Blame This on the Boogie
06 November 2018Synopsis
The true story of how Hollywood musicals got one person through school, depression, and the challenges of parenthood
Inspired by the visual richness and cinematic structure of the Hollywood musical, Blame This on the Boogie chronicles the adventures of a Filipino American girl born in the decade of disco who escapes life’s hardships and mundanity through the genre’s feel-good song-and-dance numbers....
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06 November 2018
9781770463189Reviews
"Blame This on the Boogie is a freeform immersion via the Great American Songbook into memory, motherhood, Filipino culture, Pittsburgh, and Dancing With the Stars fan-fiction, told with delirious hand-made energy and big-hearted charm."—Daniel Clowes
"Blame This on the Boogie draws us in with effortless grace and weaves a sweetly compelling story of assimilation, ambition, and a 1980s childhood shaped by 'Solid Gold,' Duran Duran videos, and Fred Astaire. Rina's gift for expressing her love of dance and her love for her family brings something new and refreshing to graphic memoirs that I want more of!"—Mimi Pond
"Ayuyang’s visuals are wonderfully musical, lilting across the pages with energy and movement... Readers will be swept off their feet by this irresistible bildungsroman."—Publishers Weekly Starred Review
"A 70s disco movie in graphic-novel form."—Chicago Reader, Most Anticipated Books of 2018
"[Ayuyang's] art is absolutely gorgeous."—Bookriot
"Rendered entirely with colored pencils, Ayuyang’s art is full of vibrant vitality."—The AV Club
"With bright, vivacious colors that echo the very films she loves, Ayuyang draws in readers as she struggles to deal with conflicts and worries both personal and universal."—Paste Magazine
