jjackunrau's books from LibraryThing

John Constantine, Hellblazer: Son of Man by Garth Ennis

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:30:02 -0500

Vertigo (2004), Paperback, 128 pages

Queen & Country, Vol. 2: Operation Morningstar by Greg Rucka

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:29:29 -0500

Oni Press (2002), Edition: First Printing, Paperback, 88 pages

Mr. Muo's Travelling Couch by Dai Sijie

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:28:50 -0500

Knopf (2005), Hardcover, 304 pages

The Crazed: A Novel by Ha Jin

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:28:23 -0500

Pantheon (2002), Edition: 1st, Hardcover, 336 pages

The Bridegroom: Stories by Ha Jin

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:28:03 -0500

Pantheon (2000), Edition: 1st, Hardcover, 240 pages

The Other Wind (The Earthsea Cycle, Book 6) by Ursula K. LeGuin

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:27:37 -0500

Ace (2003), Paperback, 224 pages

Sword & Citadel: The Second Half of 'The Book of the New Sun' by Gene Wolfe

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:27:11 -0500

Orb Books (1994), Edition: 1st, Paperback, 416 pages

Michael Chabon Presents. . .The Amazing Adventures of the Escapist, Volume 1 by Michael Chabon

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:26:17 -0500

Dark Horse (2004), Paperback, 152 pages

Scott Pilgrim, Vol. 1: Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life by Bryan Lee O'Malley

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:25:55 -0500

Oni Press (2004), Paperback, 168 pages

Scott Pilgrim, Vol. 2: Scott Pilgrim Versus The World by Bryan Lee O'Malley

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:25:37 -0500

Oni Press (2005), Paperback, 200 pages

5 is the Perfect Number by Igort

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:25:21 -0500

Drawn and Quarterly (2003), Edition: illustrated edition, Paperback, 176 pages

Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:24:57 -0500

Signet (1959), Edition: First Printing, Paperback, 1088 pages

BRIDGE by Iain Banks

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:23:15 -0500

Macmillan (1986), Edition: First Edition, Hardcover, 224 pages

Nylon Road: A Graphic Memoir of Coming of Age in Iran by Parsua Bashi

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:17:55 -0500

jjackunrau's review: "I recently received a review copy of a graphic novel memoir about a young woman growing up in Iran. That wasn't called Persepolis. This was <a href="http://www.amazon.ca/Nylon-Road-Graphic-Memoir-Coming/dp/0312532865/">Nylon Road</a> by Parsua Bashi and that Persepolis comparison is all over this book. Persepolis is mentioned in the first line of the book's back cover summary. In one of the later chapters Bashi has drawn herself reading Persepolis. All through my time reading it I was comparing it to Persepolis, and it definitely comes off the weaker. Bashi tells her story of growing up in Iran and emigrating to Switzerland in the form of a series of conversations with herself from different ages. It's a decent enough setup to compare her views now with views she had at different ages. Speaking of ages, the back cover talks about it being a young woman's struggles but she was 40 when the book was published. The point of view throughout is much more mature than young as she tells us about how she used to think. It's broken into small chapters that aren't very sequential. More of a collection of ruminations. Selah. Art-wise, there's not a lot exciting going on. She uses a similar simple style to Satrapi's work in Persepolis, which is fine, but doesn't help avoid comparisons between the two. I wasn't a huge fan of the book. Maybe if Persepolis isn't available and you need a memoir about a woman growing up in Iran this would be fine. It would also work very well as a secondary source in an essay about the graphic memoir form (in a "in books like Persepolis and Nylon Road..." kind of way)."
St. Martin's Griffin (2009), Paperback, 128 pages

The Absolute Sandman, Vol. 2 by Neil Gaiman

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:13:37 -0500

Vertigo (2007), Edition: illustrated edition, Hardcover, 616 pages

Odd and the Frost Giants by Neil Gaiman

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:12:34 -0500

HarperCollins (2009), Hardcover, 128 pages

Voice of the Fire by Alan Moore

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:10:58 -0500

Top Shelf Productions (2009), Paperback, 304 pages

Letters to a Young Poet by Rainer Maria Rilke

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 09:30:38 -0400

W.W. Norton & Co. (1993), Edition: Revised Edition, Slight Moisture Damage, Paperback, 123 pages

The Moor's Last Sigh by Salman Rushdie

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 09:28:25 -0400

Pantheon (1996), Edition: Second Printing, Paperback, 435 pages

Deadeye Dick: A Novel by Kurt Vonnegut

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 10:27:07 -0400

Dial Press Trade Paperback (1999), Edition: Later Printing, Paperback, 288 pages