The Ocean at the End of the Lane (Neil Gaiman)
I love Neil Gaiman’s writing. I love it. And The Ocean at the End of the Lane didn’t disappoint (which is impressive considering it’s his first novel in almost a decade). It was a really imaginative…
Category Archives: 2010’s
Summer Blonde (Adrian Tomine)
I read Adrian Tomine’s Shortcomings a few years ago and really enjoyed it, so when I saw Summer Blonde on the shelf at the local bookstore I couldn’t resist picking it up. This graphic narrative is actually…
Black Orchid (Neil Gaiman)
Black Orchid is an interesting comic. Gaiman’s storytelling and McKean’s artwork combine to make this compilation of the comics (a three-part series originally published in 1988 and 1989 that spins off of the original 1970s…
The Walking Dead, vol. 1-98 (Robert Kirkman)
I only recently started reading comic books again, and one of the first ones I picked up was Robert Kirkman’s series The Walking Dead, published by Image Comics. While I read each comic individually, I figured…
Wonder Woman, vol. 2: Guts (Brian Azzarello)
The second run in DC Comics’ “New 52” of the Wonder Woman series, Guts was another great read. Just as compelling and interesting as the first, just as nicely illustrated, and just as much of a…
Wonder Woman, vol. 1: Blood (Brian Azzarello)
I read the first run of DC Comics’ “New 52” version of Wonder Woman…and I’m hooked now. The illustrations are really nicely done (perfectly suited to one of my preferred styles) and the storyline is…
Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (Mindy Kaling)
Mindy Kaling’s book Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (and other concerns) is a great summer read. It’s funny, it’s cute, and it’s broken up into convenient bite-sized morsels. How do I talk about a book…
Darth Vader and Son (Jeffrey Brown)
Darth Vader and Son is a fun and imaginative spinoff of the Star Wars characters — most especially Darth Vader and Luke Skywalker (although several others make appearances in the book). It’s a cute little book that…
magnetic refrain (Nicky Sa-eun Schildkraut)
Nicky Sa-eun Schildkraut’s collection magneticrefrain is at once beautiful, lyrical, haunting, and disturbing — a combination of qualities that make it, to me, a very worthwhile read. Throughout the collection, several recurring images (folkloric figures,…
Where’d You Go, Bernadette (Maria Semple)
A friend of a friend recommended this book, and I’m so glad she did! What a fun and playful read Maria Semple’s novel turned out to be! Part of the joy of this book is…