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Book Club: Next Round of Books
Help pick our next books. What you do want to read next?
— Naz Hamid / Comments (3)
JT Helms / February 19, 2007 3:31 PM
I recently got Chris Ware's Acme Novelty Library for Valentines, and I can easily say it's among my favorite gifts I've ever received. I've always appreciated Ware's work visually, but I had never actually read any of his graphics. There is a slight learning curve, but once you connect with his story-telling tendencies, it amount of emotion revealed in the content is sometimes overwhelming. No graphic novel has had me laughing this hard and feeling so heartbroken. I couldn't put it down once I started.
So I would highly recommend this book, as it served as a great primer for me, being someone who had never read Ware's work. I think the short story snippets (most are only a page long) give a great understanding of the world he has created on paper.
I'm not too familiar with the other people's work you mention, but I'll be looking them up for sure.
Alice / February 20, 2007 10:55 AM
Yes, Ware's books are visually beautiful. We have several of his books in my library, and every time we get a new one, I can't stop myself from flipping though them and just admiring them.
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This Month's Selection:
November 2009
Travel Writing
by Peter Ferry
In this debut novel, high school English teacher Peter Ferry witnesses a fatal car accident and becomes obsessed with learning about the life of the victim, Lisa Kim.
Meet & Discuss
Join us at The Book Cellar at 4736-38 N. Lincoln Ave. (map) to discuss the book. We'll meet on Monday, November 9, at 7:30pm. New members are always welcome!
November 9
Travel Writing
by Peter Ferry
October 12
Lords of the Levee
by Herman Kogan and Lloyd Wendt
September 14
The Echo Maker
by Richard Powers
August 10
La Perdida
by Jessica Abel
July 13
Every Crooked Pot
by Renee Rosen
June 8
Cat's Cradle
by Kurt Vonnegut
May 11
Passing
by Nella Larsen
April 13
Then We Came to the End
by Joshua Ferris
March 16
The Book of Ralph
by John McNally
February 9
A River Runs Through It
by Norman Maclean
January 12
A Raisin in the Sun
by Lorraine Hansberry
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Open Books Grand Opening
Mon Nov 23 2009
Going Pro: How to Take Your Literary Venture to the Next Level
Mon Nov 23 2009
Eye of the Sandman Screening and Discussion @ Gene Siskel Film Center
Tue Nov 24 2009
Chicago Moth StorySLAM: BLUNDERS
About GB Book Club
The Gapers Block Book Club is a reading group dedicated to reading fiction by Chicago area authors and nonfiction works about our city. We read a new book every month, and new members are always welcome.
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The book club meets on the second Monday of the month at The Book Cellar bookstore in Lincoln Square (map).
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Alice / February 14, 2007 10:03 AM
One of the things we were thinking about is reading a graphic novel this summer, but which one? Something by Jessica Abel? Chris Ware? Daniel Clowes? Jeffrey Brown? Someone else?