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confessions of a galley slave (vol. VII)
Bill Clinton’s new book: The former president’s latest book just landed on my desk. It’s called GIVING. Whoaa..wait one Arkansas minute, shouldn’t it be called GETTING?? (sorry, I cannot help myself…..I did not have literature with that publication!) Actually, the full title of William Jefferson Clinton’s latest tome is: GIVING—How Each of Us Can Change the World.(Knopf) (I know, it was a cheap shot). This book seems like a noble gesture from a man who has already given so very much. (September)
Speaking of two-term el Presidentes The new Ronald Reagan Graphic Biography (Hill and Wang) is a comic masterpiece.”Actor—governor—president”. Not that ha ha funny but they did get his hair down perfectly. For readers who still need their comic books. (September)
Maybe they are on to something here?: What is it about music? How does it do what it does to us? This is Your Brain on Music—the Science of a Human Obsession by Daniel J. Levitin (Plume) attempts to explain how our brains make their musical connections. (September)
Where the books are above average—but avoid the bridges! Folks were wondering where Garrison Keillor was when that tragic bridge collapse happened recently in Minnesota. Actually, he was standing in line waiting to order a bagel in Manhattan when that span came a-tumbling down. Gary (as he is still known in Anoka) continues to plumb the bottomless depths of Lake Wobegon with yet another novel that will float across that lovely lake like a PONTOON (Viking). Don’t ask. I have interviewed that Keilloresque curmudgeon on a number of occasions. It will be just so funny. He always plays to his audience. (September)
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By Barbara Delaney
August 23, 2007 5:00 PM | Link to this
That’s a relief, it’s some of the best stuff being written. Fables is excellent, worth seeking out. It’s published by Vertigo. Have you read Palestine:a Nation Occupied by Joe Sacco? It’s been compared to Maus in its impact and subject matter.By vick mickunas
August 23, 2007 10:48 AM | Link to this
Save your tears, Barbara. I am one reader who still needs comic books. Nice list! I’m not familiar with Bill Willingham but the rest of them are without a doubt well worth reading—and I have!By Barbara Delaney
August 23, 2007 7:35 AM | Link to this
“For readers who still need comic books.” Oh Vick, I weep for you. Don’t tell me you’ve missed some of the best literature written by dismissing it as “comic books”? Please read what some consider to be the first graphic novel, Will Eisner’s A Contract with God, about man’s relationship with God. Then Art Spiegelman’s Maus:A Survivor’s Tale which won a Pulitzer Prize,a gripping story about the Holocaust. Then read the Sandman series by genius Neil Gaiman, Love and Rockets by Jaime and Gilbert Hernandez, followed by Our Cancer Year by Harvey Pekar. Don’t miss Frank Miller, author of Sin City among other books, Daniel Clowes, author of Ghost World and the marvelous Alan Moore series Watchmen. Then read my current favorite series, Fables by Bill Willingham. Then we can discuss “comic books”.