false 76575 5 <div>Collecting the first four issues of Adrian Tomine's acclaimed comic series optic nerve, this book offers sixteen concise, haunting tales of modern life. The characters here appear to be well-adjusted on the surface, but Tomine takes us deeper into their lives, subtly examining their struggle to connect with friends and lovers. <br></div> 74085 1997 Sleepwalk and Other Stories total:662|5:205|4:301|3:128|2:21|1:7| 662 2662 814 65 5 0 false false Sat Oct 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 07 16:10:33 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 17 13:27:53 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 1 false false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sat Nov 03 09:47:08 -0700 2007 Sat Nov 03 09:47:31 -0700 2007 3 1 false false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Aug 17 10:44:42 -0700 2007 Fri Aug 17 11:07:49 -0700 2007
I have to give credit to Jeremy Estes for lending me this book of illustrated vignettes, and to turning me on to "co...more...]]> 4 1 false false Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 30 16:59:37 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 30 17:00:24 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Jul 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 03 20:01:10 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 26 22:02:52 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 1 0 false false Sat Feb 21 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 21 14:41:55 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 21 14:43:43 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Jul 13 15:10:53 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 13 15:25:40 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Dec 01 02:57:49 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 01 03:16:26 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Fri Oct 02 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 11 21:00:16 -0700 2009 Sun Nov 08 11:32:24 -0800 2009 Does all of Tomine's stories end in hopelessness and/or give you a bittersweet feeling?

Drop: Tomine paid close attention lighting in this story. Being that there is only one source o...more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Feb 13 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Dec 06 22:43:12 -0800 2008 Sun Feb 15 15:50:10 -0800 2009 One of my favorite quotes from the book:

From the story Fourth of July:

"I wasn't sure what to say, but I knew I didn't want her to apologize. I shrugged my shoulders nonchalantly, to let her know it wasn't a big deal.

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