Jimmy Corrigan, the Smartest Kid on Earth | 
panAs the note near the back explains, the author is obviously working out some issues about his own absent father. Not autobiographical, but it does share similarities with most graphic memoirs I've read, in that while I can see it as a cathartic experience for the writer, it doesn't feel as complete or useful an experience to the reader.
1/2
pickThis semi autobiography by artist Chris Ware is sad, beautiful, lonely and strangely engaging. The tale of a boy lost in life, echoed by the simultaneous story of his father as a boy the same age, Ware ruminates about the paths in life that we choose or are chosen for us. Laid out on a tight, rigid grid with a brilliant use of empty space and quiet, we are brought completely into Jimmy‘s world. Worth checking out!
pickReading this #graphicnovel was a unique experience. The story of 36-year-old Jimmy Corrigan meeting his father for the first time, the graphic novel also explores Jimmy's grandfather's abusive childhood. Full of both awkward and tragic moments, the story is sure to stick with readers. The book did start out slow, but once it picked up, I couldn't put it down. The frequent dream sequences reminded me a bit of "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty".
The depressing modern landscape of Jimmy Corrigan's Michigan: empty parking lots, fast food chains, shuttered businesses.
Meanwhile:
The sound of one lung filling with water
Drowned out by wave after wave of a million buzzing locusts
An invisible chorus
That only knows how to sing
panI've only ever read two graphic novels, both for university, and have enjoyed neither but the other one was 'Maus', so I think my issue is a discomfort with serious issues, in this case social anxiety and loneliness being portrayed in a form I by default associate with light more child-like lit? This was depressing af anyway. And the drawings are kind of creepy.
pickSuch a great graphic novel. This was recommended to me ages ago but I just finally got around to it. It wasn't the easiest to read, took me a few days, but so glad I took my time with it. I loved the illustrations and format of this one. A heartbreaking read but I loved it.
I love this panel, from this poignant,lovely meditation on parents and children.It captures waiting at a hospital so well.
Dang it! I forgot to post yesterday but here are some random favorites today. I would likely pick different ones tomorrow....#augustphotochallenge #alltimefavebooks
pickStay with it and it is so worth it. The pace is very slow at the start but this is used to great and devastating effect as it progresses
Get flashes of an expansive imagination, I just personally wish it hadn't been put in service to create this.
Similarly, art style goes from competent to extraordinary depending on whether the characters' life or fantasies are focused on, but that makes the majority of the visuals a bummer or off putting.
⚠️Racism, misogyny, child abuse 12mo