Blankets by Craig Thompson Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Blankets
Book Review: Beautiful, touching, over way too fast
Summary: 5 Stars
Just an excellent comic all around. Good art, good story, good for all ages 15 and up.
Craig uses a very simple style to tell a very deep story, a story about teenage love, loss, and growing up. I think the simple style helps in some ways, because it allows us to inject our own dreams and memories into the comic. In some ways it reminds me of Maus, which used a very simple style to tell a deeper story. I actually prefer it to Maus, but I think the nature of the story is quite different.
The only qualm I had about this book was that it was over way too quickly, being a 500 page book, it can be read in about two hours. If you liked Jimmy Corrigan, Maus and bittersweet true life stories, check this one out.
Book Review: Best Graphic Novel Ever. Period.
Summary: 5 Stars
When my boyfriend got me this novel from a comic convention, I was intimidated by the size. I didn't want to read it for the longest time. Not wanting to hurt his feelings, I picked it up one day and thought that I would start with one page. The first page was all it took to suck me in to finish it within 3 days. It is utterly beautiful and moving. The illustrations are gorgeous. I decided to send one to my friend in Singapore for her birthday and she read it in a day! Makes a wonderful gift.Book Review: Best book ever made
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought this book tonight and stayed up until 2 am reading it. It rocks so much. I love it and I love Craig Thompson. Beautiful style.Book Review: Between the Blankets
Summary: 5 Stars
With strong works by such writers as Neil Gaiman and Alan Moore, comics are becoming more and more accepted in the reams of literature. However, for me, the books that really move me are the ones that are based more in reality. That is why I enjoy such graphic novels as Alex Robinson's Box Office Poison, Ed Brubaker's A Complete Lowlife, and Andi Watson's Breakfast After Noon. Blankets is an extraordinary addition to these books. This graphic novel deals with everything from childrens' stunted growth and development by zealot religious parents, the bangs of first love, the pain of seperation from the said love, and many other tidbits of mundane, but essential parts of people's lives. It is a wonderful book.Book Review: Beutifully Illustrated Novel With Characters You Relate To
Summary: 5 Stars
When you first get this book you're a little intimidated. It comes in at over 500 pages and looks huge, but by the end, you wish there were another 500. It's that damn good.
Adolescence is something we can all relate to on a human level. We all go through it and have our horror stories to tell. Love, Lust, Questions and so much more are dealt with in this "graphic" novel and it is done so perfectly I am truly surprised anyone was able to give this anything lower than 4 stars.
Buy this book. Even if you don't read graphic novels, buy this book. It's that good.