false 3409425 1 From Brian Wood (Demo, DMZ, Northlanders) and Ryan Kelly (Lucifer, American Virgin) comes Local, a collection of twelve interconnected short stories. Crossing genres as it crosses the country, Local examines Megan McKeenan, a young woman who sets off from Portland, OR with nothing but a backpack and a bad case of wanderlust. Each emotional vignette is a self-contained story that represents one year in the life of this young vagabond as she struggles to find a place to call home, both physically and spiritually. 3449672 book 17 9 2008 Local total:344|5:142|4:127|3:60|2:12|1:3| 344 1425 542 80 3 1 false false Sun Oct 05 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Sep 28 12:02:54 -0700 2008 Sun Oct 05 19:23:58 -0700 2008 Local<i/> is twelve years in the life of a girl named Megan. Each chapter (issue) takes place in a new location a year after the last chapter took place. It’s similar to Demo, though I think Local is better written. Wood is pretty adept at portraying human beings in a reali...more...]]> 4 1 false false Sun Sep 21 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 23 17:43:12 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 23 17:50:40 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Mar 30 22:08:51 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 30 22:17:29 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Mar 07 07:05:48 -0800 2009 Sat Mar 07 07:06:13 -0800 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Thu Mar 05 13:49:04 -0800 2009 Thu Mar 05 14:05:24 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Dec 31 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 05 11:36:32 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 05 12:00:26 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 1 false false Sun Jul 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 20 07:35:38 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 20 07:51:49 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Jul 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 14 21:09:43 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 14 21:37:09 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Apr 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 25 07:19:06 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 25 15:57:45 -0700 2009 Local, and 12 years in the life of Megan McKeenan. Megan's got a serious case of wanderlust, and drifts to 12 cities in 12 years, setting down roots and ripping them back up. In the end, she faces the ghosts of people she left behind, and f...more...]]> 5 1 false false Sat Aug 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 07 10:22:24 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 15 09:25:21 -0700 2009
The main ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Feb 20 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 23 18:10:24 -0800 2009 Thu Mar 05 16:19:58 -0800 2009 Local features Megan, a chronic runaway on her journey through life, love, and the pursuit of happiness. She leaves home when she’s seventeen, and after living many different places she’s finally able to come ...more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Mar 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 06 17:07:14 -0800 2009 Fri Mar 20 11:29:35 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun May 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat May 09 00:49:27 -0700 2009 Sun May 10 00:44:24 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Feb 21 08:49:52 -0800 2009 Thu Mar 12 18:14:01 -0700 2009
I like to think I would have loved Local the same even if it didnâ€...more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Feb 06 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 06 08:50:50 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 09 18:29:45 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Sep 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 22 10:52:08 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 22 10:52:08 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Dec 23 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 23 01:42:30 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 23 01:48:49 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Aug 20 14:13:25 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 25 13:07:43 -0700 2009
It is well-written, and each page is captiva...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Jan 03 14:18:16 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 03 14:18:16 -0800 2009
I've never been much of...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Sep 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 12 07:39:00 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 12 07:43:48 -0700 2009 2 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=3409425