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Archive for August, 2006


23
Aug

A Beautiful Memoir

Cockeyed: A Memoir
by Ryan Knighton
This is the best memoir I have read since J.R. Moeringer’s The Tender Bar. Knighton is a writer by profession and so this is just as much a beautifully crafted story as it is a story of a guy going blind. But even if it weren’t so masterfully written, […]


23
Aug

Night Fisher, by R. Kikuo Johnson

Night Fisher
by R. Kikuo Johnson
I had heard a lot of good buzz about this one and was really looking forward to it which perhaps set my expectations a bit high. The illustrations are beautiful and done in black and white. The Maui setting was fascinating for me having recently been there on vacation. […]


12
Aug

Vampire Loves, by Joann Sfar

Vampire Loves
by Joann Sfar
I reluctantly gave up on this one finally. It sat on the table and I’d read a few pages here and there and I think I got about halfway through and renewed it about five times from the library. I hate to give up on a book halfway through it […]


11
Aug

Excellent New Graphic Novel

Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
by Alison Bechdel
I read this one a few weeks ago and it took some time to sort of sink in and digest. Not sure why, some books just are like that for me. But this was a really brilliant graphic novel/memoir that sticks with you so you find yourself […]

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