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Empire State
Empire State: A Love Story (or Not) | Jason Shiga
9 posts | 13 read | 8 to read
Jimmy is a stereotypical geek who works at the library in Oakland, California, and is trapped in his own torpidity. Sara is his best friend, but she wants to get a life (translation: an apartment in Brooklyn and a publishing internship). When Sara moves to New York City, Jimmy is rattled. Then lonely. Then desperate. He screws up his courage, writes Sara a letter about his true feelings, and asks her to meet him at the top of the Empire State Building (a nod to their ongoing debate about Sleepless in Seattle). Jimmy's cross-country bus trip to Manhattan is as hapless and funny as Jimmy himself. When he arrives in the city he's thought of as "a festering hellhole," he's surprised by how exciting he finds New York, and how heartbreakinghe discovers Sara has a boyfriend! Jason Shiga's bold visual storytelling, sly pokes at popular culture, and subtle text work together seamlessly in Empire State, creating a quirky graphic novel comedy about the vagaries of love and friendship. Praise for Empire State: "He [Shiga] displays a wicked sense of comic timing." -Publishers Weekly "Empire State: A Love Story (Or Not) is funny, sweet, geeky and affecting, and definitely worth a read." -Wired.com "Shiga's illustrations . . . are unique and endearing, and his images of NYC are instantly recognizable." -am New York "If Woody Allen grew up in Oakland rather than Manhattan, he'd most likely see the world, and especially New York City, as Jason Shiga does in Empire State." -Big Think.com
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megnews
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I‘m off work til Jan 6 with very little planned except relaxing with some books. So I feel confident I can make 24 hours in 5 days. I‘m sure I‘ll read a bit more tonight but I‘ll fall asleep reading so I wanted to do a checkin for #24b42020.
Just finished this quick #hooplafind. Rather mundane but anything about visiting #NYC has some redeeming value!

Book 324 12/27/19

Andrew65 A good start. 👏👏👏 5y
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Clwojick
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Clwojick
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So pretty 😍😍😍😍

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Clwojick
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I can already tell I'm going to LOVE this one. The cover is so pretty. 😍

#graphicnovel

GPJ Getting a library card is on my to-do list! 7y
Clwojick @exploraborealis do it! Than I can show you those audiobook and graphic novel apps that hook up to your library account. 7y
Clwojick @exploraborealis p.s. I'll be in at 2pm so I can show you 7y
GPJ Yes! A library card is like a badge of honour! 📚 7y
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kuhkuhbird
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Odd little #graphicnovel #truth There's a point where you will fill like one, right?!

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WanderingBookaneer
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2.5⭐️ but still a "Pick." Does that make sense? Snapshots of Jimmy's life that go back and forth between the past and the present make up this Love Story (Or Not)

tournevis Isn't the word torpor? I have never seen the word torpidity. I don't think it's a word. I think. 8y
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WanderingBookaneer
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JSW Every dang day. 8y
TrishB Yep 8y
kspenmoll Oh yes!!! 8y
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OrangeMooseReads True! 🙌 8y
Kmmsellers All the time. 8y
christineandbooks Does that ever stop? I keep wondering if there is an age where I might stop feeling that way... 8y
PatienceFortitude I work with teenagers and seldom feel older than they are 8y
arlenefinnigan At the age of 36, I've accepted that you never feel 'ready' for adulthood. . 8y
Amandajoy I'm 35 & constantly feel like I fake being an adult. 8y
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Lauredhel
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#library haul!

MicheleinPhilly I really enjoyed Close Enough to Touch! 8y
Reecaspieces I enjoyed close enough as well! Very unique! 8y
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CynCruz23
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Heartbreakingly hilarious. Jason Shiga has captured those times (whether they be days, weeks, years) when you don't know what the hell you're doing in all its awkward glory. Wonderful illustration style esp. the empty spaces where a moment can just be felt and digested. 🌟 8/10

MrBook 😂👍🏻 Great pic. 8y
CynCruz23 @MrBook thanks! 👍 I had such a hard time choosing from all the other equally great moments 8y
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