Lucy Knisley
Category: Graphic
Memoir
Synopsis: Knisley
presents her favorite food memories in graphic memoir form.
Date finished: 12
July 2014
Rating: ***
Comments:
Yes, this is my first foray into graphic books. Yes, this
review will likely sound like it.
While I don’t anticipate developing much interest in graphic
novels, it was interesting to read a graphic memoir. I tend to have a strong
connection to visual memories, and if I could draw, I might be tempted to
create one of my own.
The graphics in this book, though, were quite simple and
one-dimensional. It often came off more as a filled-in coloring book than a
book for adults. (Did my ignorance show just then? I thought so.) So, the
pictures kind of bored me. Although, I did appreciate not having to “read” the
pictures for anything not in the text. I might have hit a little brain overload
if I had.
So, the pictures felt kind of meh to me, and the food memories,
too, seemed bland. Well, bland in a progressive liberal yuppy way. I’m just not
into the counterculture scene when it comes to food. I don’t need an array of
cheeses from Dean and Deluca at a get-together; I don’t need my cupcakes
slathered with bacon and maple syrup, I just don’t. So, much of the food just
made me roll my eyes. (Did my prejudice show just then?) I guess I’m just not
edgy and hip enough for this sort of thing.
So, there wasn’t much left for me but concept, and I enjoyed
the concept very much. A life in pictures makes sense to me, but much of the
rest of this book didn’t appeal.
Would you recommend
this to a friend?
I know many folks adore this book, so it depends on who the
friend is.
You might also enjoy:
Ilene Beckerman’s books, especially Love, Loss, and What I Wore. She
explores her past in relation to the outfits she wore.
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