week five: body talk: eisner and thompson

I had Blankets in the past, and reread it about four times. Blankets is one of my favorite graphic novels because its not common to find a story as real and heart touching as Blankets. I'm also a sucker for amazing visual metaphors/symbolism.
One scene in particular when Craig is guilted for sinning, there's a scene where he tries to reach for a portrait of Jesus in remorse, but is too short to reach. No matter what he did he couldn't satiate Christ.
Each panel flowed to the next seamlessly and I loved how the novel played with reality and imagination.
Some people said that there was a bit too much filler in the book, but I like it when I can exist in another world and watch how they live.

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