I’m always in the market for a new graphic novel, so when I was browsing at my local library Monica Gallagher’s Part-Time Princesses jumped out at me. I was intrigued. Look, I am a proud feminist and all, but I love pink, and I unapologetically enjoy me some Disney Princesses. I like Cinderella, because she’s plucky and kind and resourceful. I love Belle, because she’s bookish and ambitious. And I definitely adore Mulan, because she’s loyal and brave and willing to stand for family honor, […]
Understanding the white rural poor (to an extent)
2016 was a gut-punch of a year. I won’t go into the details, because you’ve all been there, too. But suffice it to say that the spectre of Donald Trump (to paraphrase from Karl Marx) hangs over 2017. I’ve heard a lot about the rural poor white populations who voted him into power, and the need to understand the poor rural white people. In fact, people have been comparing J.D. Vance’s Hillbilly Elegy to Ta-Nehisi Coates’ Between the World and Me as a powerful memoir […]
Finishing CBR on a triple cannonball and a great graphic novel.
This is it! My last review of 2016. I wanted to at least get a triple Cannonball, if I couldn’t repeat my quadruple from 2015, and I wanted to end on a strong note. Thankfully, this review achieves both of these goals. I don’t mind when graphic novels about superheroes are dark and serious. But sometimes, you just want to have a little fun. You want to smile and laugh and enjoy some goofy hijinks. When I had heard raves for Noelle Stevenson’s Lumberjanes, I […]
Lucy Knisley and I both like food. Nothing wrong with that.
Besides reading and discussing books, one of the great pleasures in my life is food. I love to cook, and I love to eat. Particularly if surrounded by a bunch of people I love in a warm, cozy environment discussing a variety of interesting topics. So you might say that Lucy Knisley’s food-oriented memoir was bound to tickle my palate. Read my full review for full details. Also, I offer up recommendations for good vegetarian recipes, if you need them.
Maus: The Second Act
You need to have read Volume 1 of Maus before you read Volume 2, so this is not something you can skip around on. You need the context and background of the first volume, because Spiegelman takes a leap in time, assuming you have already read the first volume. That said, let’s jump right into Volume 2. You can find the full review on my blog. I also include a reflection as a reader in 2016.
Maus: The First Act
I’d heard of the Maus graphic novels several years ago and read the first volume in a gallop. So I decided, after being gifted both volumes from my sister a few birthdays back, that it was time to read both volumes this year. I was not prepared for the sobering similarities between 1930s Nazi-occupied Poland and 2016 America, but that’s what makes art so crucial in general, and stories like Vladek Spiegelman’s in particular. Read my full review to find out what’s so important. Better […]
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