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Blankets

By Craig Thompson

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| Paperback | 9781891830433

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At 592 pages, Blankets may well be the single largest graphic novel ever published without being serialized first. 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-Continue

At 592 pages, Blankets may well be the single largest graphic novel ever published without being serialized first. 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. A profound and utterly beautiful work from Craig Thompson. The New Printing corrects 3 small typos, widening the spine graphics, but otherwise is identical to the first printing.

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  • Blankets: An Illustrated Novel

    Review-a-Day Saturday, August 23rd, 2003 Blankets: An Illustrated Novel by Craig Thompson A review by Chris Bolton There are a few graphic novels that I show to people who think comix are "funny books for kids": Maus by Art Spiegelman, a volume of Ne ... (read full critics)

    powells published on Mon, 6 Sep 2010

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  • 2 people find this helpful

    Vote: 10/10

    One of the most beautiful love stories ever written, and ever drawn. Nothing more to add. Read it if you want to dream again of how you felt when you were 17.

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    Demonio Pellegrino said on Feb 11, 2010 | Add your feedback

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    Beautiful beautiful story about childhood, Christianity, and first loves. I laughed, I cried, and read and re-read my favourite bits over and over again. Honest, poignant and with a strong sense of yearning, Blankets deserves all its accolades and makes anyone who reads this remember their first rom ... (continue)

    Beautiful beautiful story about childhood, Christianity, and first loves. I laughed, I cried, and read and re-read my favourite bits over and over again. Honest, poignant and with a strong sense of yearning, Blankets deserves all its accolades and makes anyone who reads this remember their first romance wistfully.

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    shazzpezzazz said on Aug 17, 2008 | Add your feedback

  • 2 people find this helpful

    Oh m love!

    From time to time i fall in love again with this graphic novel..... dont let it drop!

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    allison said on Jan 25, 2007 | Add your feedback

  • 1 person find this helpful

    You cannot miss this wonderful graphic novel

    Craig Thompson tells us his life in this wonderful, sad, funny and romatic graphic novel. He uses medium comics at its best.
    Highly recommended.

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    Zander said on Jan 27, 2010 | Add your feedback

  • Poetic!
    “Sometimes, upon waking, the residual dream can be more appealing than reality, and one is reluctant to give it up.
    For a while, you feel like a ghost… not fully materialized and unable to manipulate your surroundings.
    Or else, it is the dream that hunt you. You wait with the ... (continue)

    Poetic!
    “Sometimes, upon waking, the residual dream can be more appealing than reality, and one is reluctant to give it up.
    For a while, you feel like a ghost… not fully materialized and unable to manipulate your surroundings.
    Or else, it is the dream that hunt you. You wait with the promise of the next dream.
    But the act of waking is dependent on remembering.
    We use ritual as a mnemonic device…holiday as a ritual with meaning, and the season as increments of measurements.”

    True...in the blanket, each of squares has a visual sound. They were arranged in a pattern, repeating themselves, They told a story, and the story was cyclical.
    No matter where we’ve leave marks, no matter how temporary those marks are,
    We’ve make our own map. That is life, this is who we are.

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    Miss S said on Aug 23, 2009 | Add your feedback

  • Wonderful...

    I loved everything about it. The art, the story, the style, the pace...

    It reminded me strongly of my own childhood.

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    The Common Ryan said on May 28, 2008 | Add your feedback

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