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Shortcomings

By Adrian Tomine

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| Hardcover | 9781897299166

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Book Description

FROM THE PREEMINENT CARTOONIST OF HIS GENERATION, THE MOST ANTICIPATED GRAPHIC NOVEL OF 2007
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 searchContinue

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Asian Confusion

Miko Hayashi and her colleagues have worked hard to organize the Asian-American Digi-Fest, a little film festival in Berkeley, Calif., and now it’s time to screen the prizewinner, “Fortune Cookie Rookie.” The movie is just another piece of high-minde ... (read full critics)

nytimes published on Sat, 18 Sep 2010

Shortcomings By Adrian Tomine

Blending irony-tinged cool and hipster ennui with, like, actual feelings, Adrian Tomine's Shortcomings is a frank, funny and sometimes cringe-inducing look at a Japanese-American guy in his late 20s struggling with his arguably underdeveloped emotion ... (read full critics)

bookpage published on Sat, 18 Sep 2010

2 Reviews

Nice, clean drawings, which probably contributed to my impression of reading a so-called "delicate" story.
Not a strikingly original work, yet worth a read.
My favourite part? The "pee art". Reminded me of the "tampon in a tea-cup", cult scene from (the film) Ghost World.

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Ficie said on Mar 12, 2009 | Add your feedback

This was a great book which touches on dysfunctional relationships, and even sensitive issues like 'racism' and being Asian in a Western society.
What I really liked about this book is the fact that it puts forth the whole debate about Asian people dating white people and the different connot ... (continue)

This was a great book which touches on dysfunctional relationships, and even sensitive issues like 'racism' and being Asian in a Western society.
What I really liked about this book is the fact that it puts forth the whole debate about Asian people dating white people and the different connotations which arise from an Asian man or woman dating a Caucasian person of the opposite sex.
Intriguing, more grown up than Optic Nerve and a lot funnier, Shortcomings is a good mature graphic novel to read.

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shazzpezzazz said on Feb 1, 2008 | Add your feedback