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#ReadingTheAmericas2023 #Canada ?? @BarbaraBB @Librarybelle
This was different than I'd expected, as it was touted as a Twilight Zone-esque story, & while I totally get that, to me the "weird" seemed entirely, & more convincingly, explicable as bereavement trauma & psychological processing. Either way, it was a touchingly emotional story about a man on the verge of fatherhood struggling with the death of his own father 20 years previously. 4⭐

Although I had intended not to get any more library books for a short while, Mrs B asked me to pick up a book for her, and I picked this up for me while I was in. Without intending to, I find that I'll have #Canada covered for #ReadingTheAmericas2023 That's the other 50% of North America covered, then! 😊🇨🇦

Day 9 - #Underwater #SeptemberSciFi
#UnderwaterWelder #JeffLemire

This is a different kind of Science Fiction book.

This graphic novel by Jeff Lemire deals with a grown son facing his past and losing his father when he was young. He finds himself confronting his grief on the eve of becoming a father himself. This is a stand alone graphic novel with a lot of heart. I love that the story is all in black and white. 💚

This marks off #readvisually for #summerfun Bingo. @4thhouseontheleft @StayCurious

#24in48 @24in48

Another fantastic graphic novel choice. Jeff Lemire was my first favorite in this format, & I continue to be blessed by his hefty backlog (& a comic book guy who knows my weakness).
This is the story of a man coming to terms with his past on the cusp of his future. Can he do it before it‘s too late?

Me (front) reading while my wedding reception to-do list creeps up on me.

Currently reading a library book in a Chapters Starbucks, AMA. I'm such a rebel

#effthepolice

Another great, character-driven indie from Jeff Lemire! His art style is not to everyone's taste - his characters often look angular and gaunt - though I adjust to it about 50 pages in or so.

The Underwater Welder is a quiet story and there's not a whole lot of dialogue; however, the visual symbols/motifs are quite smart and really coalesce with the story's themes by the end.

Working on these two today. I'll have plenty of time to read this conning up week since I'll be out of work most of the week. For anyone who saw my last post then you know I was in the ER on Wednesday due to some pain on my right side. It turned out to be my appendix and I had surgery that night. Special thanks to @TricksyTails for virtually hanging out with me while I was in the ER. I'm back home now to rest and recover.

Absolutely loved this one. I'm diving headfirst (little diving joke there of course) into the graphic novel genre and I would definitely recommend this as a starting point if you're looking for one with the same emotional power as a traditional novel.

Dark and sweet. I'm never disappointed by Jeff Lemire. #graphicnovel #thefeels