This comic is so smart and such an interesting example of what comics can be, that I think it really does fit in with Persepolis and Maus.

Really! 🙂 I have read fair amount of comic books and manga, but none of the books readers consider “graphic novels”, I think. From what I’ve seen, I have liked the drawings in Persepolis (kind of minimalistic and should be easy to follow), so I might just take that recommendation 🙂

Gosh, really? Well, if I were going to recommend one to start with, I’d probably still say Persepolis. It’s really fascinating, and the layout of the panels is pretty straightforward. Fables is also a fun one.

Thank you!!!

Yep, it doesn’t. What I’ve found is that although it’s not that hard to make it happen, it won’t happen on its own. I have to keep being mindful of it.

I’m really pleased I made it a formal goal! I’ve read a bunch of stuff I wouldn’t necessarily have picked up otherwise. The People in the Trees is my favorite book of the year so far, and I probably wouldn’t have read it if I hadn’t been doing this goal.

They are, they’re really good! Strongly recommend.

Read a few. You’ll quickly get over it, I promise. I got over that hump after graduating high school because I wanted to have read everything Neil Gaiman ever wrote, and that turned out to be a lot of comics. I used my graduation money to buy the entire run of Sandman, and by the time I was through, I had let go of that “not real books” thing completely.

I can’t remember if I’ve read Stitches or not! (Ridiculous state of affairs, I acknowledge.) So I can’t say.

What I’ve found is that it’s easy as long as you’re constantly paying attention. It’s working out for me partly because I’m seeking out reviews of books of POC authors, and partly because I’m being more mindful of which books by white authors I’m adding to my list. I think it’s making for a better-quality TBR list all around.