by Jeff Lemire
I read the first book in this series as a standalone so I am just going to comment on the two remaining books in this huge graphic novel. I have to say that Ghost Stories was my favorite out of the two. This story is about Lou’s life. He is living alone out on his farm which he has for years when a ...
Sad but delightful collection of stories about fragments of lives related to Essex County. The bleak art makes it even more beautiful.
Komiks czytało się świetnie, tak jak zresztą każdą dobrze napisaną powieść.Bohaterem pierwszej części jest młody chłopak Lester. Jego matka umarła na raka i chłopiec trafił pod opiekę wuja, który stara się jak może wywiązać z roli opiekuna. Lester zaprzyjaźnia się z właścicielem sklepiku. Jimmy rozu...
If you had asked me a few months ago if I thought a graphic novel could break my heart, I would have said no. That was until I brought home my boss' copy of Essex County, by Canadian artist and writer, Jeff Lemire. A contender for last years Canada Reads, Essex County is a collection of three stor...
The Complete Essex County is a collection of the graphic novel trilogy including Tales From the Farm, Ghost Stories, and The Country Nurse. As well as two additional stories, The Essex County Boxing Club and The Sad and Lonely Life of Eddie Elephant Ears.I had no idea what this book was about, I jus...
The interweaving of the multiple storylines in the collected Essex County is particularly satisfying and that swells to eclipse some of the loneliness of individual characters as the work develops.But it’s true that Lester’s story in the opening volume is characterized by a sense of disconnect. Whet...
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