Dotter of Her Father's Eyes

Dotter of Her Father's Eyes | Bryan Talbot, Mary M. Talbot

Chip butties in front of the coal fire while watching telly was my Friday ritual as a kid. Our council house had the same type of tiled mantlepiece, too. The authors, Mary (it's her story) and Bryan Talbot grew up in Wigan, about 20 miles from the Lancashire town I grew up in: shared culture! 😁

The_Book_Ninja Mine too. Kind of yellow/cream tiles if I remember right 2y

Bookwomble @The_Book_Ninja Yes, those were the ones! 😀 2y

The_Book_Ninja @Bookwomble 🥲 2y

RamsFan1963 I had to Google what a chip butty was, that's a new one on me. 2y

Bookwomble @RamsFan1963 I'm always pleased to spread bit of Lancastrian culture 🏵️ 😄 Carb loading was a necessity in manual labouring communities. Pie barm is another example you can search for 😁 2y

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AvidReader25

Dotter of Her Father's Eyes | Bryan Talbot, Mary M. Talbot

so-so

This graphic novel mixes the author's life with a domineering father (who happens to be a James Joyce scholar) and that of James Joyce's daughter Lucia. There are poignant overlapping moments between the two women, but to book isn't long enough to delve too deep into their shared pain.

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RealLifeReading

Dotter of Her Father's Eyes | Bryan Talbot, Mary M. Talbot

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A graphic memoir of the author, academic Mary Talbot, who is the daughter of James Joyce scholar James S Atherton (a rather obsessive man w an explosive temper). The story of Joyce's daughter Lucia runs parallel. Lucia longs to be a dancer but spends the last 30 yrs of her life in a mental institution.
I have no interest in Joyce but this was an interesting read.

Love the illustrations by Talbot's husband (who did Alice in Sunderland)

RealLifeReading #letsdance #speechbubblechallenge #letsgetgraphicweeklongmarathon 7y

batsy This looks beautiful. 7y

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RealLifeReading

Dotter of Her Father's Eyes | Bryan Talbot, Mary M. Talbot

Today's comic for #letsgetgraphicweeklongmarathon

GuiltyFeat This was fairly dense and not super accessible. Not my most successful graphic purchase. (edited) 7y

readinginthedark I‘m reading A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man right now. This would be a good follow-up! 7y

RealLifeReading @GuiltyFeat luckily for me it's a library ebook! I actually kinda liked it though 7y

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RealLifeReading @readinginthedark wow you're actually reading Joyce!! Bravo to you. But yes this would be a good follow up 7y

readinginthedark 😂Well, I loved Dubliners. And we started Portrait in my Capstone class in college, but I never finished it. It‘s a little easier on audio while doing something else, because some of the religious lectures and shame soliloquies are tough going! 7y

RealLifeReading @readinginthedark to be honest I've just never tried. I'm intimidated!! 7y

readinginthedark Yeah, I might not have if it hadn‘t been assigned. Or I might have started with Ulysses, which I still haven‘t worked up the courage to read! I would recommend starting with Dubliners if you‘re interested. Joyce is a bit easier to get used to in small bits. 7y

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Onioons

Dotter of Her Father's Eyes | Bryan Talbot, Mary M. Talbot

This was a quick read about the two young women: the daughter of James Joyce and the daughter of a preeminent Joycean scholar. My favourite quote referred to the daughter of James Joyce: "Lucia's father was born on the festival of light. February 2nd: the Catholic festival of Candlemas, midway between winter solstice and the spring equinox. But the name the Joyce's gave Lucia was light itself". #happybloomsday

charl08 Thought this was a fascinating book although it reminds me I've still not picked up Dubliners... 7y

Onioons @charl08 I read the Dubliners in college and enjoyed it, but after that it's gonna have to be Joyce graphic novels for me 😊 still haven't gotten past chp 1 of Ulysses! 7y

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thegirlwiththelibrarybag

Dotter of Her Father's Eyes | Bryan Talbot, Mary M. Talbot

I'm so close! 😱

I thought I was mad when I set this in January!

v_cuev Wow! That is impressive! 8y

GlitteryOtters Ahhh, that is so awesome! That is my goal for next year, too (I'm slightly nervous about whether I will reach it, too, but I figure it is fun to be ambitious, right?? Plus I have to have surgery during the winter & will be laid up in bed for about a week, so I figure I'll do some extra audioreading then, that should help me reach my goal) 8y

Reviewsbylola Great job! 🎉🎉🎉 8y

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Linsy Impressive!! 💖 8y

RealLifeReading Yayyy!! 8y

TheCanuckReader Congrats!! 8y

James Wow, great job! 8y

megt Hooray! 8y

thegirlwiththelibrarybag @GlitteryOtters, it's definitely made me read harder this year! 8y

readinginthedark 👏🏻 7y

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thegirlwiththelibrarybag

Dotter of Her Father's Eyes | Bryan Talbot, Mary M. Talbot

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This is a graphic novel memoir/biography of Mary Talbot (internationally acclaimed scholar and daughter of a Joycean scholar) and Lucia James (dancer and daughter of James Joyce). It's a fast read made all the more enjoyable by Bryan Talbot's illustrations- although, I'd love to time travel back in time to slap Lucia's parents - so unsupportive! Gah!

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thegirlwiththelibrarybag

Dotter of Her Father's Eyes | Bryan Talbot, Mary M. Talbot

Shelving time sometimes doubles as increase your TBR pile time 😈

BookInMyHands I feel that way if I check-in books too! If I cover in Circ my check-outs double. 8y

thegirlwiththelibrarybag @BookInMyHands, I didn't find anything tempting during circ check in (although yes, it's often a dangerous place to be) today but I was on fire during shelving (I found more after I took this photo) 8y

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