tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6318555580612720798.post3282904928969412111..comments2024-03-03T03:12:26.280-05:00Comments on Reading on a Rainy Day: The beauty of graphic books (or in which I celebrate completing one challenge)Athirahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03366654538383603004noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6318555580612720798.post-69340441498527520862011-07-29T15:30:15.918-04:002011-07-29T15:30:15.918-04:00Haha, thanks! I really enjoy graphic novels a lot ...Haha, thanks! I really enjoy graphic novels a lot and seem to be reading so many of them lately.Athira / Athshttp://www.readingonarainyday.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6318555580612720798.post-60348111907167351862011-07-29T15:29:40.578-04:002011-07-29T15:29:40.578-04:00Maus was just amazing! The subject matter is very ...Maus was just amazing! The subject matter is very powerful and I was surprised how well it worked in the graphic medium. I hope you give more of them a try!Athira / Athshttp://www.readingonarainyday.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6318555580612720798.post-8975661007471145882011-07-29T15:28:40.423-04:002011-07-29T15:28:40.423-04:00That's just the problem in my library too! The...That's just the problem in my library too! They have just a limited selection and that's so sad. I hope you give more of them a try!Athira / Athshttp://www.readingonarainyday.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6318555580612720798.post-37921878277988087972011-07-29T15:27:06.893-04:002011-07-29T15:27:06.893-04:00I hope so! I really want to hear what you thought ...I hope so! I really want to hear what you thought of Persepolis! It's one of my favorites!Athira / Athshttp://www.readingonarainyday.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6318555580612720798.post-18166577082695692922011-07-29T15:26:06.010-04:002011-07-29T15:26:06.010-04:00I hope you do give them a try! I realized they are...I hope you do give them a try! I realized they are so different from what we typically consider comics!Athira / Athshttp://www.readingonarainyday.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6318555580612720798.post-1919534595300171102011-07-29T15:25:19.714-04:002011-07-29T15:25:19.714-04:00I hadn't heard of The Shiniest Jewel, but I...I hadn't heard of The Shiniest Jewel, but I've added it to my TBR. It does sound good!Athira / Athshttp://www.readingonarainyday.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6318555580612720798.post-8585953110805146942011-07-29T15:19:10.861-04:002011-07-29T15:19:10.861-04:00Thanks for the recommendations! I haven't read...Thanks for the recommendations! I haven't read either, so I'm going to add them.Athira / Athshttp://www.readingonarainyday.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6318555580612720798.post-12454967731612509972011-07-29T15:18:33.813-04:002011-07-29T15:18:33.813-04:00I love it when a genre we don't usually read b...I love it when a genre we don't usually read becomes a favorite. It's so hard to jump into a new boat, but sometimes the journey can be so much more rewarding.Athira / Athshttp://www.readingonarainyday.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6318555580612720798.post-24953642443425970162011-07-29T15:17:37.885-04:002011-07-29T15:17:37.885-04:00I remember reading the reviews of the Aya books in...I remember reading the reviews of the Aya books in your blog. Unfortunately my library doesn't have them. I really hope to read them somehow. Thanks for reminding though, I realized that I didn't have them in my TBR list.Athira / Athshttp://www.readingonarainyday.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6318555580612720798.post-13472439775179999582011-07-23T10:55:06.343-04:002011-07-23T10:55:06.343-04:00I am so intrigued at the books you read, you find ...I am so intrigued at the books you read, you find books that are obscure to me, but I'm delighted because I learn something new every timeLenanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6318555580612720798.post-19098166503537813622011-07-22T21:50:30.954-04:002011-07-22T21:50:30.954-04:00I just added several of these to my to-read list. ...I just added several of these to my to-read list. Thanks for the recommendations! I'm pretty sure that Maus was my first introduction to graphic novels and I was blown away. I still haven't read a lot of them, but I've enjoyed the ones I've picked up. You've already read the ones I would recommend!Jennifer G.http://twitter.com/IntrovertedJennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6318555580612720798.post-86767127229248780272011-07-17T16:13:21.850-04:002011-07-17T16:13:21.850-04:00Yay, new books to add to the list! I like graphic ...Yay, new books to add to the list! I like graphic novels. At the beginning of this year I read a few of them and comic books aswell, but I stopped because the library didn't had a lot of them. Well not the ones I wanted to read. ;) I have heard a lot about Persepolis.Nina Happyendingshttp://jadorehappyendings.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6318555580612720798.post-23591595159860329202011-07-17T12:30:34.140-04:002011-07-17T12:30:34.140-04:00So interesting that just yesterday I was looking a...So interesting that just yesterday I was looking at graphic novels since my book club is reading Persepolis as their July pick. I did find a series that intrigued me as well as the follow up to Persepolis and Maus once again caught my eye. But my only previous experience with graphic novels didn't wow me so I'll have to see how Persepolis goes. If I like it, you've given me a great start on more books.Lisanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6318555580612720798.post-66048193904821506042011-07-17T09:54:32.983-04:002011-07-17T09:54:32.983-04:00I have never read any graphic novels...and it soun...I have never read any graphic novels...and it sounds like I have lumped them into the "comics" category, too. Something to explore!<br /><br />Thanks for sharing.<br /><br />Here's my Sunday Salon:<br /><br /><br />http://accidentalmoments.wordpress.com/2011/07/16/the-sunday-salon-family-reunions-july-17/Laurel-Rain Snowhttp://laurelrainsnow.wordpress.com/2010/12/13/monday-memes-mailbox-what-are-you-reading-dec-13/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6318555580612720798.post-42765985186311716122011-07-17T08:25:07.435-04:002011-07-17T08:25:07.435-04:00I was going to suggest Persepolis, but you've ...I was going to suggest Persepolis, but you've already read that one. I did enjoy The Shiniest Jewel too.bermudaonion (Kathy)http://bermudaonion.net/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6318555580612720798.post-87322094186415801692011-07-17T07:51:00.150-04:002011-07-17T07:51:00.150-04:00I've read Hakakure Manga edition and American ...I've read Hakakure Manga edition and American Born Chinese, graphic books. Recommend them.Harveehttp://bookbirddog.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6318555580612720798.post-21442757011906421532011-07-17T04:10:56.402-04:002011-07-17T04:10:56.402-04:00Congrats on completing two challenges!Like you, I ...Congrats on completing two challenges!Like you, I have read books that I never would have before blogging. I have tried the paranormal genre, and even though not all my experiences reading this genre have been good, I did like some of them. I think I would like to try graphic novels too.Mishahttp://twitter.com/Misha_1989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6318555580612720798.post-34234543660143673522011-07-17T01:38:02.432-04:002011-07-17T01:38:02.432-04:00I felt like you last year when I discovered graphi...I felt like you last year when I discovered graphic novels... wow! I wish more students would read them. You have read most of my favorites, but I would also recommend the Aya series. They are set in the Ivory Coast and follow Aya and her friends and family. The authors are Abouet and Oubrerie, a writer/illustrator couple.Helen Murdochhttp://helensbookblog.comnoreply@blogger.com