<![CDATA[Good-bye, Chunky Rice]]>

false <![CDATA[Good-bye, Chunky Rice]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168878842m/37264.jpg 37264 6 This here be the first ever “graphical novel book” by Craig Thompson. It was winnning a Harvey Award, no less. It documentates the once upon a time in our fishing village town and a short turtle lad name of Chunky, last name Rice.<br><br>Mister Chunky Rice be living in the same rooming house likewise myself, only that boy be restless. Looking for something. And he puts hisself on my brother Chuck’s ship and boats out to sea to find it. Only he be departin’ from his bestest of all friends, his deer mouse, I mean, mouse deer chum Dandel.<br><br>Now why in a whirl would someone leave beyond a buddy? Just what be that turtle lad searchings for? I said you best read the book to find out. Merle said, “Doot doot.” 1931692 2002 Good-bye, Chunky Rice total:1271|5:414|4:459|3:304|2:82|1:12| 1271 4994 1592 186 5 2 false false Wed May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2002 Sat Nov 17 12:58:51 -0800 2007 Sat Nov 17 12:59:10 -0800 2007
Same thing here. This book manages to completely encapsulate that raw loss---of friends, of famil...more...]]> 5 2 false false Mon Apr 07 12:09:16 -0700 2008 Mon Apr 07 12:11:55 -0700 2008 4 1 false false Sat May 10 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat May 10 16:21:50 -0700 2008 Sat May 10 16:37:49 -0700 2008 After reading Craig Thompson's book, Blankets, I had to read Chunky Rice. I ran home and immediately dug in. Why am I reading about a mouse and a turtle? I put it down figuring I had adjust my expectations (note to self - be careful of Indiana Jones Crystal Skull)

A few days late...more...]]> 4 1 false false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Nov 02 23:51:00 -0700 2007 Sat Nov 10 21:59:30 -0800 2007 more...]]> 5 1 false false Tue Nov 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Sat Sep 08 00:17:33 -0700 2007 Sat Sep 08 00:21:50 -0700 2007 Blankets but in a different way. I'm interested in how Thompson deals with "disability," and this book addresses it in even more direct ways than Blankets. About a turtle improbably named Chunky Rice, who is perhaps even more improbably best friends with a mouse named Dandle. ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Oct 05 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sat Jan 17 09:18:37 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 18 11:07:59 -0800 2009
I had read Blankets and so was already a fan of Thompson's when I picked this volume up. More than anything, I would love to go back...more...]]> 5 1 false false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun Oct 14 06:33:59 -0700 2007 Sun Oct 14 06:36:36 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 1 false false Tue May 29 14:05:46 -0700 2007 Tue May 29 14:08:07 -0700 2007 Not as massive and compelling as "Blankets", but I prefer it, being a sucker I guess for the fantastic over the realistic. A beautifully affecting little parable about a turtle who goes to sea.

(For those who don't know, Craig Thompson is one of the new generation of ...more...]]> 4 1 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Tue May 15 21:10:10 -0700 2007 Tue May 15 21:11:43 -0700 2007 goodreads.commore...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Feb 27 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 27 09:23:27 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 28 11:18:16 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 2 false false Fri Mar 28 12:19:30 -0700 2008 Fri Mar 28 12:20:55 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Thu Jul 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 08 19:46:03 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 09 19:48:26 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Sep 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 03 19:04:02 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 10 12:40:49 -0700 2009
Raw. Heart wrenching. Beautiful.

With the recent departure of my very good friend for dental school, Thompson's words certainly hit home. A sorrowful love story illustrating the tired and true adage, "If you ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Aug 30 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Aug 22 21:41:41 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 31 15:08:24 -0700 2008
There are those that would first tout Alan Moore ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Aug 06 10:20:37 -0700 2007 Mon Aug 06 10:56:53 -0700 2007
The book itself reads seems somewhat like a fairy t...more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Jul 26 09:36:46 -0700 2007 Mon Jul 30 05:43:55 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Aug 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 13 17:06:08 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 13 17:27:13 -0700 2009 2 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2000 Thu May 21 05:14:34 -0700 2009 Thu May 21 05:19:38 -0700 2009
Marie is right that this book is sad, sad, sad, but the particular sadness on display here—how friends grow up and grow away—is well-captured and pretty moving. And while I admire the hell out of Blankets, this...more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Sep 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 05 17:37:49 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 29 15:34:49 -0700 2009
Thompson's drawings are amazing. When I first started reading Chunky Rice I was a little disappointed - it seemed so depressing. Actually, it continued to be depressing. But the way he overlapped character's memories with the act...more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Dec 23 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 23 20:35:22 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 23 20:37:55 -0800 2008
"Both funny and genuinely touching in turn, [it] is an affecting meditation upon friendship, loneliness and loss, all delivered with a real feel for the musicality of the comic strip form. This work sings and dances, and you could do a lot wor...more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=37264