Top Ten Tuesday is an original feature/weekly meme created at The Broke and the Bookish.
This week it’s all about visuals. The post says comic books, graphic novels, or picture books. I am choosing to interpret it as any book that chooses to forgo the standard just words format and gets a little creative. The last four on my list are going to be graphic novels that I wish to read!
House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski – Forever a favourite!
Illuminae Series by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff – Such a neat way in telling a space story! I need to get my hands on that Sleeping Giants book.
Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children Series by Ransom Riggs – The addition of photos in these books makes the story feel a lot more real.
Me, Earl & the Dying Girl by Jesse Andrews – I may be wrong here but I think that this book was told in an interesting way, wasn’t it?
Horrorstor by Grady Hendrix – The addition of IKEA instructions at the beginning of the chapters was genius.
A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness – The illustrations were great in adding to the nature of the story.
Saga by Brian K Vaughan – I’ve been seeing this everywhere for years and I just need to get my hands on them to see what the hype is about!
Mau5 by Art Spiegelman – Always wanted to read this!
Ghost in the Shell by Masamune Shirow – This is what the movie coming out with Scarlett Johannson is based on right?
Blue is the Warmest Color by Julie Maroh – I know there is a movie based on this that people have issues with but they said that the graphic novel was better in a sense.
What’s on your list? Any graphic novels you recommend? I’ve been really wanting to starting reading more of them this year.
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Yay for Saga! So glad I’m seeing it on so many lists today, it’s one of the best series out there I think. Going to have to check out Blue is the Warmest Colour, its been on a few lists today so I must be missing out!
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Yes I saw Saga basically on everyone’s list either they wanted to read it or had read it. It must be great!! I heard that the film based on Blue is the Warmest Color was problematic but the novel was very good!
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Love seeing your picks, Danica! My husband just recently finished Gemina but I’ve yet to start the series. I saw a few minutes of Me, Earl and the Dying Girl movie on TV over the weekend but I don’t know anything about the book. I’m intrigued that you say it’s told in an interesting way, though. Makes me want to pick it up and check it out for myself. 🙂
Tanya @ Girl Plus Books
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My boyfriend finished Gemina recently too but I have yet to pick up the book! I think because it is a large hardcover and I do most of my reading on the subway that I haven’t picked it up yet. The first book was good I hope that the second one is just as interesting 🙂
Thanks for stopping by Tanya!
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I never read a comic book.So The only ones I read were the VA and Percy Jackson graphic novels. But we did something a little different. Allyson added some comics she read on her list.
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My TTT.
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Maus I & II are awesome. I want to read A Monster Calls.
Here’s a link to my TTT post for this week:
https://captivatedreader.blogspot.com/2017/01/top-ten-tuesday-top-eleven-coffee-table.html
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I’ve been seeing them for years and I don’t know why I haven’t picked them up yet! It seems like such a good concept!
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Oooh, Horrorstor is so good! I also love Miss Peregrine’s. I like the cool formatting of the Illuminae books, even though they’re not for me. And Ghost in the Shell is a classic. Have you watched the original anime film? I’m praying they do it justice with the new live-action movie!
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I heard that I *need* to watch the anime version before I see the movie!
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I have Saga but haven’t had a chance to read it yet, and I’m kicking myself – it’s so gorgeous, and I’ve seen nothing but good things about it. This was such a good use of the topic, well done! 🙂
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Thanks! I don’t know how you’ve refrained yourself from not reading it yet!
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Gemina and Saga are on my TBR as well and I can’t quite decide whether to watch the Monster calls movie or read the book.
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I would do both! The book is very powerful and a fast read. However, the movie may illicit stronger emotions as the actions are in front of you.
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I haven’t read A Monster Calls, but I’m thinking about it as I really enjoyed the movie!
My TTT: https://jjbookblog.wordpress.com/2017/01/31/top-ten-tuesday-94/
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Maus is such a powerful read! I’ve still only read part one, but part two is on my TBR pile!
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I really really need to get my hands on them! I was just at the bookstore yesterday and these somehow slipped my mind. I ended up grabbing Saga Vol 1 and 2 though!
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I see everyone recommending Saga, but I somehow hadn’t heard of it before this TTT.
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I adored Gemina… I can’t even imagine how long it took to design that beautiful thing. And A Monster Calls is one of my all-time favorites… such gorgeous illustrations.
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Right? Writing a book is one thing but how they wrote it/illustrated it must`ve taken a lot of brain power.
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