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@jlhammar posted about this one recently, and I had Hoopla borrows, so.
I love the art, and economy of line - Fretwell‘s face is dot dot dot and an elongated U,and yet Watson communicates so vividly with those few elements. It‘s remarkable. Reminds me a bit of Quentin Blake.
Story‘s a bit odd. I would‘ve titled it “The Perils of Passivity.” Fretwell just can‘t win–he even loses his lunch to a growly dog - but does nothing about it. Great art tho.

I enjoyed this graphic novel, but it‘s a strange one. Author G.H. Fretwell goes on tour to promote his latest novel and unwittingly becomes a murder suspect. Surreal and darkly comic.

Final #BookSpin wrap up for the year. I completed 9/12 picks. Not my greatest year but as always I enjoy making my monthly list and I enjoy seeing the titles coming off my tbr pile. Thanks for hosting another great year of reading @TheAromaofBooks now off to complete the google doc.

Everytime I discover another Jim Henson project, I am remind of what a singular talent he was. One of the long list of unproduced absurdist/surrealist screenplays from the 60s, this graphic novel interpretation features minimal dialogue and vibrant art.

“You may not believe in magic but something very strange is happening at this very moment. Your head has dissolved into thin air and I can see the rhododendrons through your stomach. It's not that you are dead or anything dramatic like that, it is simply that you are fading away and I can't even remember your name.”

Remembering Leonora Carrington on her birthday.

Attempting this one next. I might be in a bit of a reading slump, but I‘m hoping that‘s not the case.

Lenora Carrington‘s “The Skeleton‘s Holiday” has to be the weirdest book I‘ve ever read in my life.

It‘s crazy, bordering on creepy. Absolutely indelicate and strangely incredible. By calling upon human artifice, she brings alive creatures at their best and baddest simultaneously.

You gotta love an author who really couldn‘t give two shits about the rules of literature.

(Also, have you seen her paintings? OMG!! They‘re incredible.)

This is the second book by this author I've read this year and I have to say I enjoyed this one more than Strange Library. There is just something about the way he writes really distorts the line between reality and a dreamlike world. Very easy to get caught up in the world he's crafted. #bookspin @TheAromaofBooks

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