Blankets

[DaisyDeadhead]

... is an amazing graphic novel that many of you here would love.

http://www.amazon.com/Blankets-Craig-Tho...1891830430

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blankets_(comics)

"Craig is the main character, who is depicted from childhood to a young adulthood. Craig struggles with his Christianity, and with his belief that the Christianity that he has been surrounded with his whole life is not what he believes it should be. At a Baptist Christian winter camp he meets a girl from a similar background named Raina who becomes his first love."

A fabulously-sincere narrative, wonderful art, and a great love story make this simple comic/graphic novel something that largely defies description.

Great great stuff. Highly recommended.

(Has anyone else read it?)

[kat127]

(09-21-2011 05:52 PM)DaisyDeadhead Wrote:  ... is an amazing graphic novel that many of you here would love.

http://www.amazon.com/Blankets-Craig-Tho...1891830430

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blankets_(comics)

"Craig is the main character, who is depicted from childhood to a young adulthood. Craig struggles with his Christianity, and with his belief that the Christianity that he has been surrounded with his whole life is not what he believes it should be. At a Baptist Christian winter camp he meets a girl from a similar background named Raina who becomes his first love."

A fabulously-sincere narrative, wonderful art, and a great love story make this simple comic/graphic novel something that largely defies description.

Great great stuff. Highly recommended.

(Has anyone else read it?)

Thank you Daisy! Just finished DEVOURING it. Brilliant. Highly recommend it! Unforgettable, beautiful, a perfect reading experience. I could blabber about it all day long. Read it for yourselves - you'll see what I mean!

[DaisyDeadhead]

(10-05-2011 06:31 AM)kat127 Wrote:  Thank you Daisy! Just finished DEVOURING it. Brilliant. Highly recommend it! Unforgettable, beautiful, a perfect reading experience. I could blabber about it all day long. Read it for yourselves - you'll see what I mean!

So glad you liked it! I think Thompson is just a genius, straight up. I love the art work so much, too.

I gave this to a young friend leaving BJU and she went crazy, told everybody, and notably, would *not* give my book back! I knew it must really strike a nerve, so I am glad I was right!

Everybody go read it!

[kat127]

(10-05-2011 09:35 AM)DaisyDeadhead Wrote:  

(10-05-2011 06:31 AM)kat127 Wrote:  Thank you Daisy! Just finished DEVOURING it. Brilliant. Highly recommend it! Unforgettable, beautiful, a perfect reading experience. I could blabber about it all day long. Read it for yourselves - you'll see what I mean!

So glad you liked it! I think Thompson is just a genius, straight up. I love the art work so much, too.

I gave this to a young friend leaving BJU and she went crazy, told everybody, and notably, would *not* give my book back! I knew it must really strike a nerve, so I am glad I was right!

Everybody go read it!

He just came out with another big book - HABIBI. It's getting great reviews already. Can't wait to get my hands on it! http://www.amazon.com/Habibi-Craig-Thomp...747&sr=8-1

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[DaisyDeadhead]

Bumping this because a new edition of BLANKETS has come out!

I assure you all: you will like it as much as kat did. This is YOUR story!!!

Commercial for Craig Thompson, over and out.

[DaisyDeadhead]

Bumping again! This book is so terrific, it should have won the Nobel prize or something.

This is YOUR STORY! Check it out!!!!

Some images from the book I found online... I hope to convey to all of you how great it really is:



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[Discovering Life]

I've had this book sitting on my Amazon wish list for a while, time to upgrade it to the shopping cart :-)

[DaisyDeadhead]

You'll love it!! Its really a work of art. The narrative is amazingly honest.

[Discovering Life]

Hurray! Blankets arrived today, didn't expect it to be quite so big 400+ pages . . . and I've already read it cover to cover. Wow, amazing art work-check, scarily accurate portrayal of how fundamental/ultra conservative evangelical doctrines are interpreted by kids-check, a bittersweet love/coming of age story-check, the pain and loss at discovering how messed up the religion you where taught is-check, the struggle and eventual peace that comes from finding your own path-check. Again, seriously amazing art work. So many little details that rang true to my own fundy childhood/young adult experiences.

If anyone else would like to read it send me a PM, seriously, it's that good (and media mail is fairly inexpensive).