false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175552224m/528071.jpg 76579 7 <div>Adrian Tomine&#8217;s cult comix series<i> Optic Nerve</i> is finally collected into one sharp-looking hardcover volume. Described as the Raymond Carver of comix, Tomine constructs tales of emotional disconnection with an ear for painfully real dialogue. Combined with his deft black and white depictions of urbane lifestyles, Tomine&#8217;s fans have often accused him of eavesdropping in on their most intimate moments and, with forensic skill, laying their lives bare. The conflicts between emotional gratification, narcissistic neediness and moral discernment mark the title story in which a socially crippled man nurses an obsessive crush on a young woman. He watches close up, paralyzed by his guilt, as her beauty catches the eye of his neighbor: a hip, selfish young man with a short attention span. One of <i>Optic Nerve</i>&#8217;s most popular stories, `Hawaiian Getaway,` features Hilary, telephone service rep who is having the worst week of her life. She lost her job, her apartment, and her grandmother. Close to the edge, she is losing her grip. Reaching out to random strangers on the phone, Hilary is looking for someone to help her. In "Alter Ego" a successful young author has writer`s block. He can`t, or won`t, decide between another ghostwriting gig and finishing his second &#8216;real&#8217; novel. He stalls on committing to his novel and his girlfriend when a chance postcard leads him to flirt with fantasies of changing the past. Finally, "Bomb Scare" documents the early unease of his generation by setting this coming-of-age story during the tense months of the Gulf War, the event that ushered in the 1990s. <br></div> 74090 2002 Summer Blonde total:1104|5:307|4:491|3:240|2:51|1:15| 1104 4336 1382 93 76579 1896597572 9781896597577 1008 85 3.93 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170895467m/76579.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/76579.Summer_Blonde 2 1 false Sat Aug 30 02:34:52 -0700 2008 Sat Aug 30 03:34:54 -0700 2008 more...]]> 76579 1896597572 9781896597577 1008 85 3.93 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170895467m/76579.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/76579.Summer_Blonde 5 1 false Tue May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun May 13 21:50:42 -0700 2007 Sun May 13 21:58:28 -0700 2007 more...]]> 76579 1896597572 9781896597577 1008 85 3.93 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170895467m/76579.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/76579.Summer_Blonde 4 0 false Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Feb 09 18:04:46 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 09 18:04:46 -0800 2009 more...]]> 76579 1896597572 9781896597577 1008 85 3.93 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170895467m/76579.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/76579.Summer_Blonde 3 0 false Sat Dec 20 02:19:02 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 20 02:19:16 -0800 2008 more...]]> 76579 1896597572 9781896597577 1008 85 3.93 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170895467m/76579.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/76579.Summer_Blonde 5 0 false Mon Aug 03 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 03 21:05:09 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 05 21:58:51 -0700 2009 more...]]> 76579 1896597572 9781896597577 1008 85 3.93 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170895467m/76579.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/76579.Summer_Blonde 2 1 false Tue Jun 30 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 30 21:00:48 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 30 21:10:22 -0700 2009 more...]]> 76579 1896597572 9781896597577 1008 85 3.93 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170895467m/76579.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/76579.Summer_Blonde 5 0 false Tue Jun 02 09:10:17 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 02 14:07:27 -0700 2009 more...]]> 76579 1896597572 9781896597577 1008 85 3.93 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170895467m/76579.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/76579.Summer_Blonde 2 2 false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Jul 21 11:07:18 -0700 2007 Mon Jan 14 08:09:57 -0800 2008 76579 1896597572 9781896597577 1008 85 3.93 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170895467m/76579.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/76579.Summer_Blonde 5 0 false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 02 12:43:48 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 02 12:55:25 -0700 2009 more...]]> 76579 1896597572 9781896597577 1008 85 3.93 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170895467m/76579.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/76579.Summer_Blonde 5 1 false Mon Sep 15 13:41:28 -0700 2008 Sun Mar 08 23:10:14 -0700 2009 76579 1896597572 9781896597577 1008 85 3.93 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170895467m/76579.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/76579.Summer_Blonde 5 1 false Sat Jul 21 04:55:35 -0700 2007 Sat Jul 21 04:56:16 -0700 2007 76579 1896597572 9781896597577 1008 85 3.93 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170895467m/76579.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/76579.Summer_Blonde 5 0 false Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 07 19:55:50 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 07 20:09:05 -0700 2008 more...]]> 76579 1896597572 9781896597577 1008 85 3.93 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170895467m/76579.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/76579.Summer_Blonde 4 0 false Fri Apr 11 15:29:34 -0700 2008 Fri Apr 11 15:29:46 -0700 2008 more...]]> 76579 1896597572 9781896597577 1008 85 3.93 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170895467m/76579.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/76579.Summer_Blonde 4 0 false Fri Apr 18 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Mar 31 10:35:40 -0700 2008 Sat Apr 19 13:29:50 -0700 2008 Summer Blonde in the "catching-up" dimension of my 52 books in 52 weeks challenge after going to my favourite comic book shop and being stared at incredulously at the shrugging motion I made when the clerk asked me if I had ever read some Adrian Tomine. He immediately...more...]]> 528071 1896597491 9781896597492 90 8 3.93 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175552224m/528071.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/528071.Summer_Blonde 2 0 false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun Aug 26 16:53:57 -0700 2007 Sun Aug 26 17:26:41 -0700 2007 Adrian Tomine's comicbook Optic Nerve. The common theme to all the stories are sad lonely people trying to make a connection with others. Whether it is a high school loser grown up to be a successful writer flirting with a high school girl; a sui...more...]]> 76579 1896597572 9781896597577 1008 85 3.93 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170895467m/76579.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/76579.Summer_Blonde 3 0 false Wed Feb 04 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 03 19:56:37 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 04 20:03:27 -0800 2009 more...]]> 76579 1896597572 9781896597577 1008 85 3.93 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170895467m/76579.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/76579.Summer_Blonde 3 0 false Sat May 02 07:17:53 -0700 2009 Sat May 02 07:25:05 -0700 2009 more...]]> 76579 1896597572 9781896597577 1008 85 3.93 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170895467m/76579.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/76579.Summer_Blonde 5 0 false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 10 21:09:48 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 10 21:13:42 -0800 2009
Tomine's graphic novel Summer Blonde is composed of four short stories, each of which focus on a male-female relationship dynamic, even if no actual relationship exists. At the center of each story is lonliness, which is stretched out and expanded to fill the panels; Tomi...more...]]> 76579 1896597572 9781896597577 1008 85 3.93 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170895467m/76579.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/76579.Summer_Blonde 4 0 false Sat Jul 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 17 22:03:58 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 17 22:08:09 -0700 2009 Summer Blonde is the real deal. The characters who haunt these stories are over-educated and under-inspired, confused about their place in life, and desperate to find a lifeline. The odd relationships in all of the...more...]]> 76579 1896597572 9781896597577 1008 85 3.93 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170895467m/76579.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/76579.Summer_Blonde 3 0 false Thu May 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 09 08:10:53 -0700 2009 Mon May 18 08:43:30 -0700 2009 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=528071