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Available
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Publication
New York : Abrams ComicArts, 2020
Description
Language Arts. Reference. Nonfiction. Humor (Nonfiction.) HTML:A look at the culture and fanaticism of book lovers, from the beloved New York Times illustrator and creator of Incidental Comics. It's no secret, but we are judged by our bookshelves. We learn to read at an early age, and as we grow older we shed our beloved books for new ones. But some of us surround ourselves with books. We collect them, decorate with them, are inspired by them, and treat our books as sacred objects. In this lighthearted collection of one- and two-page comics, writer-artist Grant Snider explores bookishness in all its forms, and the love of writing and reading, building on the beloved literary comics featured on his website, Incidental Comics. I Will Judge You by Your Bookshelf is the perfect gift for bookworms of all ages. "This playful, self-aware collection of strips and gags on the joys and frustrations of reading and writing is equal parts lighthearted and sincere . . . The panels range from gently clever to surprisingly profound to laugh-out-loud." �??Publishers Weekly "A prescient book for these times." �??Newsarama… (more)
User reviews
LibraryThing member bragan
A collection of cartoons and humorous little illustrated verses about books, reading, and writing, with a few nerdy jokes about language thrown in. Like many book people, I'm a sucker for this sort of thing, and this one did not disappoint. It's cute, fun, and sometimes very, very relatable. (Well,
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really, don't we all judge people by their bookshelves?) Show Less
LibraryThing member ericlee
Grant Snider loves books. He loves to read them, to write them, to collect them, even to smell them. This wonderful collection of 1 – 2 page cartoons covers every aspect of reading and writing. The next time someone tells you have too many books, or spend too much time reading, buy them a copy of
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LibraryThing member villemezbrown
I regret reading this collection of cartoons in two sessions as I probably would have enjoyed it more at, say, a page or two a day. As it stands, with cleverness tending to the lukewarm and humor heavily reliant on puns, I wearied of reading it by the end. But it is all about books, reading, and
For fans of Book Love and Reading Quirks: Weird Things that Bookish Nerds Do!
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writing so we'll give it a mercy star.For fans of Book Love and Reading Quirks: Weird Things that Bookish Nerds Do!
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LibraryThing member jjmcgaffey
Assorted comics on the subject of books and book addiction. Some of them were mildly enjoyable, most of them seemed to be about a far more fraught and difficult (and judgemental) relationship with books than I've experienced. Fear of commitment to a book? Not so much - try it, maybe you'll like it.
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And so on. As usual, his art is well above stick figures and well below realistic; there are more "stories", sequences of events or thoughts, in this book than in The Shape of Ideas. Not sorry I read it, but I doubt I'll bother to reread. And like Shape, I read this as an ebook, and in some cases the text was too small or blurry to read. Show Less
LibraryThing member bell7
This collection of comics on books, reading and writing is one that fans of Book Love by Debbie Tung may enjoy. Snider has a punny sense of humor, and I enjoyed his sense of playfulness he imbues the comic form with - sometimes making panels a little different than expected, or using punctuation as
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part of the visual story. Just an all around fun collection. Show Less
LibraryThing member Circlestonesbooks
“MY HOLIDAY WISH LIST – The book everyone is reading – the book no one is reading … A place for all my new books.” (Quotation page 36, in part)
Theme and content
A collection of literary comics by the well-known American cartoonist and writer Grant Snider, about booklovers, book hoarders,
Implementation
This beautifully crafted book contains 124 comics of one or two pages, grouped into fourteen chapters from “I’m in love with books” to “I write because I must”. There are stories about bookmarks, unpaid library fees, the smell of old books, about classics and about the daily dreams and problems of writers. Not only the cartoons are funny, but also the texts are witty, philosophical, poetical, giving words their true and real meaning, sometimes a different meaning, and always perfectly illustrated. This is a book to lose yourself time and time again, discovering new details, and just thinking: “so true, that’s me!”
Conclusion
A charming book, every bookworm will love from the first page.
Theme and content
A collection of literary comics by the well-known American cartoonist and writer Grant Snider, about booklovers, book hoarders,
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booksmell-addicted, but also about literature, writers and writing, including writer’s block.Implementation
This beautifully crafted book contains 124 comics of one or two pages, grouped into fourteen chapters from “I’m in love with books” to “I write because I must”. There are stories about bookmarks, unpaid library fees, the smell of old books, about classics and about the daily dreams and problems of writers. Not only the cartoons are funny, but also the texts are witty, philosophical, poetical, giving words their true and real meaning, sometimes a different meaning, and always perfectly illustrated. This is a book to lose yourself time and time again, discovering new details, and just thinking: “so true, that’s me!”
Conclusion
A charming book, every bookworm will love from the first page.
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LibraryThing member bookwren
Fun comics illustrate wise, thoughtful, humorous words about reading and writing.
LibraryThing member CarltonC
Humorous cartoons for bibliophiles, which while hit and miss like any humour, are very good when they work. What more need be said!
LibraryThing member streamsong
Funny, original comics about readers, reading, writing and poetry.
This is the perfect escapist antidote to pandemic isolation and political chaos.
Many of the cartoons are available as posters on the author’s website.
This is the perfect escapist antidote to pandemic isolation and political chaos.
Many of the cartoons are available as posters on the author’s website.
LibraryThing member wyvernfriend
This is a fun collection of bookish and author comics, some single page and some multiple page, I felt quite seen by several of them and it really did appeal to me. Laughed out loud a few times and squirmed a bit by how close it came to my truths.
I have been known to find a book at parties and be
I have been known to find a book at parties and be
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LibraryThing member thewestwing
This is a great coffee table book full of humorous comics all go do with reading and writing. I really enjoyed it.
LibraryThing member Glennis.LeBlanc
This collection of cartoons works for both readers and writers. For me the reader jokes were great, but the writer jokes dragged a bit since I’m a reader and not a writer. A fun book for either to take the time to read.
LibraryThing member lowelibrary
I found this book to be greatly illustrated although a lot of the writing comics did not relate to me and fell short. I thoroughly enjoyed the comics about books and reading.
LibraryThing member paradoxosalpha
The sequential art in this book is sort of structured around a preliminary "confession," which supplies its lines as subject titles for the sections of the volume, like "I confuse fiction with reality" and "I care about punctuation -- a lot." Most of it is expressed in pages of nine to sixteen
The "humor" of the affair is chiefly created through wordplay and relatably-depicted states of bibliophilia. I don't think I had a laugh-out-loud moment in reading the book, but I was often smiling.
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panels, with each page detailing or iterating a distinct idea in the general space of reading, writing, and book husbandry. Less often, but more enjoyably to me, a page bears a single Scarry-esque drawing with a host of minutely annotated features, such as "The National Department of Poetry" (89). The art is stylized and dynamic, with a naïve air, but obvious skill at efficient communication. The "humor" of the affair is chiefly created through wordplay and relatably-depicted states of bibliophilia. I don't think I had a laugh-out-loud moment in reading the book, but I was often smiling.
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LibraryThing member m.belljackson
BOOKSHELF is a lot of fun, notably when the early focus is on Readers and Books.
Writers will welcome the change of pace.
Illustrations brilliant!
Writers will welcome the change of pace.
Illustrations brilliant!
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
2020
Physical description
125 p.; 24.5 cm
ISBN
1419737112 / 9781419737114