Blankets by Craig Thompson
Some autobiographies are bland and simple. Some authors don't want to discuss the past troubles in life. Some are heroic exorcisms that are so explicit it feels like one is sitting in on a therapy session. Blankets falls in the second category. Thompson's examination of his life is so personal that I became uncomfortable. He delves into the story of his first love, and it hits home. He pulls no punches, doesn't glamorize it, and lays bare the emotions of what it is like to be 18. I feel like this book will affect me in years to come. I have a feeling that I'll need to mail copies of this to friends as years go by.
I wish I could write more about this but words fail me. It honestly feels weird to even review something like this. Just do yourself a favor, go buy this book and read it. Check it out of the library, buy it at a bookstore, obtain a copy some how some way. It will be worth it.
Moving into 2012, the January reading project starts today. I will be reading 1984 and 1Q84. If you are participating the project runs the entire month, also don't feel bad if you can't finish both books by the end of the month. 1Q84 is over 1000 pages, and for light to moderate readers books that long are a challenge. I'll be blogging 1984 by the end of this week. Go forth, read, talk about it, and tell your friends.
Some autobiographies are bland and simple. Some authors don't want to discuss the past troubles in life. Some are heroic exorcisms that are so explicit it feels like one is sitting in on a therapy session. Blankets falls in the second category. Thompson's examination of his life is so personal that I became uncomfortable. He delves into the story of his first love, and it hits home. He pulls no punches, doesn't glamorize it, and lays bare the emotions of what it is like to be 18. I feel like this book will affect me in years to come. I have a feeling that I'll need to mail copies of this to friends as years go by.
I wish I could write more about this but words fail me. It honestly feels weird to even review something like this. Just do yourself a favor, go buy this book and read it. Check it out of the library, buy it at a bookstore, obtain a copy some how some way. It will be worth it.
Moving into 2012, the January reading project starts today. I will be reading 1984 and 1Q84. If you are participating the project runs the entire month, also don't feel bad if you can't finish both books by the end of the month. 1Q84 is over 1000 pages, and for light to moderate readers books that long are a challenge. I'll be blogging 1984 by the end of this week. Go forth, read, talk about it, and tell your friends.
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