Monday, February 11, 2008

The Graphic Novels Challenge

Thanks to Susan I now have enough graphic novels to participate in the Graphic Novels Challenge.  I’m really excited about this challenge because I’ve really just started exploring this genre of novel and I’m finding that I really enjoy it.  They are great in that they aren’t difficult to read and a different reading experience.  Doing this challenge I’ll be introducing myself to six new authors which is always great.
So, without further adue here are the six graphic novels I’ll be reading for this challenge:
1. Epileptic by David B.
2. One! Hundred! Demons! by Lynda Barry
3. Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel
4. The Quitter by Harvey Pekar
5. Mail Order Bride by Mark Kalesniko
6. Louis Riel A Comic-strip Biography by Chester Brown
Yes, I know that many of these are biographical or have some biographical content in them (more than perhaps the average novel) but I’m really getting into the non-fiction as well so it’s a great combination.  Not only does this give me more to read this year (I’ll probably end up reading these rather quickly) but it should give me plenty to blog about.  Until the next book.
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Sunday Full of Books

Any lover of books would have loved yesterday. From the time I left my apartment until I arrived back latter that evening I had 15 books in my possession. Yes, okay I admit that I may have a problem it’s a compulsion but I will say I’d rather be addicted to buying books than smoking any day. It started when Kenneth let the members of Bookleaves (via facebook) about a book exchange in Itawan. After seeing that message I had to quickly contact my book buying partner in crime Susan (of Naked Without Books fame) to see if wanted to join me in the book exchange.

Before going to the book exchange we (Susan, my girlfriend and myself) met for lunch and lucky me Susan had brought some graphic novels. A wonderful collection of books that I cannot wait to get started on. The only problem with this genre was that they are quick reads and once one has been read you just want to devour the next.
Once we got the book exchange I was a little surprised to see how many books there actually were. That’s where I picked up my second largest stack of books. The books were of a wide range and thanks to one person we had a huge suitcase to sift through were I found two particular gems;
Ireland by Edward Rutherfurd
The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
but those two novels aren’t the only diamonds that I happened to find at the book exchange.
Then, because we didn’t have enough to read yet we made a little trip to What the Book the wonderful new and used bookstore in Itawan. There I picked up my final two books of the day;
I Am America (And So Can You) by Stephen Colbert
Epileptic by David B.
Now that yesterday has happened I have enough books to compete in the Graphic Novels Challenge hosed by Dewey. It should be a lot of fun to read the novels especially since I’ve really just begun to explore this particular genre of novel.
With all these books and so little time I should end this and delve into a good book.
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