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The reasons I like graphic works include:
They are gorgeous and fast to read, and fun to re-read. I can get a lot of information from them with a little bit of time investment. Some of the ones presented here helped me learn about other cultures.
When I have "reader's block" I can still read graphic works.
They are "picture books" for grown ups! Some have very complex themes. The combination of words and pictures convey emotions very well and make them very good and handling tough topics.
Most highly recommended:
Barry, Lynda. One! Hundred! Demons! About the awkwardness of growing up.
Bashi, Parsua. Nylon Road. Memoir of growing up in Iran and living as an adult in Switzerland.
Bechdel, Alison. Fun Home. Memoir of growing up in a funeral home with her closeted father and somewhat dysfunctional family.
". Dykes to Watch Out For. Comics of lesbians and their lives in the 80s.
Forney, Ellen. Monkey Food: the Complete "I was 7 in '75" Collection. Memoir of her childhood and quirky, lively family; very funny.
". Marbles. Memoir of being diagnosed with Bipolar disorder.
Glidden, Sarah. How to Understand Israel in 60 Days or Less. Memoir of a Birthright trip to Israel, which the author has many mixed feelings about. Watercolor.
Katin, Miriam. Letting it Go. A Holocaust survivor has an adult son who announces he's moving to Berlin. She must cope with this reality, and decides to visit Berlin with her husband. A coming-to-terms tale, in colored pencil.
Redniss, Lauren. Radioactive. A non-fiction book about Marie and Pierre Curie.
Satrapi, Marjane. Persepolis. Memoir of living in Iran. Black and White.
Yoshinaga, Fumi. Ooku. Tiptree winner, this manga is a alternate Japanese history where due to a plague, women outnumber men 4:1. The female Shogun keeps a harem on men known as Ooku.
". Not Love but Delicious Foods Make me so Happy! A manga author and her friends tour different restaurants in Toyko and enjoy their food immensely. The author has various social disasters.
Recommended with caveats:
Bell, Gabrielle. Lucky. Whimsical comic diary of living in NYC as a young artist. Funny and endearing. caveat: contains the r-word which makes her sound like a jerk. Black and white drawings.
Medley, Linda. Castle Waiting. Really beautiful tale of a castle-as-refuge and a pregnant woman who journeys there. Fantasy with a domestic flair. caveat: contains racist depictions of gypsies. Awesome black and white drawings.
They are gorgeous and fast to read, and fun to re-read. I can get a lot of information from them with a little bit of time investment. Some of the ones presented here helped me learn about other cultures.
When I have "reader's block" I can still read graphic works.
They are "picture books" for grown ups! Some have very complex themes. The combination of words and pictures convey emotions very well and make them very good and handling tough topics.
Most highly recommended:
Barry, Lynda. One! Hundred! Demons! About the awkwardness of growing up.
Bashi, Parsua. Nylon Road. Memoir of growing up in Iran and living as an adult in Switzerland.
Bechdel, Alison. Fun Home. Memoir of growing up in a funeral home with her closeted father and somewhat dysfunctional family.
". Dykes to Watch Out For. Comics of lesbians and their lives in the 80s.
Forney, Ellen. Monkey Food: the Complete "I was 7 in '75" Collection. Memoir of her childhood and quirky, lively family; very funny.
". Marbles. Memoir of being diagnosed with Bipolar disorder.
Glidden, Sarah. How to Understand Israel in 60 Days or Less. Memoir of a Birthright trip to Israel, which the author has many mixed feelings about. Watercolor.
Katin, Miriam. Letting it Go. A Holocaust survivor has an adult son who announces he's moving to Berlin. She must cope with this reality, and decides to visit Berlin with her husband. A coming-to-terms tale, in colored pencil.
Redniss, Lauren. Radioactive. A non-fiction book about Marie and Pierre Curie.
Satrapi, Marjane. Persepolis. Memoir of living in Iran. Black and White.
Yoshinaga, Fumi. Ooku. Tiptree winner, this manga is a alternate Japanese history where due to a plague, women outnumber men 4:1. The female Shogun keeps a harem on men known as Ooku.
". Not Love but Delicious Foods Make me so Happy! A manga author and her friends tour different restaurants in Toyko and enjoy their food immensely. The author has various social disasters.
Recommended with caveats:
Bell, Gabrielle. Lucky. Whimsical comic diary of living in NYC as a young artist. Funny and endearing. caveat: contains the r-word which makes her sound like a jerk. Black and white drawings.
Medley, Linda. Castle Waiting. Really beautiful tale of a castle-as-refuge and a pregnant woman who journeys there. Fantasy with a domestic flair. caveat: contains racist depictions of gypsies. Awesome black and white drawings.
