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In 'Body Music,' Love Is Sweet, Sexy And A Touch Sentimental

French graphic novelist Julie Maroh — author of Blue is the Warmest Color — is back with an earnestly sweet collection of vignettes about love, kept from being saccharine by her skill with faces.
'Body Music' by Julie Maroh

What a treat to see Julie Maroh once again writing about young love! It's hardly an unexplored topic, but the French artist has a knack for making it crackle. In her 2010 graphic novel , the emotions that sparked when the main characters locked eyes practically burned up the pages. That book was far from perfect, but it was easy to see why

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