What a beautiful book Blankets by Craig Thompson turned out to be! I’ve read his first graphic novel, Good-Bye Chunky Rice and liked it so I was expecting I would like Blankets too but I didn’t expect so much complexity in the story. I should have known better.
The cover of Blankets calls it an illustrated [...]
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Blankets
Posted in Books, Graphic Novels, Reviews on February 2, 2010 | 14 Comments »
The Sandman: The Doll’s House
Posted in Books, Graphic Novels, Reviews on October 28, 2009 | 6 Comments »
I am really glad I heeded all the comments to stick with the Sandman stories. I just finished Sandman: The Doll’s House last night and enjoyed it very much. These stories had much more subtlety, felt more cohesive and did some interesting character building. I liked the art a lot better too, though I was [...]
The Invention of Hugo Cabret
Posted in Books, Graphic Novels, Reviews on September 20, 2009 | 6 Comments »
Because Grad was so enthusiastic in a recent comment about the graphic novel The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick, and because I was feeling in the mood to indulge a whim, I requested it from the library. It arrived pretty fast and then I read the book pretty fast. It was great!
I was [...]
Death: The High Cost of Living
Posted in Books, Challenges, Graphic Novels, Reviews on September 14, 2009 | 12 Comments »
Sandman: Preludes and Nocturnes was not as spectacular as I had hoped, but with all the positive feedback from those who have read further through the series than the first one, I have requested the second volume from the library. It will be a little wait though before I get a turn sometime at the [...]
Sandman: Preludes and Nocturnes
Posted in Books, Challenges, Graphic Novels, Reviews on September 8, 2009 | 16 Comments »
I’ve been wanting to read Sandman: Preludes and Nocturnes for ages because I like Neil Gaiman, because I like to make forays into the world of graphic novels from time to time, and because I wanted to see what all the fuss was about. My expectations were high and Sandman didn’t quite deliver. I found [...]
Usagi Yojimbo
Posted in Books, Challenges, Graphic Novels, Reviews on January 7, 2008 | 17 Comments »
Monday, back to work after my week’s vacation. So hard to want to get out of bed this morning. And what a Monday it was too. The best things about today? I got to come home. I got to read Murakami at lunch. I am loving Hard-Boiled Wonderland. My Barnes and Noble order arrived on [...]
Alias the Cat
Posted in Books, Graphic Novels on November 27, 2007 | 12 Comments »
Graphic novels are not my regular reading material but I like to read one now and then because I find them to be a very different experience. If you would like a really different experience, read Alias the Cat by Kim Deitch. I decided to read this one because it has a cat in it [...]
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