Lisa Brown (2) (1972–)
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Serier
Værker af Lisa Brown
Being Scene 2004 1 eksemplar
Self-Portrait (in McSweeney's 34 - EGGERS) 1 eksemplar
Associated Works
My Bookstore: Writers Celebrate Their Favorite Places to Browse, Read, and Shop (2012) — Bidragyder — 561 eksemplarer
The Graphic Canon, Vol. 1: From the Epic of Gilgamesh to Shakespeare to Dangerous Liaisons (2012) — Illustrator — 283 eksemplarer
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- Juridisk navn
- Brown, Lisa Michelle
- Andre navne
- Bennett, Sarah "Pinkie"
- Fødselsdato
- 1972-01-12
- Køn
- female
- Nationalitet
- USA
- Bopæl
- San Francisco, California, USA
- Uddannelse
- Wesleyan University (B.A.|1993)
- Erhverv
- Artist
Illustrator
Designer - Relationer
- Handler, Daniel (husband)
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A graphic novel about the surviving conjoined twin, the one pressured into the separation surgery by her dominating sister. Left with one leg and one arm she returns to the freak show her sister was so intent on escaping. Her sister, though dead is still with her and still deriding her choices. About having to live with the mistakes of others as well as our own and seeing the value and the hazards of the people around you. The art quite suits the story though some of the noses distracted me.
Jane and Isabel are conjoined twins, joined at the torso and sharing an arm and a leg. They were sold at a young age to a circus sideshow, where the other performers have become a found family to them. But Jane, the more forceful personality of the two, dreams of a "normal" life. When an ambitious doctor proposes an operation that will separate the girls, Jane pressures Isabel into accepting. When Isabel awakes, she learns that Jane did not survive the surgery. Now she must find her own place in the world -- and, to top it off, she must wear prosthetics because Jane was the one with control of their shared limbs. Jane's still with her, though -- when you've been together all your life, can a little thing like death really separate you?
This historical graphic novel is based on the lives of similar conjoined twins, though Jane and Isabel are fictional characters. The illustrations are skillfully drawn and easy to "read" (said as someone who is much more text oriented and sometimes struggles to follow the story in graphic novels). It's a coming-of-age amidst tragedy story for Isabel, and manages to pack a novel's worth of story into the shorter graphic format. Graphic novel fans and those interested in sideshow history or conjoined twins should pick this one up.… (mere)
This historical graphic novel is based on the lives of similar conjoined twins, though Jane and Isabel are fictional characters. The illustrations are skillfully drawn and easy to "read" (said as someone who is much more text oriented and sometimes struggles to follow the story in graphic novels). It's a coming-of-age amidst tragedy story for Isabel, and manages to pack a novel's worth of story into the shorter graphic format. Graphic novel fans and those interested in sideshow history or conjoined twins should pick this one up.… (mere)
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Statistikker
- Værker
- 16
- Also by
- 14
- Medlemmer
- 965
- Popularitet
- #26,684
- Vurdering
- 3.8
- Anmeldelser
- 64
- ISBN
- 67
- Sprog
- 3
What didn't work as well for me was Jennie's narration. I'm not entirely certain why, just that no matter how interested I became in the story Jennie would draw me out of it almost immediately. She had a very formal sound to her voice, not stiff exactly, but as if sharing the story wasn't the first thing she wanted to do.
I know very little about Civil War America, as far as the culture and what happened outside of the battles is concerned. It was fascinating to read about Jennie's family and in hindsight what she couldn't see about her Aunt and Uncle, or even her cousins, she observes and discounts. She observed her cousin Quinn's odd behavior from the first, but chose to discount it. She was so worried about not being tossed out (now that her fiancee was gone) she didn't want to see I think.
The ending is darkly hilarious--secrets are laid out and Jennie finally gets back her own. I was kind of disappointed, only because the epilogue made her exit feel less climatic. I think this will appeal to fans of history (this is chocked full of historical tidbits) or of suspense/mysteries honestly. It has a gothic appeal to it in fact.… (mere)