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Blankets: 20th Anniversary Edition
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bookshelves: gn-ya, gn-religion, gn-romance, gn-art
Jun 24, 2023
bookshelves: gn-ya, gn-religion, gn-romance, gn-art
Read 3 times. Last read June 22, 2023 to June 24, 2023.
Hurrah! Great idea to release a 20-year-anniversary edition for one of the greatest graphic novels in history. The added, process pages and early sketches and added notes are a kind of gift to readers new and continuing,. I have taught this book many times and will again. A YA text, 624 pages, that to life it seems overwhelmingly War and Peace, but has a warmth and intimacy one might associate with a favorite book of poems. Many pages of this midwest novel are swirling images of trees and snow and blankets that in the way of all visual art speaks volumes of emotions, both anguished and sweet. I highly recommend it. First love in conflict with the conservative religion the mc was raised in. Passionate spirituality and a commitment to art.
Here's a link to my review of the first edition:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Thanks to Drawn & Quarterly, Net Galley and the author for a preview of this book, to be released in late August 2023.
Here's a link to my review of the first edition:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Thanks to Drawn & Quarterly, Net Galley and the author for a preview of this book, to be released in late August 2023.
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Quotes Dave Liked
“How satisfying it is to leave a mark on a blank surface. To make a map of my movement - no matter how temporary.”
― Blankets
― Blankets
Reading Progress
August 25, 2012
– Shelved
(Other Paperback Edition)
September 18, 2012
– Shelved as:
best-books-ever
(Other Paperback Edition)
September 24, 2012
– Shelved as:
best-graphic-lit...
(Other Paperback Edition)
October 22, 2012
– Shelved as:
gn-ya
(Other Paperback Edition)
December 21, 2012
– Shelved as:
best-ya-ever
(Other Paperback Edition)
October 6, 2013
– Shelved as:
gn-sex
(Other Paperback Edition)
November 18, 2013
– Shelved as:
ya-spring-2014
(Other Paperback Edition)
February 6, 2015
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Started Reading
(Other Paperback Edition)
February 11, 2015
– Shelved as:
gn-course-sp-15
(Other Paperback Edition)
June 16, 2016
– Shelved as:
eng-305-sum-16
(Other Paperback Edition)
June 22, 2016
– Shelved as:
nature
(Other Paperback Edition)
June 22, 2016
– Shelved as:
religion
(Other Paperback Edition)
June 22, 2016
– Shelved as:
spiritual
(Other Paperback Edition)
June 22, 2016
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Finished Reading
(Other Paperback Edition)
June 21, 2023
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Started Reading
(Other Paperback Edition)
June 22, 2023
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Started Reading
June 22, 2023
– Shelved
June 22, 2023
– Shelved as:
gn-ya
June 22, 2023
– Shelved as:
gn-religion
June 22, 2023
– Shelved as:
gn-romance
June 22, 2023
– Shelved as:
gn-art
June 24, 2023
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Finished Reading
(Other Paperback Edition)
June 24, 2023
–
Finished Reading
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Well, if you have the original, it is basically the same book...
Darn! I was hoping for some extras. I forgot how anniversary editions work, lol. I read this from the library so it still may be worth getting for me, though! Love the new cover.
Not so many extras, unfortunately.
Still... I may have to buy it. Blankets is one of the best books I've had the pleasure of binging.