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2 | [[caption-width-right:200: Of all the seasons, [[ManicPixieDreamGirl Gwen]], likes Fall the best... ]] |
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4 | ->'''Evan''': You're like a politician of the fucked-up, you know that?\ |
5 | '''Gwen''': I know. Isn't it adorable?'' |
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7 | ''12 Reasons Why I Love Her'' is a graphic novel by writer Jamie S. Rich and artist Joelle Jones, published in 2006 by Creator/OniPress. |
8 | It falls into the RomanticComedy genre, with some Drama sprinkles here and there, telling a casual BoyMeetsGirl story, through non-linear narrative. In essence, we follow Gwen, ''The Girl'', and Evan, ''The Boy'', through the ups and downs of their romantic life. |
9 | The book consists of 12 individual chapters, each of which shows the couple in a different point in their relationship, while also providing a song to accompany it, with the sole exception being the, song-less, Prologue-mini-chapter. |
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11 | !! ''The songs'': |
12 | * Chapter I: ''Let Me Kiss You'', by Music/NancySinatra. |
13 | * Chapter II: ''Mysteries'', by Beth Gibbons & Rustin Mann. |
14 | * Chapter III: ''Love Comes Quickly (Blank & Jones Mix)'', by the Pet Shop Boys. |
15 | * Chapter IV: ''September Song'', by Bryan Ferry. |
16 | * Chapter V: ''A Boy And A Girl'', by The Trash Can Sinatras. |
17 | * Chapter VI: ''Can't Smile Without You'', by Menswear. |
18 | * Chapter VII: ''Goodnight'', by Music/BuffySainteMarie. |
19 | * Chapter VIII: ''We Are Monkeys'', by Travis. |
20 | * Chapter IX: ''A Certain Sadness'', by Astrud Gilberto. |
21 | * Chapter X: ''Spaceman'', by Belly. |
22 | * Chapter XI: ''When The Levee Breaks'', by A Perfect Circle. |
23 | * Chapter XII: ''Real Love (Acoustic)'', by John Lennon. |
24 | * The End: ''12 Reasons Why I Love Her'', by My Life Story. |
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27 | !! ''12 Reasons Why I Love Her'' contains examples of: |
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29 | * AnachronicOrder: ''Obviously''. |
30 | * BoyMeetsGirl: [[spoiler:At a movie theater.]] |
31 | * CareBearStare: Gwen's glances have that effect on Evan. |
32 | * CoolTeacher: Evan, a very sensitive 8th grade English teacher. |
33 | * DestructiveRomance: Pretty much. |
34 | * FalseSoulmate: [[spoiler:By the looks of it...]] |
35 | * FalseStart: Their [[spoiler:first date]] is this. |
36 | * FidelityTest: [[spoiler:Ffreddie...]] |
37 | * ManicPixieDreamGirl: Gwen is this to Evan. [[spoiler:For the most part...]] |
38 | * RomanticComedy: Not ''always'', though. |
39 | * ScrewPolitenessImASenior: A not so sweet granny, verbally attacks Gwen and Evan, because she sees them [[spoiler:coming out of a movie theater showing ''Film/TheExorcist'']]. [[SarcasmMode In her defense]], [[ChristianityIsCatholic she was just trying to save their souls...]] |
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