A graphic novel for the twenty-first-century featuring tales of tortured souls and tormented passion—brilliantly etched in words and striking...
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Sep 27, 2011
Sara
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Every now and again I think I should upgrade my reading and read something more adult oriented. Koren Shadmi's In The Flesh seemed to be something of interest and the themes of the graphic novel were more adult in nature. I have to admit that many adult oriented books disappoint me. I'm not talking erotic here, I'm talking about books that cater to those over the age of 18. You will note that I read a fair amount of YA and juvenile literature. It's not because I am incapable of reading at an adu
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Jul 28, 2011
This book was boring, unoriginal, and pretty much just recited every sexist didactic trope about sex you can think of. Ooh look its a woman who is decapitated... for no particular purpose. Some people are wearing bags on their head - oh what an original way of representing that we don't always show our true faces! Or you know, not. The story about the girl who was clearly molested by her grandfather was really fucked -- blame the victim, how original!
Some of this just seemed melodramatic for More...
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Jul 21, 2010
Sabra
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Glimpses of sexy, bizarre fetish-oriented vignettes make the "meat" of In the Flesh.
In Grandpa Minolta, a girl sunboils in a backyard as her grandpa summons her with his one good eye's attention; he wiggles his eager fingers, she sits on his lap, then *click; years later she visits again and pokes his stiff, bloated belly to make it pop--photos, negatives of her lips, her chest, her legs, burst all over the carpet of a deceased man who only blinked occasionally.
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In Grandpa Minolta, a girl sunboils in a backyard as her grandpa summons her with his one good eye's attention; he wiggles his eager fingers, she sits on his lap, then *click; years later she visits again and pokes his stiff, bloated belly to make it pop--photos, negatives of her lips, her chest, her legs, burst all over the carpet of a deceased man who only blinked occasionally.
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Mar 30, 2009
Loyd
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In the Flesh is a tough one to review. I waffled between two- and three-stars, largely because of the elegance of the artwork, which is fluid and expressive, and is what persuaded me to pick up the book in the first place. But then we get to the stories.
I had read the entire book before I realized the author was a man. The book centers on women, their fears and unique point of view about motherhood, sexuality, the physical verses the intellectual, etc. But the same themes when consi More...
I had read the entire book before I realized the author was a man. The book centers on women, their fears and unique point of view about motherhood, sexuality, the physical verses the intellectual, etc. But the same themes when consi More...
Jul 10, 2010
Brad
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"Nightmarish" is the word on the back cover that best describes this. A haunting collection of sometimes perverse fantastical love stories. There are several images, like the headless girlfriend or the last page in "Grandpa Minolta," that stick with you. It reminds me a bit of Demo, only the stories are much shorter, and always end terribly for the dude involved.
There are some duds, but on occasion, the storytelling of the comics is innovative, especially the story " More...
There are some duds, but on occasion, the storytelling of the comics is innovative, especially the story " More...
Aug 24, 2009
Nicole
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Fantastic book! I really like this one (hence the five stars). It's elegantly dark, surrealistic stories are beautifully drawn and will haunt you long after you put the book down. Short stories, lasting effect. I was particularly a fan of "Grandpa Minolta" which tells the story of a young girl who discovers her creepy grandfather (who has a camera instead of a head) has been taking questionable photographs of her all during her growing up. It's a definite recommendation for any
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Jul 19, 2009
Alex
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An acceptable collection of short stories told as comics. There are some points in the collection that are really good; for the most part, the stories are pretty meh. There's really way too much sex in the stories for my taste, in general. But they're well drawn and he does interesting things with the way he tells his stories.
Mar 30, 2010
TJ
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Indy graphic novel that really would make more sense if you've dropped some acid and are either manic depressive and/or a sex addict.
Stories were pathetic, average at best. The art is the only thing thing that made this a 2 star, instead of a 1 star.
My advice, there are better ways to spend an hour.
Stories were pathetic, average at best. The art is the only thing thing that made this a 2 star, instead of a 1 star.
My advice, there are better ways to spend an hour.
Mar 09, 2009
sweet pea
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this keen book is filled with odd stories chronicling odd relationships. gazing grandpas, radioactive girlfriends, plushy love. rather than chronicle people on the fringes of society, Shadmi creates quirky situations and watches how the characters deal with them. often humorous, usually weird, the art draws you along - even through the stories that are so-so.
May 04, 2009
Sonic
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Excellent book of short vignettes about relationships told in a surreal way with a succinct and mature handling of the graphic medium. In fact one is left convinced that surrealism is the best way to communicate on many levels stories of human relationships. The drawing is superb, and though the stories are short, one feels the weight of their depth, as each section is a full and complete story that is quickly and easily assimilated. Superb!
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Nov 30, 2009
Raina
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Shadmi is twisted in a whole new way. I really like his depth. Each illustrated short story explores intimacy in a new way. I'm not sure any further explanation would give it justice.
Feb 03, 2011
Nebula
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Pretty good. Another friend who read this said it's a rip off of Black Hole, which I haven't read. I liked it - I did think some of the stories were really good, but I sometimes felt like they ended with the predictable ending instead of something creative and innovative. I did like the art a lot (that's why I bought it), and I thought some of the concepts were, to me, very original. But the conclusion sometimes felt lacking for some of them, or just unsatisfying. There were a few really ama
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Jul 03, 2009
Abby
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Weird, dream-like comics about sex and obsession. Some are creepy, some are heartbreaking. Some will hit way too close to home. All will haunt you long after you close the book.
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Jul 29, 2009
Wally
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Good collection of short stories that use the medium really well. A lot of surrealism here, some of it dark.
Jul 14, 2009
matt
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Such terrific drawing! And some very memorable and disturbing imagery - but in the end, the stories felt incoherent, a little rushed, and unresolved.
Jun 01, 2009
Jim
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depessing. sad. well done, but don't know why you would want to read the stories
May 19, 2009
Teri
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Hard to believe that this one ever got published! Glad I'm not the mind behind this one!
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