Blurb from the WBN site:

When Derek Kirk Kim (The Eternal Smile) published his debut graphic novel back in 2003, it made an immediate stir. The story about a group of young people navigating adulthood and personal relationships is told with such sympathy and perception that the book was immediately hailed as an important new work.

Seven years later, it’s clear that Same Difference has won a place among the great literature of the last decade. It stands not only with Fun Home, Persepolis, and American Born Chinese as a lasting graphic novel, but with much of the best fiction of this young century. Derek’s distinctive voice as an author, coupled with his clear, crisp, expressive art has made this story a classic.

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Maybe it's because I bypassed the whole grunge thing: I thought this was ok, but I wasn't thrilled. I found a couple of the side characters (Irene, who is blind, and lovestruck Ben) more interesting than Simon and Nancy.

The edition I read (borrowed from the library) had a bit from the author explaining how the story developed, which I liked (especially the bit about Simon's nose).

This book will be released somewhere in Honolulu on April 23, 2014 for World Book Night - a special project designed to get books into the hands of people everywhere, especially people who don't normally read for entertainment.

(Normally each WBN giver has 20 copies of a single book to give away; I traded with some friends so I have a few of theirs also. Some copies of this book will be released at the Nuuanu YMCA.)

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This is hyphen8's 2014 WBN copy #2

Other copies of this book on my BookCrossing shelf:

WBN 2014 copy 1
WBN 2014 copy 3
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