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The Unwritten Vol. 1: Tommy Taylor and the Bogus Identity
The Unwritten Vol. 1: Tommy Taylor and the Bogus Identity | Mike Carey
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"A wish-I'd-thought-of-it premise, beautifully executed. Highly recommended for anyone who thinks that fantasy can do more than just help you escape the real world." -Brian K. Vaughan, Y: THE LAST MAN "Fascinating ... one of the brainiest and most interesting comics of the year."-WIRED Tom Taylor's life was screwed from the get go. His father created the Tommy Taylor fantasy series, boy-wizard novels with popularity on par with Harry Potter. The problem is Dad modeled the fictional epic so closely on Tom's real life that fans are constantly comparing him to his fictional counterpart, turning him into the lamest variety of Z-level celebrity. In the final novel, it's even implied that the fictional Tommy will cross over into the real world, giving delusional fans more excuses to harass Tom. When an enormous scandal reveals that Tom might really be a boy-wizard made flesh, Tom comes into contact with a very mysterious, very deadly group that's secretly kept tabs on him all his life. Now, to protect his own life and discover the truth behind his origins, Tom will travel the world, eventually finding himself at locations all featured on a very special map-one kept by the deadly group that charts places throughout world history where fictions have impacted and tangibly shaped reality, those stories ranging from famous literary works to folktales to pop culture. And in the process of figuring out what it all means, Tom will find himself having to figure out a huge conspiracy mystery that spans the entirety of the history of fiction. Collects issues #1-5 in this NEW YORK TIMES bestselling Vertigo series by Mike Carey (LUCIFER, X-MEN LEGACY and ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR) and Peter Gross (LUCIFER).
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booklover3258
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My review of this book can be found on my Youtube Vlog at:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-U8CPjsaSec

Enjoy!

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GatheringBooks
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#BiblioMAYnia Day 29: Think of Harry Potter in almost-biblical and cult-like proportions – and you have Tommy Taylor. There are a lot more brilliant asides in the graphic novel, as it does appear that there is a super secret society pulling all the strings, especially after Tom Taylor got #framed for murder in his father‘s villa in Switzerland. My review of this fascinating and brilliant graphic novel: https://wp.me/pDlzr-ggK

OriginalCyn620 Awesome! 4y
GrilledCheeseSamurai I love, love, love this series. ❤️ 4y
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SESchend
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Rereading the entire series in collections from beginning to end. While a few stumbles in places, THIS is the book to give to those who want a more adult & in-depth take on fantasy & metafictions after HarryPotter instead on The Magicians.

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balletbookworm
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Mehso-so

I‘ve had this in my home library for a while (thanks B2G3F DC sale at the store) but hadn‘t got around to reading it yet. But I needed a book for an SRC task and this fit the bill. And here we are.

It‘s fine. A bit too A.A. Milne-meets-Harry Potter plus horror comic pastiche for my taste. The idea is interesting though. I‘ll probably read the second volume at some point (since I already have it) and then decide whether to seek out the rest.

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LeticiaToraci
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This was different and intriguing. It has some violence and horror elements, but the story keeps you full of questions and turning the pages. Unfortunately you won't get many answers in Vol. 1

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GrilledCheeseSamurai
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11 volumes in total, The Unwritten comes just after Sandman as my all time favorite comic series. It is a reading journey that I highly recommend and I am curious if any of you #CBBR peeps are down with giving this a go?

If so, lemme know in the comments, as well as how fast (or slow) of a time commitment I should make the schedule. I was thinking 3 weeks a volume but am open to whatever works for everyone.

DGRachel I‘m game! Whatever schedule you pick, I can make work. 😊 6y
Ingerella Volume 1 is on Hoopla so I'm definitely game to start! 6y
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Eyelit One of my fave series! I‘m in for a readalong if it‘s your proposed schedule (or even adjusted either way I can probably make it work) 😃 6y
mcipher I‘m in, whatever schedule you like is good. I tend to devour graphic novels if i like them so they are fast reads for me. @Ingerella Thanks for the Hoopla tip!! 6y
ElishaLovesBooks I‘ll see if I can borrow it from a friend! It sounds interesting!! 6y
CareBear I would love to join! 6y
cobwebmoth I liked the first volume, so I would be interested in reading more. 6y
TK421 Sounds interesting. I'm in. 6y
Marmie7 I just put the first two volumes on hold. Ready whenever you are! 6y
ReadingRover Awesome! I put it on hold at the library. 6y
shendrix413 Oh I'm in! ❤️ ❤️ 6y
tjwill The premise looks great, but my library doesn‘t have it, and I don‘t think I can justify buying 11 volumes right now. I might have to sit it out for this run. 😔 6y
Eyelit Is this still happening? Did I miss anything? 6y
GrilledCheeseSamurai @Eyelit Yes! It is! You haven't missed anything. I kind of dropped the ball a bit. Life got in the way. I'm hoping to get details up on my days off coming this weekend for start date/etc... 👍 6y
Eyelit I totally understand life getting in the way! So glad I didn‘t miss out 😁 6y
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Kati15
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Thank you so much To Litsy for making me get this book outta of the library. It was so, so, so, so Good I absolutely loved and enjoyed it so much.

Full Review On Kati‘s Bookaholic Rambling Reviews: http://katisbookaholicramblingreviews.blogspot.com/2018/01/review-unwritten-vol-...

Ingerella I just borrowed this tonight from Hoopla! Your review is making me excited to read it! 7y
Kati15 @Ingerella I hope you enjoy it, it is a dark a bit gory and intense graphic novel. I absolutely love and enjoy it so much. 7y
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Erin7
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Finished The Sandman vol. 1 and it was amazing. Now onto book number two for @DeweysReadathon . Pretzels and a cup of tea for this next round.

Leniverse That's my next read for the readathon. Cheers from Wales. 🙌 7y
Erin7 I hope you like it. I enjoyed the artwork. Yuko Shimizu does really great cover art. And most of the story I enjoyed...it drags in parts though for me. 7y
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PolarIcee
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Decided to give this graphic novel a try. Interesting so far with some Harry Potter references.

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GatheringBooks
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Read these graphic novels years ago and borrowing them all again from the library for our #metareading theme until end of October.

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raeintheworld
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I'm trying to read more comics and magically stumbled upon this series at my library. It's about the son of a man who wrote a Harry Potter-esque series. The man disappeared and now the world of the book and real life are colliding. It's pretty awesome so far. I'm looking forward to Volume 2.

JazzFeathers That's a fantastic premise 😊 7y
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nanoauthor
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#bookhaul from a trip to the comic book store this weekend

Eyelit Love Unwritten! Wicked and Divine is good, as well. Hope you enjoy! 8y
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melrailey
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I'm a couple days behind on #Riotgrams so I'm going to do some quick catchups. I LOVE the comics above. I think they're perfect for book lovers. Go read them. #comics

Eyelit I love that series! 8y
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Librarianaut
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Just read volumes 1-3 in this series and like it very much. It's got a Books-of-Magic and Invisibles kind of feel to it. Better to be OK with a high snark and violence content, tho, or you might mistake it for trite and gratuitous. I am looking forward to the reading the next volumes in the series.

emtobiasz I like this series, but I wasn't sold until book 3. (And the violence can grate on me a bit.) 8y
Librarianaut @emtobiasz I agree about the violence- I think at least some of it is necessary to tell the story, but perhaps not all. I generally don't seek out violent stories, but sometimes they find me anyway 😆 8y
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CherylRainfield
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I LOVE The Unwritten by Mike Carey and Peter Gross! A literary boy hero come alive in our world. The magic and power of story and words, and layering in references to many classics. I think it will appeal to book lovers, and fans of Cornelia Funke's Inkheat and JK Rowling's Harry Potter. There was a bit of violence at the wnd that I found hard, but overall I loved it and can't wait to dive into other volumes. Highly recommended!

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djm001
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This volume is the tip of an iceberg. This series is filled with literary references, which I love. There's crazed fans over a book series, questioned identities, writers that seem to have the power to shape the world, and secret societies bent on controlling that power. Stories full of wonder!

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LaurenH
Mehso-so

I didn't like this as much as I was hoping to. Not sure what I was expecting, but it wasn't something this dark or violent. I don't mind dark and violent usually, and I think part of this was wrong book at wrong time. I'll probs try again and continue with this series but won't be rushing to do so.

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LaurenH
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Just starting 😊 reading comics is one of the few times I use bookmarks, can't bring myself to dog ear the art