false 38604679 414843 227350 1897299168 9781897299166 396 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256470143m/227350.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256470143s/227350.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/227350.Shortcomings 3.64 1901 Shortcomings, Adrian Tomine's first long-form graphic novel, is the story of Ben Tanaka, a confused, obsessive Japanese American male in his late twenties, and his cross-country search for contentment (or at least the perfect girl). Along the way, Tomine tackles modern culture, sexual mores, and racial politics with brutal honesty and lacerating, irreverent humor, while deftly bringing to life a cast of painfully real antihero characters. A frequent contributor to The New Yorker, Tomine has acquired a cultlike fan following and has earned status as one of the most widely acclaimed cartoonists of our time.</div><div>
Shortcomings was serialized in Tomine's iconic comic book series Optic Nerve and was excerpted in McSweeney's Quarterly Concern #13.</div></div>]]> 43554 3.82 5046 639 2007 4 0 false Tue Nov 25 05:33:38 -0800 2008 Tue Nov 25 05:33:38 -0800 2008