5/9/2023 0 Comments Twins varian johnson book 2![]() ![]() In her author’s note, Woodman-Maynard even states that she was excited by the metaphors in the story, and it was not her intent to be “an exact literal interpretation of the novel”. The story of Jazz Age love and murder feels like a series of beautiful watercolors, but a large chunk of the story is missing, making this hard to follow for readers who haven’t read the original story. Woodman-Maynard’s envisioning of the Fitzgerald classic is much more surreal, with dreamlike watercolors and narration blended into the background: Nick’s words wander around rugs and through lightbulbs, run over sidewalks, and curl into cigarette smoke. The Great Gatsby is getting lots of graphic novel love lately Fred Forham’s vision was a 2020 CYBILS graphic novel nominee. In the meantime, I’ve got some graphic novels to crow about. Let’s finish this year strong and look forward to a better 2021. I hope you all had warm and happy holidays, and are safe and well. I didn’t get anything done around my home, as I’d hoped, but I did take a break, knit, and read for a bit, and it was nice. ![]() Hi all! I gave myself a mental health break for the holidays. ![]()
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