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Laddar... Blankets (2003)av Craig Thompson
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» 16 till Books Read in 2013 (235) FAB 2022 (3) Read These Too (91) Five star books (1,366) Books Read in 2005 (33) READ IN 2022 (48) Books Read in 2012 (207) Reading Glasses Podcast (162) Bullies (20) Det finns inga diskussioner på LibraryThing om den här boken. Blankets è il secondo libro che leggo di Craig Thompson, quindi posso affermare con cognizione di causa che, al di là del suo talento, ha un modo di raffigurare le donne che mi mette tremendamente a disagio e mi impedisce di simpatizzare con le sue storie. È un aspetto che ho trovato molto più marcato in Habibi – l’altra opera di Thompson che ho letto – ma anche Blankets non scherza: Raina, l’interesse amoroso adolescenziale dell’autore, viene spesso raffigurata in pose conturbanti oppure come una sorta di angelo pronta a mostrare una via verso la purezza alternativa a quella predicata in chiesa. Sono abbastanza convinta che queste raffigurazioni siano proprio il frutto dell’educazione fortemente cristiana e sessuofobica ricevuta da Thompson (e che in parte ci viene raccontata proprio in Blankets), ma nessun ragionamento razionale riesce a scacciare via il senso di disagio causatomi dal vedere il corpo di Raina disegnato in quel modo. So di essere in netta minoranza, visto quanto è piaciuto e piace questo libro, data anche la sua capacità di raccontare i turbamenti adolescenziali e la classica storia triste di chi cresce in un ambiente fondamentalista, ma Blankets non ha proprio colpito niente in me. Sono però contenta che alla fine Thompson si sia allontanato da quell’ambiente tossico e abbia trovato la sua strada. Anche se disegna i corpi femminili in maniera inquietante.
Blankets is an attempt to rejuvenate such well-trod themes as social isolation, religious guilt, and first love; the vitality of which has become too frequently obscured by countless hackneyed dramas and endless clichés. Toward the very end of this “illustrated novel,” Craig notes, while walking in snow, how “satisfying it is to leave a mark on a blank surface.” In Blankets, Thompson does just this: through daring leaps of visual storytelling, he makes wonderfully fresh marks upon a surface long worn blank. In telling his story, which includes beautifully rendered memories of the small brutalities that parents inflict upon their children and siblings upon each other, Thompson describes the ecstasy and ache of obsession (with a lover, with God) and is unafraid to suggest the ways that obsession can consume itself and evaporate. ...credit writer-artist Craig Thompson, 27, for infusing his bittersweet tale of childhood psyche bruising, junior Christian angst, and adolescent first love with a lyricism so engaging, the pages fly right by. I would be unlikely to share Blankets with someone who told me they wanted to understand comix. Instead, I would give it to anyone who told me they wanted to read a book that made them feel transcendent, sad, generous, hopeful — but above all, to truly feel something. Part teen romance novel, part coming-of-age novel, part faith-in-crisis novel and all comix, "Blankets" is a great American novel. PriserUppmärksammade listor
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Thompson masterfully takes readers on an emotional journey, exploring the narrow lanes of our feelings often trampled by others. Despite being a graphic novel, the raw pain and vulnerability in the author's voice are palpable, making it a perfect read for fans of tragic romance. This book undoubtedly deserves a 5-star rating. (