that reminds me why I read comics!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 19, 2013

Finished this incredible page turner last night. Over the years I've developed a love for autobiographical graphic novels and this one was knocked out of the park. When the artist was 16 in Austria, she got into the punk scene and met some chick and they decided to illegally cross the border into Italy with no money in their pocket. It's just a wonderful, street level view of 80's Italy. As horrible as it sounds, it was fascinating to see how Italians treat women, especially in Palermo. Apparently they expect their women to have honor, so when a woman says no...that's expected. But no doesn't mean no in Italy. She ends up in a Villa owned by the son of the head of mafia in Palermo and barely escapes with her life. There's drugs, sex and incredible portrayals of the beauty of Italy by a woman I've never heard of but will certainly be keeping an eye out for. The book may seem a little expensive but when you consider it's the size of a phone book, it's worth twice the price. Highly recommended to anyone even slightly interested in the subject matter. Loved it.

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Michael 'De Smurführer' Thomsen

Pretty much a perfect book

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on July 4, 2013

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Marjane Satrapi's autobiographical Persepolis sort of became an international publishing event, and that means that there have been lots a slightly similar autobiographical graphic novels published both in the US and in Europe... so many that it's almost become a dominant modern comics genre. Many of them have not quite been as good as Persepolis. Some have been stunning artistic achievements - for example brilliant books like Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic and Epileptic , but they've also been perhaps a little bit dry compared with the compulsively readable (and often very funny) "Persepolis".

This book feels like the real thing - it's the the book people can search out if they enjoyed "Persepolis". It's got a charismatic rebellous 'punky' female main character not too far removed from Marjane in "Persepolis". It's set in the 80s, and it's got an international outlook. In some ways I think it may even be a better book than "Persepolis". "Persepolis" had flawed minimal art in the early chapters and a few self-indulgent scenes that were mostly fixed in the brilliant movie version. Ulli Lust's book, on the other hand, just feels perfect. The writing and the vivid recollections are astonishing. And the art is loose and almost sketchy, but I wouldn't change a line. It just feels so right and perfect.

It's a great book for mature readers, and probably also for some older teenagers, although conservative US parents would probably have nightmares about their little 'kids' reading the decadent European truths about life found in this book. Things get dark, this is a young girl trying to survive on her own in an often hostile country.

(Considering the title of this book, "Today Is The Last Day of The Rest Of Your Life", it was a little bit unsettling that I later found out I started reading it the day before its influental translator and publisher Kim Thompson died of cancer. This must have been one of the last books he worked on. He was one of the most brilliant people working behind the scenes in the comics world. R.I.P. Kim ... I never knew him, but he sure influenced my reading-habits)

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Five Stars

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on July 2, 2014

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beautiful, funny, interesting.

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Five Stars

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on July 27, 2018

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Love it!! The story, the characters, the capacity of the author to picture a time, ... Just terrific!

Asterios

No es un must have

Reviewed in Spain 🇪🇸 on November 15, 2020

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Ni la narrativa ni el dibujo me parecen gran cosa. Todo el mundo lo recomienda y a mí no ha conseguido atraparme.

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fakinasjol

Wonderful account of a turbulent life

Reviewed in Spain 🇪🇸 on July 31, 2014

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This book is presented as an autobiographical account of a troubled life plagued by unusual choices. An alternative lifestyle to say the least, with some adventure, danger, and plain misery at times.

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