false 3321961 3 Mysterious and utterly mesmerizing, this graphic-novel-within-a-novel pairs the extraordinary prose of David Almond with the visual genius of Dave McKean. Blue Baker is writing a story — not all that stuff about wizards and fairies and happily ever after — a real story, about blood and guts and adventures, because that's what life's really like. At least it is for Blue, since his dad died and Hopper, the town bully, started knocking him and the other kids around. But Blue's story has a life of its own — weird and wild and magic and dark — and when the savage pays a nighttime visit to Hopper, Blue starts to wonder where he ends and his creation begins. 1911053 14 10 2008 The Savage total:163|5:33|4:69|3:44|2:14|1:3| 163 604 268 72 3321961 076363932X 9780763639327 157 70 3.71 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3321961.The_Savage 4 1 true Sun Nov 30 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 30 17:43:03 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 30 17:48:37 -0800 2008 My Dad's A Birdman in that gross generalization). Dave McKean for his own part is a fan of creating adult centered ...more...]]> 3321961 076363932X 9780763639327 157 70 3.71 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3321961.The_Savage 4 1 false Sun Jul 06 09:36:32 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 08 13:49:50 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3321961 076363932X 9780763639327 157 70 3.71 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3321961.The_Savage 4 1 false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 28 05:45:36 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 28 05:47:29 -0800 2008 3321961 076363932X 9780763639327 157 70 3.71 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3321961.The_Savage 5 0 false Mon Jan 19 02:08:22 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 19 02:13:07 -0800 2009
This is a strange combination of picture book and novel for older readers that is unsettling at best. A young boy's fantasy, the story and the illustrations are both filled with raw emotions that border on frightening and reflects the main char...more...]]> 3321961 076363932X 9780763639327 157 70 3.71 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3321961.The_Savage 5 0 false Thu Dec 11 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 11 13:16:11 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 11 13:16:23 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3321961 076363932X 9780763639327 157 70 3.71 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3321961.The_Savage 2 0 false Thu Jul 02 16:29:47 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 02 16:36:06 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3321961 076363932X 9780763639327 157 70 3.71 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3321961.The_Savage 4 0 false Sun May 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun May 17 11:54:11 -0700 2009 Mon May 18 11:29:04 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3321961 076363932X 9780763639327 157 70 3.71 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3321961.The_Savage 3 0 false Tue Sep 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 11 16:39:52 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 11 16:47:47 -0700 2009
Something surprising and fantastical happens towards the e...more...]]> 3321961 076363932X 9780763639327 157 70 3.71 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3321961.The_Savage 4 0 false Sat Sep 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 05 15:25:48 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 05 15:43:42 -0700 2009
The savage appears one day in a story writt...more...]]> 3321961 076363932X 9780763639327 157 70 3.71 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3321961.The_Savage 5 0 false Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 08 16:38:56 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 08 18:14:10 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3321961 076363932X 9780763639327 157 70 3.71 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3321961.The_Savage 4 0 false Fri Jul 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 12 14:14:57 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 12 14:22:14 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3321961 076363932X 9780763639327 157 70 3.71 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3321961.The_Savage 5 0 false Wed Dec 17 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 17 18:48:24 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 17 22:17:31 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3321961 076363932X 9780763639327 157 70 3.71 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3321961.The_Savage 4 0 false Thu Jan 22 08:03:47 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 28 09:31:08 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3321961 076363932X 9780763639327 157 70 3.71 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3321961.The_Savage 4 0 false Mon May 11 02:18:32 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 06 21:43:34 -0700 2009
The Savage is a really fascinating novel. Dave McKean's art fits perfectly with David Almond's storytelling, and melds together to create a delightfully weird short story. It's hard to say this is a "graphic novel"; it felt more like a short story with pictures to m...more...]]> 3321961 076363932X 9780763639327 157 70 3.71 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3321961.The_Savage 4 0 false Fri Jan 09 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 09 14:05:52 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 09 14:13:23 -0800 2009 1 more...]]> 3321961 076363932X 9780763639327 157 70 3.71 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3321961.The_Savage 5 0 false Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Nov 19 09:54:25 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 23 14:47:53 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3321961 076363932X 9780763639327 157 70 3.71 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3321961.The_Savage 3 0 false Fri May 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri May 22 04:44:08 -0700 2009 Fri May 22 04:48:07 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3321961 076363932X 9780763639327 157 70 3.71 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3321961.The_Savage 4 0 false Sun Jun 21 15:35:35 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 21 15:45:03 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3321961 076363932X 9780763639327 157 70 3.71 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3321961.The_Savage 3 0 false Mon Oct 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 30 07:50:35 -0700 2009 Sun Nov 01 13:31:03 -0800 2009
The Dave McKean art work was emotive and had been woven well with the words to communicate the story.

A young boy, Blue, starts writing ta...more...]]> 3321961 076363932X 9780763639327 157 70 3.71 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3321961.The_Savage 3 0 false Tue May 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jan 15 18:21:00 -0800 2009 Sat Jun 06 09:47:18 -0700 2009 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=3321961