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Indlæser... Mr. Punch (1994)af Neil Gaiman (Writer), Dave McKean (Illustrator)
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Bliv medlem af LibraryThing for at finde ud af, om du vil kunne lide denne bog. Der er ingen diskussionstråde på Snak om denne bog. Disegni egonschileiani... (a parte i nasi da coniglio). Ogni immagine porta con sé un senso di perdita, anche se la perdita è venata, non importa quanto lievemente, di sollievo. (da qualche parte nel libro) (Rilke?) Ma non devo rimuginare. Il sentiero della memoria non è né diritto né sicuro, e noi lo percorriamo a nostro rischio. E' più facile fare brevi viaggi nel passato, ricordando in miniatura, costruendo recite di minuscoli pupazzi nella nostra testa. E' così che si fa. (da qualche parte nel libro) Ossia: dalla mano che ci guida (burattini) alla nostra mano nella quale, forse, leggiamo qualcosa. An adult nostalgically recollects childhood events that seem mysterious...could be [b:The Ocean at the End of the Lane|15783514|The Ocean at the End of the Lane|Neil Gaiman|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1351914778s/15783514.jpg|21500681], right? Well, no, because this story is not fantastical and is very short, not to mention being in the form of a comic book. For me, the atmospheric, almost disturbing illustrations by McKean were the best aspect of the book. The story itself I found uninspired and just as with [b:The Ocean at the End of the Lane|15783514|The Ocean at the End of the Lane|Neil Gaiman|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1351914778s/15783514.jpg|21500681] the childhood nostalgia aspect was detrimental. I'm not quite clear why this is, since I find it a strong positive in [b:Dandelion Wine|50033|Dandelion Wine|Ray Bradbury|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1170366282s/50033.jpg|1627774], for example. The essence of memory is that we rarely get right to the heart of the matter. Something floats up into our thoughts and teases out a recollection. If that recollection has an emotion attached, then we are pulled down deeper towards other memories. As those memories gather about us, the world is recreated for us as it once was. Or at least how we saw it once upon a time. Neil Gaiman & Dave McKean’s MR. PUNCH is all about how we access memory. The story starts with shallow memories, brief bits about his grandparents. Each round of memories adds depth, and soon they begin to connect. There is a wonderful sense of tension built up as the story progresses. The traditional puppet show of Punch & Judy is retold in various forms and fragments--working like memory does in bits and pieces. The puppet show acts like a mirror of the memory that we are eventually being drawn toward. The wonderful illustrations are dark like half remembered images and many contain bits of this and that tossed together like disorganized thoughts. The images become more detailed and tangible as we get deeper but seldom is there anything particularly bright to hang hope on. There is no hope in memory, they are what they are. We can glean some understanding, but must be concerned about them taking over our lives—a point the book makes very well. MR. PUNCH does not seem like much at first and it knows this. Sparse at the dialogue keeps you moving until it knows it has you hooked. This is a wonderful creation starting like a light mist until by the end it has become an emotional downpour. ingen anmeldelser | tilføj en anmeldelse
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Anbsp;dark and frightening fully painted novella, MR. PUNCH tells the tale of a young boy's loss of innocence results from a horrific confrontation with his past. Spending a summer at his grandfather's seaside arcade, a troubled adolescent harmlessly becomes involved with a mysterious Punch and Judy Man and a mermaid-portraying woman. But when the violent puppet show triggers buried memories of the boy's family, the lives of all become feverishly intertwined. With disturbing mysteries and half-truths uncontrollably unraveling, the young boy is forced to deal with his family's dark secrets of violence, betrayal, and guilt. Written by New York Times best-selling novelist Neil Gaiman, with unwordly illustrations by artist Dave McKean, MR. PUNCH - 20TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION is the new deluxe cut of this landmark original graphic novel. Includes bonus material. No library descriptions found. |
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The artwork is strange but compelling. The story is strange but compelling. And the ending is... unsatisfactorily unresolved.
Paperback, picked up on a whim at a Friends of the Library sale, because the author is Neil Gaiman.
I read this for the 24 Festive Tasks 2019 for Door 2 Japanese Culture Day (Nov. 3): Read a graphic novel or a book set in a school or academic setting. ( )