![]() The idea of religious discovery and development is prevalent throughout this book. ![]() In this world, Thompson creates a story of adolescence, religion, love, and loss that stands apart from most novels and graphic novels of the same topic. ![]() Thompson uses every inch of his pages to create this world and his characters so that, each time the reader looks at a panel or page, there is something new to discover or understand. Just by looking at the cover, readers are taken into a world that, though recognizable as our own, somehow seems more like a dream world than the harsh life we encounter on a day-to-day basis. His eloquent writing, illustrating, and mode of storytelling makes the reader go through a roller coaster of emotions ranging from joy to pain as they follow the life and times of Thompson’s partially autobiographical character Craig. Thompson goes beyond the typical confines of a typical graphic novel, and makes decisions most authors and illustrators would not dare to make. ![]() When one receives a copy of Craig Thompson’s Blankets, it is immediately apparent that this is no ordinary graphic novel. ![]()
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