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    <![CDATA[At 592 pages, Blankets may well be the single largest graphic novel ever published without being serialized first.     <p>Wrapped in the landscape of a blustery Wisconsin winter, Blankets explores the sibling rivalry of two brothers growing up in the isolated country, and the budding romance of two coming-of-age lovers. A tale of security and discovery, of playfulness and tragedy, of a fall from grace and the origins of faith.     <p>A profound and utterly beautiful work from Craig Thompson.</p></p>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[I think I was 22 when I first read Blankets. On that read-through, I could find no faults with the book- I thought it was simply wonderful. Upon rereading Blankets six years later, it's a little harder to issue unqualified praise. I still think the book is lovely; Thompson's artwork is truly great a...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/71929132">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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