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published
September 1st 1994
by Raincoast Books
(first published 1993)
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1895714621
(isbn13: 9781895714623)
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Few books are more romantic than this trilogy, nor more surreal. Griffin Moss is a rather doleful, lonesome, gaunt, and haunted postcard designer in L…more
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recommends it for: lovers of fantasy, creative art
recommends it for: lovers of fantasy, creative art
The entire 3 book series of the Griffin and Sabine saga can now be purchased as a boxed set--and this has to be the most unique set of books I've read. It is magical realism combined with the art of collage in a totally unique way. Nick Bantock is an artist, so the illustrations are amazing. The books contain envelopes with mysterious letters inside that must be opened to figure out the puzzle of this strange, enchanting love story. The books must be read in order--GRIFFIN AND SABINE, SABINE'S N...more
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Read in March, 2009
A very interesting concept of letters, postcards and artwork to tell a story. Was intrigued after the first book, the 2nd one had me confused and of course I had to read the ending which still left me confused! I think I missed someting! Offbeat for sure.
Still not sure if the characters are real or if it is one person wishing for the type of relationship the correspondence alludes to. It's an old fashioned love story of star crossed lovers or not? Looking at the artwork and se...more
Still not sure if the characters are real or if it is one person wishing for the type of relationship the correspondence alludes to. It's an old fashioned love story of star crossed lovers or not? Looking at the artwork and se...more
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This book is written in a very unique way. There are letters and postcards in these three books and it makes you feel as if you are secretly reading another person's letters. Throughout the whole trilogy I was hoping Griffin and Sabine would finally meet and complete each others lives, but there is a twist. Neither of them can be with each other and nobody really knows why. In the end, I think they seem to find a way to be with each other. If that is true it's probably because their affection ...more
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Read in January, 2000
Oh my goodness. There's nothing, nothing like sitting down to experience these books for the first time. Griffin is an isolated artist, designing his own post cards, moving through his life in London with little joy or interest. His real life comes out in his cards which are strange, and totemic, and scary. Sabine is a mystery. Found on an island (that refuses to be mapped) by a zoologist, she's brought into the family and eventually becomes her father's illustrator. One day, while half-dreaming...more
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Read in April, 2007
recommends it for:
lovers of intrigue
It's like pulling teeth to get me to read a mystery . . . and I always love them when they're done, but it's that during part, the quickening heart beat, the curiosity just dangling in front of me, that really makes me cringe at the thought of even picking one up. But this book held a special sort of curious place in my mind; I'd been forbidden to read it since I was a child, in fear it would get ruined because you actually get to pull letters out of envelopes and unfold them to read what appear...more
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Read in May, 2008
recommends it for:
people who don't mind missing their train stop.
It's not often that in this day and age a book can transport you out of your everyday world. Griffin and Sabine is literary teleportation.
A really beautiful art book, and a unique and tangible way of showing narrative. The books themselves are the postcards and letters between the characters. Actually opening an envelope stuck to a page and reading the letter gives this story a real intensity. I got the feeling that I was really eavesdropping onto these conversations.
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A really beautiful art book, and a unique and tangible way of showing narrative. The books themselves are the postcards and letters between the characters. Actually opening an envelope stuck to a page and reading the letter gives this story a real intensity. I got the feeling that I was really eavesdropping onto these conversations.
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One of my favorites! My uncle gave it to me years ago (maybe high school). The entire trilogy is written in "real" postcards and letters with beautiful artwork. It's a love story/mystery that kept me flipping pages, opening letters, and reading postcards until the very end. I found it to be a touching and beautiful read.
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Read in March, 2009
These books are so cool. They follow the relationship of two people in letters, but unlike a normal epistolary book, it is comprised of artistic postcards and letters that can be pulled out of painted envelopes. It is just as much a quirky story as it is a book filled with great art.
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Read in January, 2004
I re-read this every other year or so, and re-learn how much I like it. I catch something new each time. The art work is phenomenal and it just hits the spot for the part of me who is a die-hard romantic for print correspondence.
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Read in June, 1995
I remember receiving this book as a gift as a young girl. Pulling the letters out of their envelopes and reading these private letters was almost a magical experience for me. I'd recommend it to anyone!
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Read in May, 2007
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Amelie Poulain and the kid from The Perks of Being a Wallflower.
I think I would have become fantastically obsessed with these books if I had read them at the age of 12. Instead, I read them at the age of 21, ate up the story and wanted to start a mysterious correspondence with someone on the other side of the world. The series is as much an art piece as a narrative. You get to interact with it by unfolding hand-written letters with a voyeuristic thrill and follow this desperate romance to its odd conclusion. All epistolary fiction should be published this wa...more
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Read in October, 2009
These 3 books were a bit odd but each one left you hanging at the end so you had to pick up the next one. Even the last one left your wondering what was next so I hope to read the next 3!
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Read in January, 1994
Loved the artwork and the story. Watch out for the language in these books. They are not for children and should not be displayed in the children's section of a library or a bookstore.
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Read in January, 1998
Griffin and Sabine may well have been a series of books that I happened to encounter at the right time of my life. Though the number of times I have re-read them speaks to their ability to hold up over time. This is not just an epistolary tale, this book is a tactile experience, in which the reader has the voyeuristic thrill of removing someone else's mail from its envelope and reading it. The story tracks the correspondence between Griffin, a London artist, and Sabine, who he has never met, ...more
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I only read Griffin and Sabine. I read it out loud to Jim on our drive to the conference. We were both intrigued and were left with wanting more.
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Read in February, 2004
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Kate, Diane Rehmrecommends it for: everyone who is evena little remantic
I can't add to the review here. I loved the format and the idea that formed this romance into actual letters. an extraordinary correspondence.
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I love the way this story is presented...it's creative, interesting and makes me want to know what happens long after the last page.
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It's kind of hard to describe Bantock's work. Fantasy artsy? You just have to read him yourself. I love his work, personally.
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This was a really interesting set of books. I'd originally bought them for my mother and ended up really enjoying them.
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Wow if you have not read this, you need to for it's beauty, art and romance...breathtaking!
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