tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7069484.post2014697501508786396..comments2009-11-13T02:12:59.955ZNymethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16092495983972185943untuneric@gmail.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7069484.post-70696434486378587562009-11-13T02:12:59.955Z2009-11-13T02:12:59.955ZNothing that is compared to John Cheever is going to be happy. <br /><br />I&#39;d been reading a number of his short stories but I couldn&#39;t take it any more. I&#39;m suspecting that this isn&#39;t quite my style either!<br /><br />I like the art though. I really do like the art in comics!Rebecca Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06062252252301802298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7069484.post-66081604640880378972009-11-09T08:44:44.319Z2009-11-09T08:44:44.319ZKathy, you definitely do!<br /><br />Lena: This was really just random browsing...I guess I should thank whoever orders comics for my town&#39;s tiny indie bookshop :P And so true about the balance between words and art in graphic novels. That&#39;s one of the things Understanding Comics explores (a book I highly recommend).<br /><br />Kelly, I hope it does!<br /><br />The Literary Stew: Those two are great, and there&#39;s plenty more where they came from :D<br /><br />Jen: I wonder too :/<br /><br />Naida: I loved them as well. Simple, but so expressive.Nymethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16092495983972185943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7069484.post-38842298480876918422009-11-07T14:26:03.501Z2009-11-07T14:26:03.501ZThis does sound interesting.<br />Great illustrations.<br /><a href="http://thebookworm07.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">http://thebookworm07.blogspot.com/</a>naidahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10217390642323530030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7069484.post-1367916500259569132009-11-05T16:42:47.183Z2009-11-05T16:42:47.183ZI wonder just how many escape artist&#39;s stunts have gone wrong since there seems to be so many stories about it...<br /><br />Love the illustrations.Ladytink_534http://www.blogger.com/profile/14317480621483829078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7069484.post-19890542008665436932009-11-05T00:13:08.949Z2009-11-05T00:13:08.949ZThat sounds interesting! It&#39;s fun to read a graphic novel once in a while. I really enjoyed Persepolis and Maus.The Literary Stewhttp://theliterarystew.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7069484.post-76048244506849917052009-11-04T20:27:45.436Z2009-11-04T20:27:45.436ZThis looks really good! I will have to see if my library has it...Kailanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11136262232046813471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7069484.post-9569841005439590562009-11-04T19:36:06.630Z2009-11-04T19:36:06.630ZI&#39;m also curious about where you find such great graphic novel recommendations. I find that even true book lovers have a hard time recommending past Watchmen. <br /><br />The minimalist art of this is beautiful. I think part of what makes graphic novels so appealing to me is that the photos do tell a story, without having words present, if done correctly. A new way of reading.saveopheliahttp://saveophelia.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7069484.post-62837261732641648162009-11-04T19:03:26.302Z2009-11-04T19:03:26.302ZThis looks like one I&#39;d enjoy. I need to spend more time in the graphic novels section of our bookstore.bermudaonionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10726401178972099557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7069484.post-91482919024289041152009-11-04T18:59:59.453Z2009-11-04T18:59:59.453ZDebi, I&#39;m going over to read it in a minute, but even before I do I know for sure it DOES NOT SUCK &gt;:(<br /><br />Sandy: There should be one again next year! I&#39;m very happy to hear you&#39;re giving the medium a try :D<br /><br />Vivienne: Isn&#39;t it annoying? Worse still when it&#39;s the night before, lol. And yay for reading more graphic novels :D Chris and I are planing a little something too...not a challenge, but you&#39;ll see :P<br /><br />Amanda: It&#39;s not violence or anything, but it shows the darker, rougher side of life, you know? And it&#39;s just SO sad :(<br /><br />Jenny: The one and only independent bookstore in my town is right across the street from the museum where I&#39;ve just started working...a dangerous, dangerous thing :P They&#39;re small, but whoever is responsible for the comics section has excellent taste!<br /><br />Bella: If you ever want a list of suggestions, just let me know!<br /><br />Aarti, you should! There&#39;s so much great stuff out there :)Nymethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16092495983972185943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7069484.post-80294523657538718212009-11-04T16:52:18.179Z2009-11-04T16:52:18.179ZWow, I&#39;d never even look in the comics/graphic novels section if not for you! Maybe I should make more of an effort to go there and check out all these books you discuss :-)Aartihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02354873119188597611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7069484.post-15026498243522264092009-11-04T15:41:47.611Z2009-11-04T15:41:47.611ZOh this looks good. I don&#39;t read many comics as I never know where to start, but this looks like one to add to my list.Bellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11083503866826492108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7069484.post-10308446010563190932009-11-04T14:36:08.145Z2009-11-04T14:36:08.145ZI have begun to suspect that your bookstores&#39; comic sections are better than mine. We have hardly any standalone graphic novels, and I rarely just pick up something off the shelf to read.<br /><br />Jealous. (But glad you enjoyed it!)Jennyhttp://jennysbooks.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7069484.post-41989009551966707432009-11-04T13:00:52.164Z2009-11-04T13:00:52.164ZI think it&#39;s great you and Debi posted this the same day...<br /><br />I have to admit, this one doesn&#39;t look like my type of book. The art doesn&#39;t seem like I&#39;d like it, and anything that could be described as gritty probably isn&#39;t for me. :) Ah well.Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07026099426503180472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7069484.post-41396235230528361792009-11-04T12:03:22.658Z2009-11-04T12:03:22.658ZI keep doing that too Nymeth. You only have to put one detail wrong and it publishes it.<br />I am having a feeling of deja vu. I just read about this over at Debi&#39;s blog. It looks fantastic. I need to join a graphic challenge next year,so I can get into read more of them.Viviennehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07156013023056026525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7069484.post-31797335970454778732009-11-04T11:14:47.342Z2009-11-04T11:14:47.342ZI do that probably once a month. No worries, like Debi I&#39;m glad you posted it by mistake. I love the art...even without words there is so much said. I have never read a graphic novel in my life, but I&#39;m keeping a nice list of good ones, just in case somebody comes up with a challenge!Sandy Nawrothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00564390728106776030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7069484.post-36602465157496453122009-11-04T11:07:31.256Z2009-11-04T11:07:31.256ZYou know what...I&#39;m so glad you posted this today!!! I just posted my review today, too...but honestly, it sucked. I even mentioned that you would likely be posting a review of this shortly, so then people could get a much better idea of what a wonderful book this is. :D *rushes to go add link to your wonderful review*Debihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15429881953804634592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7069484.post-42816739600267252022009-11-04T09:16:55.477Z2009-11-04T09:16:55.477ZUm, I meant to schedule this, not publish it now. Ah well :P *waves and runs off to work*Nymethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16092495983972185943noreply@blogger.com