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In: A Graphic Novel
In: A Graphic Novel | Will McPhail
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A poignant and witty graphic novel by a leading New Yorker cartoonist, following a millennial's journey from performing his life to truly connecting with people Nick, a young illustrator, can't shake the feeling that there is some hidden realm of human interaction beyond his reach. He haunts lookalike fussy, silly, coffee shops, listens to old Joni Mitchell albums too loudly, and stares at his navel in the hope that he will find it in there. But it isn't until he learns to speak from the heart that he begins to find authentic human connections and is let in--to the worlds of the people he meets. Nick's journey occurs alongside the beginnings of a relationship with Wren, a wry, spirited oncologist at a nearby hospital, whose work and life becomes painfully tangled with Nick's. Illustrated in both color and black-and-white in McPhail's instantly recognizable style, In elevates the graphic novel genre; it captures his trademark humor and compassion with a semi-autobiographical tale that is equal parts hilarious and heart-wrenching--uncannily appropriate for our isolated times.
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IndoorDame
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My first bail of the year. I‘m just so confused and not invested. I think this is intended as a parody, but I‘m not even feeling certain of that. Clearly I‘m not the right audience. I have 2 more titles picked out from my #AuldLangSpine list that I‘m excited about, but this is the last one I‘ll be reading this month. @SueK @monalyisha

Lindy The main character is feeling quite alienated. I can understand your not connecting with him, although this story did work for me. One of the small things I loved is all the visual jokes about coffee places. 1y
IndoorDame @Lindy the one thing I did love in the section I read was the description of the coffee shop with free coffee but a charge per page of your novel written there and free Wi-Fi but only one electric outlet so all the writers were pitted against each other 😆 1y
Lindy @IndoorDame I had forgotten that detail 😂 1y
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AnneCecilie
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Nick finds it hard to connect with people and move beyond the small-talk that he doesn‘t really master. And I felt for him as he tries to connect and felt his aloneness. But on the few occasions that he does connect, I got so happy for him.

I loved the black/ white illustrations and the occasional full color ones.

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Chelsea.Poole
In: A Graphic Novel | Will McPhail
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My heart is in pieces on the floor. I‘m not huge on graphic novels, but this is gorgeous and relatable. A young man attempts to make meaningful connections with strangers and later, his family. Sad but also funny. I usually don‘t check trigger warnings but I wish I had known some things going in. I don‘t want to spoil anything, so hidden in comments are the TWs. I think this struck me so deeply because I‘ve been going through similar situations.

Chelsea.Poole Trigger warnings: death of parent, cancer. 3y
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Lindy
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An introverted, self-centred cartoonist struggles to make authentic connections with the people around him. This Scottish graphic novel is both funny and sad and I loved it.

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Lindy
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I need a good bar to be sad in.

Kimberlone Love this! 3y
Lindy @Kimberlone The book is hilarious with a serious undercurrent. I read it straight through in one sitting. 👍 3y
SamAnne Stacked. 3y
Kimberlone @Lindy stacked! 3y
wanderinglynn I sooo want to open a bookstore bar. 3y
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Flaneurette
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At first I thought “ oh no another white dude creative type in NYC” book but it actually pokes fun of millennial angst and addresses how difficult it is to connect with other humans in this ironic late capitalist world. Gorgeous artwork

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charl08
In: The Graphic Novel | Will McPhail
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Beautiful book looking at the connections we make (and don't make). When he makes a connection the world turns to full colour.

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charl08
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The coffee shops in this book are genius...

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