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Moby-Dick In Pictures: One Drawing For Every Page (2011)

by Matt Kish(Favorite Author)

4.34 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

1935639137 (ISBN13: 9781935639138)

languge

English

genre

Graphic Novels & Comics

publisher

Tin House Books

review 1: Although I read about this book in the NYT last year, I really didn't know what to expect when I bought it to accompany my reading of Moby Dick this summer. When I paged through it before starting my read, I was somewhat disappointed to find that the pictures were primarily somewhat abstract collages, not necessarily my favorite art form. But when I got down to the reading, 20 or so pages of Moby Dick followed by the matching pages of the artwork (each page is based on a quote of material from the book), I was very pleasantly surprised. I think the art would be hard to follow without a contemporaneous reading of the book, but together they are an excellent pairing. If you plan to read Moby Dick, by all means see the art alongside it!
review 2: This is a rea... morelly cool book. The drawings capture the meaning of all the statements very well. I think using found paper and using it was a great idea because it adds another dimension that just being "flat" and "generic". I find myself looking at the drawing and then looking past it to see what is popping out and around it. I too worked in a bookstore and I was drawn to more the artsy book covers instead of the plain boring book covers. I guess that's probably due to going to school for art - its in my blood. Great job on the book and pushing yourself to create it! less

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