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Kate.
Feb 09, 2012 rated it liked it
More tits and ass than a night on The Block! Without all the risk of waking up in an alley off Baltimore Street with your pants unbottoned and a needle in your arm.

There is something so satisfying about reading an epic that is also a graphic novel. You can just flip through the pages like Matt Damon in Good Will Hunting. I am a veritable genius! (And, by the way, genius is exactly what it takes to get this book through the library reservation system. It is a hot item. I think the homeless dudes
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Robin
Feb 07, 2012 rated it liked it
I have shied away from graphic novels. I had heard that they are an art form unto themselves, but out of some sort of snobbery or ignorance I had not given them a try lately. So thanks to Genevieve for assigning this one to our book club! It is good enough that it has inspired me to seek out more. After I read about 100 books on my to-read list, but still….

Craig Thompson’s use of imagery is so poetic -- he understands the potential of the graphic novel. He is adept at expressing mood and tone no
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Libbie
Feb 22, 2012 rated it liked it
Shelves: graphic-novels
Genevieve
Feb 10, 2012 rated it liked it
Shelves: book-club
Helai
Mar 06, 2012 rated it liked it