Books by Rutu Modan
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review 1: Lo he pasado muy bien. Tragicomedia de enredo en la que una abuela y su nieta viajan de Israel a Varsovia para recuperar una vieja propiedad familiar perdida tras la ocupación alemana. Los secretos de familia hacen acto de presencia. La trama está hilada con mucha gracia, hay per...
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review 1: The art in this reminded me of a combination of Tintin and old woodcut illustrations from fairy tale collections. Simple, flat colors and amazingly expressive facial expressions and body language for such limited line work. One of the reasons for that naturalism is that they used...
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review 1: This graphic novel wasn't exactly what I was expecting, and I think that was a deliberate choice on the part of the author. The characters are never quite what you expect – they’re more surprising, occasionally more badly behaved, and consequently more real and human than you exp...
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review 1: I recently read another comic about young Jewish tourists traveling to Poland to uncover the secrets of life before the Holocaust - "We Won't See Auschwitz" - and though I liked it at the time, this one instantaneously pushed it from my mind. No one can touch Modan: her art, colo...
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review 1: This collection of short graphic stories showcases Rutu Modan's talent as a storyteller, artist, and cultural historian. Where other collections of early works from other graphic novelists tend to disappoint, Jamilti delivers a forceful punch of skilled artistry. A raw glimpse ...
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review 1: This is really an easy comic book, not a graphic novel, but I've already tagged so many other easy comics as graphic novels so the tag is staying. I read this because I really enjoyed Exit Wounds (which is written for an adult audience). This was a comic book for beginning reader...
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review 1: The selections in this book are like graphic short stories -- each one thoughtful, quirky, and self-contained. Set in Isreal, the vignettes capture a whimsical, absurd poignancy with stories of revenge, murder, and mistaken identities, but also of love, longing, and moments of gr...
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review 1: This is an absolutely gorgeous children's book using the comics format, made by an artist more known for her much lauded graphic novels for adult readers. Herein lies part of the brilliance of Francoise Mouly's Toon Books, getting the best of the best in contemporary comics art, ...