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What It Is»rank: 411par: Lynda Barry
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The Best American Comics 2008»rank: 3925de: Houghton Mifflin
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The Freddie Stories»rank: 42065par: Lynda Barry
Chroniques et points de vue:From :The Freddie Stories is a collection of strips from Lynda Barry's weekly cartoon, Ernie Pook's Comeek. As the title suggests, all the strips feature Freddie, a gentle misfit and self-described 'fag' who goes through a wrenching year. Though Barry's drawing style is whimsical and her protagonists are kids, this is definitely not a book for young children. The haunting--and sometimes downright disturbing--stories cover everything from the fluid nature of friendships to special ed. class to arson. Not only do Freddie's peers misunderstand him, his mother is cold ... |
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One Hundred Demons»rank: 75764par: Lynda Barry
Chroniques et points de vue:From :The Freddie Stories is a collection of strips from Lynda Barry's weekly cartoon, Ernie Pook's Comeek. As the title suggests, all the strips feature Freddie, a gentle misfit and self-described 'fag' who goes through a wrenching year. Though Barry's drawing style is whimsical and her protagonists are kids, this is definitely not a book for young children. The haunting--and sometimes downright disturbing--stories cover everything from the fluid nature of friendships to special ed. class to arson. Not only do Freddie's peers misunderstand him, his mother is cold ... |
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Cruddy: An Illustrated Novel»rank: 107455par: Lynda Barry
Chroniques et points de vue:From :Lynda Barry's illustrated novel Cruddy has not one but three equally alarming openings. The first is a suicide note: 'Dear Anyone Who Finds This, Do not blame the drugs.' The next is a description of the lurid crucifix that hangs over the narrator's bed: 'Some nights looking at him scares me so bad l can hardly move and l start doing a prayer for protection. But when the thing that is scaring you is already Jesus, who are you supposed to pray to?' The third is worthy ... |
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The Greatest of Marlys»rank: 191638par: Lynda Barry
Chroniques et points de vue:From :Lynda Barry's illustrated novel Cruddy has not one but three equally alarming openings. The first is a suicide note: 'Dear Anyone Who Finds This, Do not blame the drugs.' The next is a description of the lurid crucifix that hangs over the narrator's bed: 'Some nights looking at him scares me so bad l can hardly move and l start doing a prayer for protection. But when the thing that is scaring you is already Jesus, who are you supposed to pray to?' The third is worthy ... |
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One Hundred Demons»rank: 191191par: Lynda Barry
Chroniques et points de vue:From :Lynda Barry's illustrated novel Cruddy has not one but three equally alarming openings. The first is a suicide note: 'Dear Anyone Who Finds This, Do not blame the drugs.' The next is a description of the lurid crucifix that hangs over the narrator's bed: 'Some nights looking at him scares me so bad l can hardly move and l start doing a prayer for protection. But when the thing that is scaring you is already Jesus, who are you supposed to pray to?' The third is worthy ... |
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The Good Times Are Killing Me»rank: 196305par: Lynda Barry
Chroniques et points de vue:From :Readers of alternative weeklies will be familiar with Lynda Barry's work from her long-running comic strip, Ernie Pook's Comeek. Similarly, The Good Times Are Killing Me focuses on the surprisingly complex emotional world of children. lt is the story of a neighborhood going through the throes of integration and white flight as seen through the eyes of young Edna Arkins. Edna forms an unlikely friendship with Bonna Willis, a girl with a talent for 'ass beating.' Edna is white and Bonna is black, and from the start ... |
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Naked Ladies Naked Ladies Naked Ladies»rank: 196305par: Lynda Barry
Chroniques et points de vue:From :Readers of alternative weeklies will be familiar with Lynda Barry's work from her long-running comic strip, Ernie Pook's Comeek. Similarly, The Good Times Are Killing Me focuses on the surprisingly complex emotional world of children. lt is the story of a neighborhood going through the throes of integration and white flight as seen through the eyes of young Edna Arkins. Edna forms an unlikely friendship with Bonna Willis, a girl with a talent for 'ass beating.' Edna is white and Bonna is black, and from the start ... |
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It's So Magic»rank: 196305par: Lynda Barry
Chroniques et points de vue:From :Readers of alternative weeklies will be familiar with Lynda Barry's work from her long-running comic strip, Ernie Pook's Comeek. Similarly, The Good Times Are Killing Me focuses on the surprisingly complex emotional world of children. lt is the story of a neighborhood going through the throes of integration and white flight as seen through the eyes of young Edna Arkins. Edna forms an unlikely friendship with Bonna Willis, a girl with a talent for 'ass beating.' Edna is white and Bonna is black, and from the start ... |