{"id":32661,"date":"2018-04-26T06:00:47","date_gmt":"2018-04-26T11:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs2.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/?p=32661"},"modified":"2018-04-24T15:05:50","modified_gmt":"2018-04-24T20:05:50","slug":"graphic-novels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/graphic-novels\/","title":{"rendered":"Relish by Lucy Knisley"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Guest post by Teague<\/p>\n

My daughter loves to read graphic novels and I am always on the hunt for new authors.\u00a0 After stumbling across the amazingly hilarious Harry Potter book recap comics<\/a> by Lucy Knisley, I knew I had found another gem.\u00a0 While Knisley\u2019s Harry Potter comics might be enjoyed by all ages, her books are geared toward adults.\u00a0 I just finished reading Relish: My Life In the Kitchen<\/a><\/em><\/strong>, Knisley\u2019s autobiographical account of her life as the daughter of a chef and gourmand.\u00a0 Knisley entertains and educates as she tells tales of a life surrounded by food.\u00a0 In between chapters, Knisley shares some of her favorite recipes or offers practical information about understanding certain cuisine.\u00a0 My favorite is a Cheese Cheat Sheet.\u00a0 As someone who adores cheese, but can only place it into two distinct categories (delicious and not delicious), this section was quite informative.<\/p>\n

Many have a hard time seeing graphic novels as \u201creal\u201d literature or may feel that this genre isn\u2019t for them.\u00a0 I think that anyone who loves stories and loves to read will find a graphic novel to suit their interests. \u00a0The images in a graphic novel serve to reinforce the story, not replace it, and many of the stories told by these authors are simply magnificent.<\/p>\n

If you are looking for other graphic novels to try, I suggest Maus<\/a>\u00a0<\/i>by Art Spiegelman or the March<\/a><\/em> books by John Lewis.\u00a0 These are both very different from Relish<\/a><\/strong><\/em> and are examples of how unique each graphic novel is.\u00a0 If you are interested in juvenile graphic novels for your child (or yourself!) to enjoy, I highly recommend Kazu Kibuishi\u2019s Amulet<\/a> <\/em>series, Cece Bell\u2019s El Deafo<\/a><\/em>, and anything by Raina Telegemeir-particularly Smile<\/a>, Sisters<\/a><\/em>, and her graphic take on an old favorite of mine, The Baby-sitters Club<\/a><\/em>.\u00a0 There are so many different types of graphic novels available that it was difficult to choose only a handful to mention.\u00a0 I encourage you to read several different graphic novels to determine what you like.\u00a0 Happy exploring!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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