Wednesday, January 5, 2011

Yarn Along


Joining Ginny for Yarn Along today.

On the needles, a pair of simple socks.  Currently reading and completely engrossed by the graphic novel by Seth called It's a Good Life, If You Weaken.  Yes, I said graphic novel.  It was a Christmas present from my brother-in-law who has been attempting to bring me over to the dark side, the dark side being the world of graphic novels.  (Mike just smirks when I call such book graphic novels.  "You mean comic book.")  Well, he succeeded several years ago.  I even have a small collection of comic books on my book shelf.  But this book  is different.  It is actually a novel but it just happens to be in the form of a comic book.  The drawings are beautiful, simple but dotted with the details of everyday life.

 

On his quest to find information about a New Yorker cartoonist from the '40s, the main character, a cartoonist himself, returns to his childhood home.  "Often when you return to a place you knew only as a child, you discover how empty and unfamiliar that place has  become.  I don't know anything here.  What I knew was how the grass looked between the curb and the sidewalk . . . or which tree in the backyard had the hornet's nest . . . or where the big puddle always formed after a rain."

14 comments:

  1. cool.... you fooled me with 'graphic' for a while. i thought you meant something else. : )

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  2. Gorgeous socks! And gorgeous yarn.

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  3. loving those socks, not too sure about the book lol x

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  4. I love graphic novels. Just avoid manga- it's addictive ;) And I love the yarn. Everyone has such pretty yarn this week!

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  5. That looks like fun. Love the socks. Beautiful stripes. :)

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  6. I am going to have to add that book to my reading list! Looks wonderful. Have you read French Milk? It looks to be along the same lines as the one you are reading now. I loved it!

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  7. yup, the socks are just perfect :) amazing colors and that book sounds wonderful! I wish I could read it too :)

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  8. Interesting book, I'm going to check it out. The socks are beautiful, I love stripes!

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  9. I should check out that book. My son loves graphic novels/comic books - Star Wars, Bone Books, Astrix, and the like.

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  10. Those illustrations are good--I had no idea what a graphic novel was! Looks like I could enjoy broadening my horizons. Also, sure wish I could knit. My eldest daughter enjoys it so much. . . I should show her your Yarn Along posts.

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  11. Looks like a very interesting book and I love the colors of your striped socks! So pretty :)

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  12. I've never really tried a graphic novel, kinda stayed away from them though I hear terrific recommendations from loads of people! Maybe in 2011???

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  13. I love the colors in those socks. I've never read a graphic novel, either but i like the look of the pics, though.

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