Comic genre books (13)


1.

A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian by Marina Lewycka EN

Rating: 4     2 Votes
Country: Europe / Ukraine flag Ukraine
Description:
When their recently widowed father announces he plans to remarry, sisters Vera and Nadezhda realise they must put aside a lifetime of feuding in order to save him. His new love is a voluptuous gold-digger from the Ukraine half his age, with a proclivity for green satin underwear and boil-in-the-bag cuisine, who stops at nothing in her single minded pursuit of the luxury Western lifestyle she dreams of. But the old man, too, is pursuing his eccentric dreams - and writing a history of tractors in Ukrainian. A wise, tender and deeply funny novel about families, the healing of old wounds, the tria... continue
Genre Comic
Recommended: 06 Oct 2022

2.
Awkward

Awkward by Svetlana Chmakova EN

Rating: 5     1 Vote
Country: Europe / Russia flag Russia
Description:
Cardinal rule #1 for surviving school: Don't get noticed by the mean kids. Cardinal rule #2 for surviving school: Seek out groups with similar interests and join them. On her first day at her new school, Penelope--Peppi--Torres reminds herself of these basics. But when she trips into a quiet boy in the hall, Jaime Thompson, she's already broken the first rule, and the mean kids start calling her the "nerder girlfriend." How does she handle this crisis? By shoving poor Jaime and running away! Falling back on rule two and surrounding herself with new friends in the art club, Peppi still can't he... continue
Recommended: 12 May 2023

3.

Aya: Life in Yop City by Marguerite Abouet, Clément Oubrerie EN

Rating: 5     2 Votes
Country: Africa / Ivory Coast flag Ivory Coast
Description:
“Aya is an irresistible comedy, a couple of love stories and a tale for becoming African. It’s essential reading.” —Joann Sfar, cartoonist of The Rabbi’s Cat Ivory Coast, 1978. It’s a golden time, and the nation, too—an oasis of affluence and stability in West Africa—seems fueled by something wondrous. Aya is loosely based upon Marguerite Abouet’s youth in Yop City. It is the story of the studious and clear-sighted nineteen-year-old Aya, her easygoing friends Adjoua and Bintou, and their meddling relatives and neighbors. It’s a wryly funny, breezy account of the simple pleasures and private tr... continue
Recommended: 23 Jun 2022


5.

Detective Nosegood and the Museum Robbery by Marian Ortan EN

Rating: 4     1 Vote
Country: Europe / Poland flag Poland
Description:
The third in a series of irresistibly charming, beautifully illustrated children's classics - the adventures of Detective Nosegoode and his talking dog, Cody. A famous picture is in danger of being stolen, the headquarters of the Circle of the Aficionados of Checkers has been robbed and an elusive pickpocket strikes at the celebrations to mark the hundredth anniversary of the founding of Lower Limewood. This small town seems to have a attracted quite a number of thieves - a good job they can count the brilliant Detective Nosegoode and his faithful Cody among their residents.
Genre Comic
Recommended: 04 Mar 2018


7.

Maus : A Survivor's Tale by Art Spiegelman EN

Rating: 5     1 Vote
Country: Europe / Sweden flag Sweden
Description:
Some historical events simply beggar any attempt at description--the Holocaust is one of these. Characterising the Nazis as cats and the Jews as mice, this book recounts, through a complex and sustained allegory the experiences of the author's father in Auschwitz during WWII.

8.
Séance Tea Party

Séance Tea Party : (A Graphic Novel) by Reimena Yee EN

Rating: 3     4 Votes
Country: Asia / Malaysia flag Malaysia
Description:
Lora wants to stay a kid forever, and she'll do anything to make that happen . . . including befriending Alexa, the ghost who haunts her house. A middle-grade graphic novel about growing up that's perfect for fans of Ghosts and Making Friends. Growing up sounds terrible. No one has time to do anything fun, or play outside, or use their imagination. Everything is suddenly so serious. People are more interested in their looks and what others think about them than having fun adventures. Who wants that? Not Lora. After watching her circle of friends seemingly fade away, Lora is determined to still... continue

9.
The Book of Hope

The Book of Hope by Tommi Musturi EN

Rating: 3     1 Vote
Country: Europe / Finland flag Finland
Description:
In a way that only the medium of comics can, The Book of Hope slows the reader down to the rhythms of the life of a retired couple living in a rural countryside. Behind the static, routine moments of everyday life something bigger takes shape. Encroaching
Genre Comic
Recommended: 10 Jan 2023

10.
The Gambler

The Gambler by Fyodor Dostoevsky EN

Rating: 4     2 Votes
Country: Europe / Russia flag Russia


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