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Alone
Alone | Christophe Chabout
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Available in English for the first timethe internationally bestselling graphic novel and an Official Selection at Frances prestigious Angoulme Internaional Comics Festival by master illustrator-storyteller Chabout (Park Bench, Moby-Dick). On a tiny lighthouse island far from the rest of the world, a lonely hermit lives out his existence. Every week a supply boat leaves provisions, its occupants never meeting him, never asking the obvious questions: Who are you? Why do you hide? Why do you never leave? What is it like to be so alone? Years spent on a deserted rocka lifetime, reallywith imagination his sole companion has made the lighthouse keeper something more than alone, something else entirely. For him, what lies beyond the horizon might be...nothing. And so, why not stay put? But one day, as a new boatman starts asking the questions all others have avoided, a chain of events unfolds that will irrevocably upend the hermits solitary life.... Filled with stunning and richly executed black-and-white illustrations, Alone is Chabouts masterpiecean unforgettable tale where tenderness, despair, and humor intertwine to flawlessly portray how someone can be an everyman, and every man is someone. Translated from the French by Ivanka Hahnenberger.
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Ms.Story
Alone | Christophe Chabout
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I‘m still mulling over this one! So much to ponder. I‘m thinking parts of this could be fantastic in the secondary classroom too. BTW, what makes a ‘good‘ graphic novel?!

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ReadingEnvy
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Alone by Christophe Chabouté, translated from the French, is a graphic novel about difference and isolation. The man who lives alone in a lighthouse has lived there since birth, and the last 15 years of it completely alone. The images show the life around him and pieces of his daily life. I thought it was beautiful and I loved his dictionary ritual.

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andrew61
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#booked2019 i looked at this list i uncertain abt graphic novel category but in the library i was drawn to this bk + loved the storytelling and the skill of the drawings. A simple tale about a hermit on a lighthouse who uses his dictionary to imagine the meaning in words, a fisherman in a small gesture engages with him. Definitely a genre i will try again and a bk that defied my knee jerk ideas.
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Cinfhen 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 5y
BarbaraTheBibliophage Great review. That's the cool thing about book challenges. Sometimes we discover a genre we wouldn't have tried otherwise. 5y
batsy This sounds so good! 5y
Cathythoughts This does sound lovely ✨ 5y
Lindy This sounds great! I love his 5y
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DoonTheGoon
Alone | Christophe Chabout
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BOOM
Read this book.

Don't let the size of this graphic novel intimidate you - it is a quick and worthwhile read. Beautifully illustrated and very poignant... Well worth your time.

BookishTrish This pic reminds me of 6y
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BruceWalken
Alone | Christophe Chabout
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This is a gorgeously illustrated book which tells the tale of 2 sea haulers and a mysterious man in a light house. Told almost entirely without words (only the fishermen speak), but saying volumes it‘s a delicious delightful story. Some of the dictionary definition scenes with one of the characters are humorous and sometimes tragic all at the same time. The ending gives a sense of hope and it‘s well worth taking the time to read this.

LitsyGetsGraphic Brilliant story and gorgeous illustrations ❤️ 6y
BruceWalken Yeah was very sweet 😊 6y
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BruceWalken
Alone | Christophe Chabout
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Such a beautiful use of images in this book. Don‘t want to spoil it for anyone but it has a near wordless story,

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Iceangel9
Alone | Christophe Chabout
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OMG! This is such a beautiful book. Please read this!

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LukkiAnn
Alone | Christophe Chabout
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Double pick, 6 stars👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 this is powerful and dramatic graphic story about one man in solitude for 50+ years on a tiny island. He had only ONE (❗️)book and a little companion. It‘s about compassion, connection and second chances. The art is extraordinary and stunning. I am going to check out the author‘s second book as soon as it will be available at my library, and this book has a special place in my heart for sure ❤️❤️❤️

BooksAndChopsticks Great review 🤓 6y
Tamra Oh wow, I must check it out! 6y
LukkiAnn @BooksAndChopsticks thanks 🙏🏻 6y
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LukkiAnn @tamra let me know if you like it😉 6y
Eyelit I just read this last night - so good! I might have never come across it if you hadn‘t posted. So, thanks! 6y
LukkiAnn @Eyelit I am happy to hear it❤️❤️❤️❤️ 6y
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AmandaL
Alone | Christophe Chabout
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July stats: 25 total
12 comics/ graphic novels
4 audiobooks (3 by David Sedaris)
3 nonfiction
5 fiction
2 YA fiction

Eyelit 👏👏👏 7y
BekahB Awesome! I really need to catch up on The Wicked + The Divine. 7y
AmandaL @BekahB Thanks! I know, it took me forever to read volumes 2 through 4, after I read the first one. I think I ordered volume 5 too. 7y
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