Man Booker prize 2018 longlist includes graphic novel for the first time

cynic

jhsurti 31-7-2018 06:46 PM
Couldn't agree more. All awards these days seem to be driven by marketing. Sell yourselves. TV rea ...

Awards are all about marketing these days. As for the reality shows, it is about "what looks good and what would sell".

divey

jhsurti 31-7-2018 06:46 PM
Couldn't agree more. All awards these days seem to be driven by marketing. Sell yourselves. TV rea ...

Yes there are still honest people about but the fact is that dishonest people get much more limelight and fame for whatever reason so somehow all seems lost. But some good is still left amongst us that I am sure of

Mousetrap

cynic 30-7-2018 10:09 PM
According to the judges, it is indeed the story telling. I am not really a fan of award winning bo ...

So, I just read Sabrina and I must admit I'm really impressed!
The ending was the only weak part of the book... it could have been tighter. Otherwise, the story is really good. Very expertly done. It's about a tragedy, its effect on the people related to the victim, the way media processes it and how the general public respond. I think the strength of the graphic novel is in that it doesn't focus on the actual murder but more on its aftereffects and how different people view it in different ways.

Definitely worth a read.

cynic

Mousetrap 1-8-2018 03:09 PM
So, I just read Sabrina and I must admit I'm really impressed!
The ending was the only weak part o ...

Good to know that the nomination is indeed well deserving. I got a copy from oceanofpdf before it went down. Planning on reading it tonight .

Mousetrap

cynic 1-8-2018 05:13 PM
Good to know that the nomination is indeed well deserving. I got a copy from oceanofpdf before it  ...

Wow, that's awesome! I couldn't get it there, but I read an online version on mobilism. I'm scared of downloading from there - I've found viruses a couple of times.
So sad about oceanofpdf... it was a decent place to get some really good stuff.

cynic

Mousetrap 1-8-2018 05:37 PM
Wow, that's awesome! I couldn't get it there, but I read an online version on mobilism. I'm scared  ...

Mobilism is a royal mess. Ditto on oceanofpdf, had just got to know about it.

cynic

Here is an interesting list of the must read graphic novels

From Maus to Tamara Drewe: the 10 graphic novels everyone should read

Mousetrap

cynic 2-8-2018 05:34 PM
Here is an interesting list of the must read graphic novels

From Maus to Tamara Drewe: the 10 graph ...

I've read only 3 from the list - Maus, Persepolis and Arrival. Arrival is one of my al time favorite books. I still remember buying it when Flipkart first came into existence! And this is a book I like to gift to friends - it's very nicely done. I like his other works too - Tales from Outer Suburbia and Eric. But Eric is such a tiny little graphic novel priced exorbitantly!

cynic

Mousetrap 1-8-2018 03:09 PM
So, I just read Sabrina and I must admit I'm really impressed!
The ending was the only weak part o ...

I read it, and got to agree, it has a strong message put forth. In a way, the minimalism of the graphics works for the story. Ditto on the ending. Was left underwhelmed, it was just too random and abrupt.
You should post a review for this. It deserves a separate thread.

Mousetrap

cynic 2-8-2018 11:33 PM
I read it, and got to agree, it has a strong message put forth. In a way, the minimalism of the gr ...

Yes, I'll post a review sometime.
I was reading random reviews about 'Sabrina' and found a few comments about how Booker Prize's standards were going down and people can now only look at picture stories! And that reminded me of the core message of this book... But I guess the uninspiring cover picture doesn't help.