Vintage Vlog: A Taste of Chlorine

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How do you follow sharing one of your favourite books ever? Well, by sharing another one obviously. Things get graphic again this week with a beautiful tale that hides multitudes beneath its calm surface. Boy meets girl in a swimming pool and whilst not much is said, their body language speaks volumes. A perfect graphic novel in my humble opinion so I hope you like the sound of it too.

A Taste of Chlorine

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'Every once in a while, a graphic novel comes along that warrants the kind of attention more typically bestowed upon the likes of the Booker shortlist. Bastien Vivès's A Taste of Chlorine is one such book.' Independent on Sunday

A teenage boy suffering from curvature of the spine begins swimming every week at the local pool, at the repeated request of his chiropractor. In the interior and echoing world of the swimming pool, surrounded by anonymous bodies and in between lengths, he becomes acquainted with a girl who agrees to give him pointers on his poor technique.

It is the start of a tentative friendship, one that exists only in the water, every Wednesday; a friendship made up of touches, gestures and shared silences more than conversation. As their relationship develops, the boy's need for the girl grows, until the pool becomes for him a place freighted with expectancy and longing. One day, she mouths a message underwater - but what could it mean?

Chlorine is an intimate and evocative work, revealing in simple yet beautifully-drawn and coloured panels an extraordinary world. With it, Bastien Vivès confirms his place as one of the most original and promising young writers of today.


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