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In this travelogue, Lucy shares the tough experience she had helping her grandparents on a cruise. I thought the book was well done. I love Lucy's comic journaling style. It provides interesting snapshots and insights into her experiences. This book was a tough read because I'm close in age to when she took this trip and it was stressful to imagine how well I'd be able to keep grandparents (one with Alzheimer's) comfortable in this situation!

The second one of hers I have read. I love the drawings, the text and the sentiments expressed.Her 90 + plus grandparents decide to go on a cruise , relatives worried as one has dementia and other is not too good on his feet. Lucy offers to go along and this is her account.
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HAPPY SRING BREAK! I am catching up on my TBR pile and more.
I loved the other Lucy Knisley books and this one did not disappoint.

I have rapidly become a big Lucy Knisley fan. This book would be relatable to anyone who has interacted with aging relatives. Lucy is in her 20s and accompanies her elderly grandparents, whose health is in decline, on a major trip. Lucy tells her story with love and humor mixed with the fear of mortality. It‘s a complex and beautifully illustrated story that I recommend.

So sweet!!

My Goodreads goal for the year is 95 books, but once I finish all the books on my December TBR, I would be at 98 for the year. So I decided to try to read 2 extra books to reach 100. Of course, I‘m making it easy on myself & choosing small books. The 1st one I picked as my extra book was Displacement, which I read tonight. It put me at 95 books for the year! Woot! Now let‘s see if I can finish 5 more books with all the holiday stuff going on!

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Books completed on trail: 12

This is my third book from this author. She‘s an excellent storyteller and artist. Although the subject matter is quite depressing, it‘s a worthwhile read. #hoopla

Can anyone recommend similar graphic novels?

As usual, another hit. This time Lucy's story is about going with her grandparents on a cruise. She takes care of them all the way through and learns a lot about patience, etc. This book is really perfect for anyone who wants to know what it is like to take care of elderly family, not to mention with onset dementia/Alzheimer's.

4 stars

My second #graphic travel memoir by Lucy Knisley. In this, she accompanies her grandparents, 91 & 93, on a Caribbean cruise. Battling the difficulties of traveling with the elderly and her grandma‘s worsening forgetfulness, she makes the best of the situation and tries to understand them and her family better. I would recommend.

Book 145/165 4/21/19

Not sure how I feel about this book... The content is interesting: the writer witnessing the decline of her grandparents. I also liked the parts in which she included the memoirs of her grandfather. However, I'm not a fan of the illustrations... On the same subject, I would rather recommend Can't we talk about something more pleasant?

“Whenever I travel through crowded places, I‘m struck by how human beings en masse are so incredibly hideous, while individual humans can be so heartbreakingly beautiful. Congregated: ugly, ubiquitous, and repellent. Individually:
nuanced, intricate, beautiful, and unknowable. Fragile, separate, singular… Fascinating. This just kills me.”

So this was my 4th Knisley, loved it of course. Both the narrative & the drawing style were more tightly controlled, it seemed, than usual, & I actually felt something was lost in that control. I'm getting really nitpicky only bc I love her work-and I had thought in the past that perhaps her work was a little too loosy-goosy, but this one helped show me what that freedom really gives you. I love looking at the small differences between her books.

I wasn't sure if I was going to participate in the #LetsGetGraphicWeeklongMarathon. I have so many great reads competing for my attention! But there are so many great posts about graphic novels/memoirs up today. I couldn't resist the Litsy peer pressure.

I don't know where I'll begin though!

Because @lacythebookworm is doing it and I want to play...I'm participating in #boutofbooks this week!

I plan to finish..
1. When Dimple Met Rishi
And read loads of graphic novels
2. Displacement
3. Was She Pretty
4. Gray Horses
5. A-Force: Volume 0
6. Giant Days: Volume 4
7. Jonesy: Volume 3
8. Monsteress: Volume 1

On to the next graphic novel. I‘m a fan of Knisley‘s work, so I‘m trying to read through her backlist.

Graphic travelogues are a particular joy of mine, and @lucyknisley is especially skilled at finding the beauty, the joy, and the humour in the smallest of moments. This travelogue does all that her previous work accomplishes, but also adds in the heartbreaking layers of family and aging.

How I feel lately.

This is Knisley's story of her Caribbean cruise with her elderly, declining grandparents. Having just visited my own grandma, it was a gut punch. She handles their mortality with love and kindness. I just hope I can be as brave as she is. #readharder2017 #travelmemoir

I appreciated this book even more today, reading it in one sitting after spending a day with my family. We live two hours apart now, and it's really hard for me to not see my grandparents every day like I used to. I cherish the time we spend together even more now. ❤

This is heartbreaking to me as well. I have long since dubbed myself "keeper of memories" for my family. I keep the photo albums and save the important things.

Still loving Lucy. Can't wait til she has a book out on parenthood

This was funny and sad. Really confronts you with your own mortality.

I had a full day of hygge yesterday. The candle is apple-scented. There was wine and not seen are the comfy pajamas, fuzzy slippers, and bowl of peanut m&ms. This book was so what I needed. Knisley is someone I really enjoy - some books I like, some I love. This is a love. Her story about her aging grandparents, frustrations of taking them on a trip, and reflection of mortality were so timely for me. Excellent.

Two days of moving my elderly blind mother-in-law in with us, getting settled, washing, cleaning, organizing, adjusting, people in and out, clutter, chaos, and cleaning as much cigarette smoke smell out of her stuff.... I am done. Need a break. Sitting in my happy place with coffee and a timely book choice. Ahhhhh. ☕️😌

This hit the mark... I think this is an interesting and emotional way to discuss mortality.

Lucy accompanies her 90-year-old grandparents on a cruise.

Oh Lucy Knisley, you make me laugh!

A little graphic novel palate cleanser. And a little throwback vacation photo with my grandparents and cousin. #24in48

Another brilliant travelogue by Knisley! This time she goes on a weeklong cruise with her 90-something grandparents to record their life stories.

Lovely.

I have been reading all of Lucy Knisley's graphic memoirs and this is my favorite so far. It is a travelogue about s cruise she took with her aging grandparents.

Such a bittersweet book about Knisley traveling on a cruise with her very elderly grandparents - full of the work and frustration, but also those golden sweet moments.

I don't often read graphic novels, but this looked adorable - and it was. My grandparents have all passed and my grandmother had dementia when she went, so this book is heartbreakingly wonderful to me. So compassionate and real.

Pre-dinner reading and snacks. Loving this book, and I'm only on day three of her journey. Bittersweet.

A quick, lovely read. Lucy Knisley is a wonderful storyteller. This travelogue, which is peppered with excerpts from her grandfather's WWII memoir, is a graceful portrait of Knisley's relationship with her elderly grandparents. A trio out of place on a Caribbean cruise. 5/5⭐️

Sitting down to start reading this beauty before bed. I adore Lucy Knisley—this travelogue/graphic memoir seems quite promising.