By: Craig Thompson Publisher: Pantheon Average Rating: Binding: Paperback Label: Pantheon Number of Items: 1 Number of Pages: 128 Publication Date: May 09, 2006 Release Date: May 09, 2006
Product Description: This here be the first ever “graphical novel book” by Craig Thompson. It was winnning a Harvey Award, no less. It documentates the once upon a time in our fishing village town and a short turtle lad name of Chunky, last name Rice.
Mister Chunky Rice be living in the same rooming house likewise myself, only that boy be restless. Looking for something. And he puts hisself on my brother Chuck’s ship and boats out to sea to find it. Only he be departin’ from his bestest of all friends, his deer mouse, I mean, mouse deer chum Dandel.
Now why in a whirl would someone leave beyond a buddy? Just what be that turtle lad searchings for? I said you best read the book to find out. Merle said, “Doot doot.”
VERY GOOD. Maybe we'll get the ending someday. I loved this book. I ,like many others, read Blankets first and fell in love with it. So I was very excited to read this. I was captivated the whole time. Its a great story. I was really looking forward to where it was going. But as I started nearing the last 2 or 3 pages I started to realize that there are not enough pages to wrap things up. And before I knew it It ended. It really does feel like the last 10 pages were stolen from the book. Like I said its a great read it just leaves something to be desired.
A Master-Piece! Having read "Blankets" a month ago, and having been spiritually floored by it, I thought I was obligated to get to this book. Sure enough, that is Craig Thompson's wonderful style, which I love, and sure enough, again, this was emotionally tense and rich.
"Good-Bye Chunky Rice" is something of a contemporary fairy-tale - by which I do not mean the usually neutered conception we have of them, but the real thing; the raw and painful thing - and it is simply beautiful.
This book is visually a success, and the words are fantastic too. It is, on the whole, a mighty little book. Craig Thompson definitely is a contemporary genius and I can't wait to read and view more of his work.
Good, but not great I have become a big fan of Craig Thompson, but I think I read his books in the wrong order. I started with his Carnet De Voyage (Travel Journal), which is his most recent work. That got me interested in the book for which he was on tour, Blankets. As a newbie to graphic novels, I was completely blown away by Blankets which is more of a memoir than novel. So I felt compelled to get Good-bye, Chunky Rice, Mr. Thompson's first book. The characters, the writing, and the visual style are good, but not nearly as interesting to me as the other two books.
Sweet, sweet, poignant and sweet It's been a while since I read this, but it still echoes in my memory as such an amazing, deceptively simple tale of crossing paths and lonely hearts. Chunky Rice, our turtle hero, is dealing with the longing for the unknown and the pain of leaving the life that is familiar but not satisfying some deep need.
It says so much with so little, and expresses some of the subtle agony of life so beautifully.
drifting I expected something more straightforward from Thompson, after having read "Carnet de Voyage". This was a pleasant deviation from my expectations. The loose, non-definitive style and characters' longing paralleled the unpredictability of life and unattainability of one's desires; the characters stories would seem to finish off or carry along another character's story. Non-linear sequencing and flashbacks fit well with the theme of an unpredictable voyage, haunted by regret and sadness. What makes this book beautiful are the vast differences between characters and the way that they interact.
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