A Happy Death

I liked this story from the start mainly because the title was so bizarre. One doesn't see too many happy deaths anymore. This story is mainly about a woman talking about her fathers death and how little emotion she is feeling from it. She is a little confused by the aspect of her father killing himself which leaves her aloof about the whole situation. She is very upset and angry but also confused and doesn't know how to act. I like how she finds the whole funeral and grieving process annoying. I would agree that the whole process would bug me because just being around people who feel sorry for you all the time is annoying. Most importantly this story tells a lot about death and how it doesn't always have to be a tragedy. Also with is being a comic/graphic novel it makes it easier to see the reactions on everyones faces. It gives you a sense of the feel of the whole situation.

Chris Ware's Sketch Book

I really liked this article. One it was very short. More importantly though, there was a lot of information in this article and drawings. In this Article Chris differentiates drawings and comics. He describes comic making as more difficult because not only do you have to draw, you also have to add a story to it too. Instead of reading where your looking at words, or looking at pictures in drawings. In comics you are looking at both. I really agree with him because I think making comics is very difficult. It requires much imagination and thought. Not many people can do it, and the ones who can always make them interesting. If not in the words then in the drawings. I give a lot of credit to comic makers and a lot of credit to Chris. Keep it up man!

Persepolis pgs 3-32

I read these pages probably about 2 months ago, but I went back and skimmed through them to refresh my memory. I know when I learned I had to read this book for the summer I was not too enthusiastic towards reading it. Once I started reading it I couldn't put it down. I don't know that it being a graphic novel had anything to do with it, but I really got into the book. I probably finished it with in 4 days of starting it. These first 30 pages are one of the reasons. The start of this book really sets the tone for the whole thing. Sure, beginnings of books are always boring, but get through it in this book and you will really enjoy the rest of the book. The start of this book shows the dark, unhappy, bad enviornment Satrapi is living in. The pictures are great and it is not too hard to follow either. It really is an amazing start to an amazing book.

Red Riding Hood: Anne Sexton Style

I thought it was interesting how Sexton changed up the story from the conventional Red Riding Hood Story. I love reading stories that give you something you don't expect. Unfortunately This story didn't really take me anywhere. I thought her rants in the middle of the story were unnecessary and stupid. If you want to switch up the Red Riding story I am all for that. Sexton just made the same story and added weird stories in the middle of it which I just thought was mindless and stupid. I could've written this story and I'm not that strong of a writer. When I read something I want it to wow me. If it doesn't I feel like it was a waste of time. It's just like watching a bad TV show.