Status
Available
Call number
Publication
Oni Press (2005), Edition: 2nd, Paperback, 168 pages
Description
Raleigh doesn't have a soul. A cat stole it-or at least that's what she tells people-or at least that's what she would tell people if she told people anything. But that would mean talking to people, and the mere thought of social interaction is terrifying. How did such a shy teenage girl end up in a car with three of her hooligan classmates on a cross-country road trip? Being forced to interact with kids her own age is a new and alarming proposition for Raleigh, but maybe it's just what she needs-or maybe it can help her find what she needs-or maybe it can help her to realize that what she needs has been with her all along.
Media reviews
This book perfectly captures the uncertainty of teenage ennui, when you don’t know yourself, and you aren’t comfortable with anyone else, and as a result, no one else really knows you.
User reviews
LibraryThing member Jim_Miles
Lost at Sea is about a girl called Raleigh who embarks upon a cross country road trip with some friends she doesn't really know. She also believes that a cat stole her soul, she has strange dreams, and she gets up at funny times of the night and sees cats.
Malley has a great eye for social politics
Malley has a great eye for social politics
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and situations and he captures the insecurity of adolescence very well. This is the kind of book that you read all the way through feeling like an invisible intruder in the personal environment of people somewhere between friends and strangers. I enjoyed it a lot. Show Less
LibraryThing member arsmith
oh my god...when did o'malley crawl into my brain and find out all my secrets?? i love this little book! maybe i am not the only one out there who feels like an alien...?
LibraryThing member cuttoothom
The teenage heroine of O'Malley's Lost at Sea, Raleigh, believes she has no soul. She claims a cat has stolen it. This makes social life difficult at best, especially when Raleigh embarks on a revealing roadtrip with several classmates.
Bryan O'Malley, recently popularized by the success of his
The illustrations in this graphic novel are simple but full of depth. I believe that visual works are vital to a YA education, and that they provide new dimensions of learning possibilities and entertainment. It can only help to integrate them into a curriculum, especially when students respond so well to them.
Bryan O'Malley, recently popularized by the success of his
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Scott Pilgrim series, provides an accessible story about the difficulties of being yourself in a crowd and battling loneliness, especially at a young age. The illustrations in this graphic novel are simple but full of depth. I believe that visual works are vital to a YA education, and that they provide new dimensions of learning possibilities and entertainment. It can only help to integrate them into a curriculum, especially when students respond so well to them.
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LibraryThing member Jennifyr
One of the first graphic novels I have ever read, Lost At Sea proved to be a great introduction to the genre. I read this in it's entirety in about an hour or so, and fell in love with everything about the book. A terrific way to enjoy some great artwork (the cats are adorable little critters) and
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get immersed in an intriguing plot about an 18 year old girl named Raleigh suffering from a feeling of emptiness who is on a road trip of "soul searching" with three new friends from her old school. The male author adds deep insight into the inner workings of Raleigh and writes a convincing female narrator in doing so. Unfortunately, it is a short book, and a stand alone graphic novel, which leaves the ending feeling a little cut short, as there are still a lot of unanswered questions. Hopefully Bryan Lee O'Malley decides to expand on the characters involved, as they are really quite a lovable group, and the novel ends right as you are growing fond of them. Show Less
LibraryThing member karinnekarinne
Short, sweet, and cute. I love O'Malley's illustrations, and devoured Lost at Sea in one waiting-room gulp. It's just a little coming-of-age vignette, I guess, that takes place during an impromptu road trip. It's fluffy and full of teenage angst and cats.
LibraryThing member LibraryGirl11
A slice of life novel about a girl making a journey of self as she travels home to Canada from California, by the author of Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life. Strong language--recommend to older teens.
LibraryThing member yougotamber
I loved the artwork. I loved the characters. I loved where the story was going, BUT I didn't like where the story ended. The ending felt rushed and incomplete, and not in the way that makes you think.
LibraryThing member regularguy5mb
Raleigh finds herself on a road trip from California to Vancouver with a group of kids she sort-of knows from school. She spends most of the trip in her own head, because of reasons, but eventually starts to open up to her travel companions, especially Stephanie. This leads to some strange
I absolutely fell in love with this book because Raleigh's inner-monologue felt way too much like mine at times. It still does. I should start reading this whenever I feel truly low, I think it might help.
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revelations, like Raleigh believing she has no soul, and the group's search for said soul in a small town in California (or possibly Oregon).I absolutely fell in love with this book because Raleigh's inner-monologue felt way too much like mine at times. It still does. I should start reading this whenever I feel truly low, I think it might help.
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LibraryThing member CareBear36
This is such a weirdly relatable graphic novel. When I started reading, I wasn't so sure. The narration is very jumpy and mixed stream of consciousness. But once it got going, I really related to the main character and got into the story. A fantastic piece that is very versatile to most audiences.
LibraryThing member sweetiegherkin
Eighteen-year-old Raleigh is stuck inside her head as she and a few classmates road trip home to Canada from California. Along the way, she muses about her broken relationships (family, friends, and romantic partners) and starts to think she doesn't possess a soul anymore. Meanwhile, she is
I very much enjoyed O'Malley one-shot comic Seconds, so I thought I would give this one a try as well. It started out strong but quickly fizzled into nothingness. Threads of a plot try to come through, but nothing really sticks. Raleigh narrates out of order and purposefully hiding information, which makes it seems like something larger will emerge. If you expect that, however, you are bound to be disappointed. True to the its title, this book's plot is just lost.
Lack of plot could be made up for if the characters were incredibly engaging, but the three classmates are almost without personality and Raleigh is just a sort of typical, angst-filled teen making a mountain out of a molehill. Really, most of her brooding and near breakdown are due toher sort-of boyfriend breaking up with her? It's not even really clear. He leaves a letter in a her bag that she doesn't open, so ... ? Maybe I'm just not the right audience; perhaps a similarly moody and confused teenager would be happy to pick up this book and find someone he/she could relate with easily.
The illustrations are black and white and fairly simplistic but do manage to convey a lot of emotion.
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surrounded by cats throughout the trip -- first in her dreams and later as strays seem to abound. She seems convinced that this has significant meaning regarding the state of her soul.I very much enjoyed O'Malley one-shot comic Seconds, so I thought I would give this one a try as well. It started out strong but quickly fizzled into nothingness. Threads of a plot try to come through, but nothing really sticks. Raleigh narrates out of order and purposefully hiding information, which makes it seems like something larger will emerge. If you expect that, however, you are bound to be disappointed. True to the its title, this book's plot is just lost.
Lack of plot could be made up for if the characters were incredibly engaging, but the three classmates are almost without personality and Raleigh is just a sort of typical, angst-filled teen making a mountain out of a molehill. Really, most of her brooding and near breakdown are due to
The illustrations are black and white and fairly simplistic but do manage to convey a lot of emotion.
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LibraryThing member lissabeth21
In between childhood and adulthood there is that amazing time of feeling utterly alone, completely lost, and unforgivably stupid. Everything feels wrong and confusing. Not someplace I would choose to go back to; but captured in its rawness here in Lost at Sea.
LibraryThing member nonesuch42
O'Malley's style is employed here to teenage high emotions. A girl feels lost at sea. Like every teenager, no one understands her and she has no true friends. And some occult stuff with a cat. Somehow she has to get her soul back. But along the way O'Malley's art shows enough emotion and soul for
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her to borrow. And maybe she can find some friends to help her through it. For anyone who has ever felt out of place and like someone has stolen their soul. Show Less
LibraryThing member bobbybslax
I'm not really a fan of the maudlin teenager stuff, but the cat thing peaked my interest. It's an ok mix of that, but not great. As a sidenote, sometimes it seems hard to tell if some teenagers are severely depressed or just being teenagers.
LibraryThing member questbird
A teenage girl, Raleigh, accompanies three other 'friends' as they make an endless road trip from the USA to Canada. The text is a waffly, angsty teen diary, which is appropriate but annoying at times. Raleigh is self-absorbed and anxious to a high degree. Her thoughts turn over and over. Gradually
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Raleigh and the reader gain some insights into the lives of these four teenagers. Show Less
LibraryThing member rottweilersmile
it's alright, definitely not required reading for scott pilgrim fans or anything. cute.
Language
Original publication date
2003
Physical description
168 p.; 8.2 inches
ISBN
0016