Title: Book Love
Author: Debbie Tung
Artist: Debbie Tung
Genre: Books / Humor
Year Published: 2019
Year Read: 2018
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
Source: eARC (NetGalley)
Content Rating: Ages 8+ (Nothing Objectionable)
Buy on: Amazon // Book Depository
I would like to thank NetGalley and Andrews McMeel Publishing for providing
me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
Introduction:
When I saw this title over at
NetGalley, I was like “What? There’s actually a graphic novel that explores
about how much some people love books?”
Well, of course I had to check this graphic novel out since reading is
my number one passion in the world and I wanted to see if this graphic novel
gets my book senses tingling! “Book Love” is a graphic novel that is
written and illustrated by Debbie Tung
and it definitely earns the reputation of being one of the few graphic novels that
actually shows just how important and fun reading is for everyone!
What is this story
about?
This graphic novel basically details the love that bookworms
have for books such as getting upset when they had just finished a good book,
but have to wait a whole year for the sequel to come out. And the exhilaration of smelling brand-new
books in the bookstores and also the fact that books can take you to different
places that you have never been to before!
What I loved about
this story:
Debbie Tung’s writing: Wow…just wow…Debbie Tung has certainly done an excellent job at writing this
graphic novel as it is rare that I read a graphic novel that is all about the
wonderful world of reading instead of being about superheroes or slice of life stories. I loved the way that Debbie Tung explores what the world is like for a bookworm and how
books are so essential in their lives. I
just loved the energy and love for reading that Debbie Tung showcased in this graphic novel by using a woman in the
lead role and whenever the woman in the story showed excitement for reading, I
felt that excitement along with her!
There were many different scenarios in this story that really called out
to me, such as a situation where the woman in the story went to the bookstore
to buy the second book in the series after she finished reading the first
book. But then she realizes that the
bookstore ran out of copies of the second book and that they would have to
order the second book from an online store, but it would take over five days
for the book to arrive! Oh man! I remembered those days when I had to wait a
long time for a book in a series to arrive in my mail because the bookstore did
not have the whole series! I really
loved the humor that Debbie Tung
incorporated into this book as the woman in this story was the highlight as she
was such an excitable and hilarious character who has such an exaggerated
reaction to books. But at the same time, is highly relatable to the audience as
she shows the same love and joy that bookworms have for books!
Debbie Tung’s artwork: Debbie
Tung’s artwork is hilarious and creative to look at as she does a great job
at showing the excitement that the woman in the story feels about books! I loved the way that Debbie Tung drew the woman in the story as the woman is constantly
being shown with an excited look on her face whenever she comes across books. I especially loved the artwork of the woman
having large puppy dog eyes whenever she is experiencing something beautiful
about reading. I also loved the artwork
for the scenes where the woman is imagining herself floating in space as there
is so much attention to detail to the starry skies of space. I liked the fact that the artwork is done in
black and white as I still experience the wonderful world of books through the
black and white colorings of the artwork.
Final Thoughts:
Overall, “Book Love” is a truly fantastic graphic novel that
really speaks out to bookworms everywhere!
If you are looking for a graphic novel that details the joy and wonder
of reading, then this is definitely the one for you!
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I loved this comic as well! It's very relatable!
ReplyDeleteHave a wonderful week!
Thanks! You too!
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