![]() ![]() I shall probably continue to check it out of the library periodically until I eventually cave and buy it so I won’t have to keep getting it at the library every few years. Even though I’m sure they asked permission about everything they wrote. Plus memoirs make me a little anxious – which is funny considering how many memoirs I read – but it’s just that people write these books that tell dreadful stories about them and their family members, and it makes me anxious for their family. I mean not depressing, but just very sad. Written by people who wish to remain anonymous God and religion Through motif, this memoir reflects on a childs opinion of God. We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own. I suppose the reason I haven’t bought this even though it’s excellent is that it’s also awfully sad. by Craig Thompson Blankets Symbols, Allegory and Motifs These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community. ![]() For someone who loves words as much as I do, I am incredibly pleased when an author can make something go without saying. Thompson makes excellent use of the whole graphic novel form to do things with implication and without words, which is something I so adore about graphic novels. The drawings are black and white, line drawings, and Mr. I don’t have anything bad to say about it, actually. It’s very good – a graphic novel memoir about first love and losing faith – and I enjoyed it both times I read it, and I am looking forward to Craig Thompson’s next, whenever that may be. ![]() On reflection, I believe I am glad I didn’t buy this in my recent spate of bookbuying, because I have still not decided whether I want to own it forever. ![]()
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