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Scott McCloud is great with fiction or non.
I honestly was not expecting the melancholy, but I loved it.
I took this one a chapter at a time and enjoyed taking it slow. The art was very precise but still conveyed strong emotion. The dialogue was concise but still felt realistic.
I always enjoy artist‘s telling stories about artists and McCloud‘s surprised me with his take.
A beautiful piece for a casual reader or a graphic novel scholar.

This came recommended to me by my young co-manager at the bookstore. He told me to have tissues. Let‘s dive in!!!

I don't usually read graphic novels, but this one was recommended, so I picked it up to check it out. I really enjoyed it, and read it from beginning to end without setting it down.

This book was brilliant and beautiful.
A story to make you look at your life and appreciate what you have, it's about faith, love and how to enjoy your life one day at the time.

4/5 stars ⭐️

Currently reading.📖 The Sculptor.
I needed a change from novels. I heard great things about this one. I don't know what it's about but that's how I like going in a book. Not knowing nothing and let the story surprise me. 😀

Finished my 2nd read of the #7in7readathon. This graphic novel is gorgeous. The artwork is done mostly in shades of blue, black, and white. The story line was interesting and I finished it in one sitting. Blurbed by Neil Gaiman.

It did give me horrible anxiety though. Anxiety about death, money, relationships, and work. It contains a lot of heavy topics and I felt weighed down by them.

It was a perfect summer day so I decided to do the local sculpture tour and found a super cute book themed sculpture called the book peddler!

Even better the second time.

I'm honestly not sure about this one. The art was absolutely gorgeous and the story truly had potential, but the execution? Nope. The characters were maddening and, in my opinion, irresponsible to the point that they created the problems they spent the entire book complaining about. That's something that I can't handle. I wanted to like it; I wanted to love it, but it just wasn't for me.

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I have to take a break from Death Note to start reading this month's read for the Graphic Novel Group I'm in. I've heard wonderful things! #currentlyreading #graphicnovel

I have fully embraced the #library. It's helping me save a bit... not much 😉. I haven't quite gotten the ability to time my holds though... all different return dates. I've read two. #bookhaul #librarybookhaul

This book made me feel like dream of the 90s of living life for art and love was alive again. It's hopeful and maybe a little naive, but raw and sad.

Almost missed Day 2 of #FeistyFeb. This is my #Shadow cover.

My short review on this book, which I loved when I read it a year or so ago, copied over from GR: The price one artist is willing to pay in striving for "immortality". Beautiful, imaginative and heartbreaking.

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#TBT to what the #EclecticReaders were reading at this time last year! Have any of you read this graphic novel? You can listen to the #podcast episode on iTunes or at sunriserobot.net/eclecticreaders/11 and be on the lookout for our newest episode dropping on the 15th!

? "Troy and Abed in the Morning!" ? This was overall quite a serious graphic novel about the purpose of life, art and relationships but I did appreciate the random humourous details, too.

Great ink, graphics were stunning but I struggled with the cohesiveness of the plot. it wasn't there for me.

A failed artist makes a Faustian bargain: his life for the ability to sculpt anything with his bare hands. The catch: he will die in 200 days. Turns out, this power is less transformative than he expected. This is a story about the struggle to create, to be recognized, to leave a legacy. It is disquieting, powerful, sad.

Thanks to my beloved wife @JaimitaPR for the cool pic!

My #24in48 books. Currently reading #book5: The Sculptor ** Loved the #24in48 #readathon experience, especially with @JaimitaPR @gibblr and Rachel (who's waiting for the Android app!). Thanks @24in48 and @Litsy 💜💚💜

Got some new stuff at #DCZF16 today! I'm trying to read more graphic novels, so yay for more to read during #24in48

Wondering if I'll run into any online bookish friends IRL! I've never been, but it sounds interesting & I'm planning to stop by. It's "an annual celebration of independent publishing," and the website's dczinefest.wordpress.com (I chose The Sculptor bc it's the only graphic novel I've ever read ?)

Got my graphic novel and my body pillow. I'm all set for bedtime reading 🌙☺️😴

Just finished this so just digesting. Loved the art, liked the albeit well-worn plot, hated the characters! A GoodReads reviewer referred to David Smith's character as douchey --I think I agree. Thoughts?

The Sculptor was awesome! Blankets fans will love the art. If you like stories about man's quest to leave his stamp on the world, you'll love this.

I'm at my parents' for Passover this weekend, so...

Sneak pic of the fine graphic novel "The Sculptor," combined with our Seder table.

Happy Pesach!

Super duper fantastic visual storytelling and a thinky ending.