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Shutterbug Follies
This Book is Currently in the Wild!
9 journalers for this copy...
Very good graphic novel.
This will be going as part of a trade to fellow bookcrosser debnance in Texas.
I was given my first graphic novel at the BC MeetUp in Houston back in June, Watchmen. It came highly recommended. I read my first graphic novel, The Road to Perdition, earlier this week. I'm very intrigued with the whole notion of graphic novels and I look forward to giving this one, with a female protagonist, a read. Thanks, stephc!
My attempts to try out the graphic novel genre have been, thus far, terribly unsuccessful. The dialogue is insipid and the plots tediously banal. I'm very disappointed.
Journal Entry 5 by debnance at Central Market Cafe in Houston, Texas USA on Tuesday, August 12, 2003
Released on Tuesday, August 12, 2003 at Central Market Cafe in Houston, Texas USA.
I sent this one out into the world at tonight's BookCrossing MeetUp at the Central Market Cafe on Westheimer in Houston. Enjoy!
I sent this one out into the world at tonight's BookCrossing MeetUp at the Central Market Cafe on Westheimer in Houston. Enjoy!
Strange little graphic novel... Never heard of the author. His style is heavily influenced by European caroonists. Tintin came to mind.
The story was cute, then got really UGLY! (Not that I mind.) Didn't have much of an ending, though. He's a good graphic storyteller, but I'd like to see better plot development.
The story was cute, then got really UGLY! (Not that I mind.) Didn't have much of an ending, though. He's a good graphic storyteller, but I'd like to see better plot development.
Another of Keith's great graphic novel collection. It looks quite engaging with descriptive cells telling most of the story through body language, setting, tone, and other actions. I will read this one carefully.
Bee, the main character, is so cute! The story is told through the pictures, and i reread parts to catch the details missed the first time around. The story writes itself in your head . . . . the images are explicit, violent, and gruesome, and the characters are all photographers so there is plenty of it.
It is hardbound and in excellent condition, with a colorful, attractive, sleeveless cover.
It is hardbound and in excellent condition, with a colorful, attractive, sleeveless cover.
From the bookcrossing Meet Up tonight. I had never read a graphic novel before. I didn't know what to expect. I read it in one sitting. I liked it. Maybe because I'm a photographer myself I found characters portrayed in the form of photographs to be nothing out of the ordinary. Although the plot wasn't particularly complex, it is a detective story and interesting. Worth the time to read.
Journal Entry 10 by geniedances at -- By Hand Or Post, Ray/Ring, RABCK in Houston, Texas USA on Tuesday, November 11, 2003
Released on Tuesday, November 11, 2003 at Releasing at the West Gray Cafe in Houston, Texas USA.
Will release the book during the Meet Up tonight.
Will release the book during the Meet Up tonight.
This seems to be a hit at meetup, so I took it this month. I should be able to fit it in soon.
I guess I'm just not ready for "graphic novels". This brought back my childhood of comic book reading, only I read the funny ones, not the violent ones. This is my second graphic, and I preferred 'Persepolis' to this one. It's sort of like reading the dialog while watching a foreign movie, only easier to do. At least it was quick - I didn't waste a lot of precious time on it. Back it goes to the December meetup.
And Shutterbug Follies returned to me....I'll have to save this book for the next BookCrossing box coming my way....
Journal Entry 14 by debnance at Controlled Release (Details In Notes) in -- Mail, by hand, rings, RABCks etc, Texas USA on Tuesday, January 13, 2004
Released on Tuesday, January 13, 2004 at Postal System: BookRelays in Alvin, Texas USA.
I'm mailing this off to a BCer in NY today! She chose this book in a relay. Enjoy!
I'm mailing this off to a BCer in NY today! She chose this book in a relay. Enjoy!
Received last night from debnance as a book relay. I read it in one sitting. It's very cute and well-drawn, but the resolution felt a little rushed. That, and Dee is the most unethical photo-processor in the city of New York! ;)
I'm sending this as part of a trade to gwendy. Enjoy!
rec'd as part of a trade,,
this was my first graphic novel, and i gobbled it up in one sitting! i loved the characters and the storyline. i enjoyed watching the story unfold, and not always knowing exactly what the character was thinking until i was shown. unexpected and interesting.
offered up on the book relay site,, sending to macabresinclair--
this was my first graphic novel, and i gobbled it up in one sitting! i loved the characters and the storyline. i enjoyed watching the story unfold, and not always knowing exactly what the character was thinking until i was shown. unexpected and interesting.
offered up on the book relay site,, sending to macabresinclair--
Thank you, Qwendy!
Very interesting. I loved the snapshot-style artwork, and it was a fun and easy read. Oddly enough, the most common problem in any kind of story is having a brilliant idea and a poor execution... Shutterbug Follies, rather, had a mediocre idea and brilliant execution. The plot is rather dull - something you might find in any dime mystery novel - but (again) the odd little things that are woven into the story are quite intriguing. I'd be interested to see where the artist/author has gone in a few years.
Very interesting. I loved the snapshot-style artwork, and it was a fun and easy read. Oddly enough, the most common problem in any kind of story is having a brilliant idea and a poor execution... Shutterbug Follies, rather, had a mediocre idea and brilliant execution. The plot is rather dull - something you might find in any dime mystery novel - but (again) the odd little things that are woven into the story are quite intriguing. I'd be interested to see where the artist/author has gone in a few years.
Journal Entry 19 by thinkbolt at Borders Books & Music - 3025 Kirby in Houston, Texas USA on Thursday, March 9, 2006
Released 18 yrs ago (3/9/2006 UTC) at Borders Books & Music - 3025 Kirby in Houston, Texas USA
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I gave this book away to another BC'er like 2 years ago. Don't know why it's still on my list...
I gave this book away to another BC'er like 2 years ago. Don't know why it's still on my list...
