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http://www.habibibook.com/

This might could be my first post in PTP. This is probably the 5th or 6th thread I've started on OKP in my LIFE. my LIFE people.

Anyhow I randomly picked this book up on a whim last week when I was grabbing a newspaper for a friend. This book split my wig. It'd been on my mind for 5-6 months (maybe from PTP?) and I saw it at the bookstore and was like "yeahhh buddy."

I don't even know where to begin. Just finished it this morning.

If you haven't heard of it, check the site because it in and of itself is dope.

If you have heard of it, discuss.

If you've read any of Thompson's other work, let me know what it do because I'm thinking of adding some of it to my to-read list.

There's just way too much going on in my head for me to comprehend right now and i need YOUR help PTP!

Also, I'm not an uber-comics head. I go into COTW every now-and-again, but I'd say I've only read like Watchmen, Preacher, Y The Last Man, Walking Dead, American Vampire, that one about dude who gets superhuman power and feels all godly and shit and then goes destructo (how specific right?) Forgive me if I've entered into a sacred realm w/o a pass.

-- -- --

I wonder why. I wonder why.
I wonder why I wonder.
I wonder why I wonder why
I wonder why I wonder!

-- RPF.

which a very heartfelt book and is most touching.

i'm looking forward to reading habibi. i think it might have just come out, though. it's been anticipated for a while, for sure.

and don't be afraid to post in COTW! no one bites. except for garhart, maybe.

sleeve that comes with the tome (which, by itself, is AWESOME--you can get it for like $19 on Amazon but i paid $35 at some fancy financial district SF bookstore :o/ )

so yeah "blankets" definitely piqued my interest and i will more than likely eventually peep that.

-- -- --

I wonder why. I wonder why.
I wonder why I wonder.
I wonder why I wonder why
I wonder why I wonder!

-- RPF.

where?

and I'm about halfway through Habibi. its taking me long as shit to get through each page because its so ornately illustrated. really enjoying it so far. "blankets" has been sitting on my shelf unread for the last year...looks like i'll have to go back and actually read it now...

i'll be around there sometime this weekend bumming drinks off my boy kent the bartender from st. thomas (and my buddy from undergrad)

http://www.booksinc.net/SFOpera

-- -- --

I wonder why. I wonder why.
I wonder why I wonder.
I wonder why I wonder why
I wonder why I wonder!

-- RPF.

The district is Civic Center



~ ~ ~
All meetings end in separation
All acquisition ends in dispersion
All life ends in death
- The Buddha

|\_/|
='_'=

Every hundred years, all new people

-- -- --

I wonder why. I wonder why.
I wonder why I wonder.
I wonder why I wonder why
I wonder why I wonder!

-- RPF.

I really liked that store.

I live in the mission, so I go to Dog-Eared on 20th for books, but its not always reliable for new releases. always looking for good bookstores to go to (besides Green Apple)

http://www.mtbs.com/

They have a really really great nonfiction section. They are a progressive bookstore and feel no need to "represent" other opinions. So you will never be tricked by a book there. Honestly, that's how I was introduced to Tim Wise. In any other bookstore, a book called "White Like Me" would be written by a white man whining about how hard his life is. But because I saw it in Modern Times, I picked it up. They also consistently stock Paul Farmer's books, when no one else really does.

They have a good selection of fiction but it's not enormous, just good. I see they've started selling used books as well.



~ ~ ~
All meetings end in separation
All acquisition ends in dispersion
All life ends in death
- The Buddha

|\_/|
='_'=

Every hundred years, all new people

havent stepped in yet.

>http://www.mtbs.com/
>
>They have a really really great nonfiction section. They are
>a progressive bookstore and feel no need to "represent" other
>opinions. So you will never be tricked by a book there.
>Honestly, that's how I was introduced to Tim Wise. In any
>other bookstore, a book called "White Like Me" would be
>written by a white man whining about how hard his life is.
>But because I saw it in Modern Times, I picked it up. They
>also consistently stock Paul Farmer's books, when no one else
>really does.
>
>They have a good selection of fiction but it's not enormous,
>just good. I see they've started selling used books as well.
>
>
>
>
>~ ~ ~
>All meetings end in separation
>All acquisition ends in dispersion
>All life ends in death
>- The Buddha
>
>|\_/|
>='_'=
>
>Every hundred years, all new people


-- -- --
I wonder why. I wonder why.
I wonder why I wonder.
I wonder why I wonder why
I wonder why I wonder!
--RPF.

Stay hungry. Stay foolish.
--that magazine Steve used to read.

Nice to be important and all, but more important to be nice.
-- Kent's Ma

>where?
>
>and I'm about halfway through Habibi. its taking me long as
>shit to get through each page because its so ornately
>illustrated. really enjoying it so far. "blankets" has been
>sitting on my shelf unread for the last year...looks like i'll
>have to go back and actually read it now...

the illustrations are simply stunning. some of the pages i just had to stare at in amazement for a few beats before i even picked up the narrative back up.

-- -- --

I wonder why. I wonder why.
I wonder why I wonder.
I wonder why I wonder why
I wonder why I wonder!

-- RPF.

I don't know if you would call that FiDi. I'm trying to picture where you bought it....

~ ~ ~
All meetings end in separation
All acquisition ends in dispersion
All life ends in death
- The Buddha

|\_/|
='_'=

Every hundred years, all new people

only two books that I can think of have ever made me cry. Blankets was one.

It will also, of course, make you laugh, make you think, make you question your own beliefs.

I thought on first reading that perhaps I felt as strongly as I did about it because it takes place during my own formative years - I'm a little older than Thompson, but I was maybe 20 at the time the book takes place where Craig is maybe 18. not a big difference.

But it seems like everyone who's read it (except Janey) feels the same way about the book. It's a masterpiece, and because of that Habibi is on my must-read list, though I might wait for the paperback to save a little money.

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album ---> http://greenwoodburns.bandcamp.com/releases
Soundcloud ---> http://soundcloud.com/greenwood-burns

my own stuff -->http://soundcloud.com/lonesomedstringband

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>only two books that I can think of have ever made me cry.
>Blankets was one.
>
>It will also, of course, make you laugh, make you think, make
>you question your own beliefs.
>

I could say these same things verbatim about Habib. Except the "only two books" part, tough guy.


-- -- --

I wonder why. I wonder why.
I wonder why I wonder.
I wonder why I wonder why
I wonder why I wonder!

-- RPF.

the other one was The Education of Little Tree, fwiw

*flexes*

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so I'm in a band now:
album ---> http://greenwoodburns.bandcamp.com/releases
Soundcloud ---> http://soundcloud.com/greenwood-burns

my own stuff -->http://soundcloud.com/lonesomedstringband

avy by buckshot_defunct

Got it on hold at the library at the moment.

But yeah - I love Thompson's work. Blankets is definitely worth reading. Beautiful artwork, and really emotional in a way that few comics are. What I tell everyone about this book is that for the two weeks after reading it all I wanted to do was cuddle with my wife and listen to The Cure, and I don't even really like The Cure.

Another good one is Goodbye, Chunky Rice. Another really beautiful and emotional story, told in a very simple and charming way.

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@kennykeil

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so I'm in a band now:
album ---> http://greenwoodburns.bandcamp.com/releases
Soundcloud ---> http://soundcloud.com/greenwood-burns

my own stuff -->http://soundcloud.com/lonesomedstringband

avy by buckshot_defunct

-- -- --

I wonder why. I wonder why.
I wonder why I wonder.
I wonder why I wonder why
I wonder why I wonder!

-- RPF.

I saw Habibi at the comic book store over the weekend, but I thought if I were going to read dude's work I should probably start with Blankets.

I just couldn't tell with that book. And the thirty dollar price tag had me hesitant.

But I think I'll have to finally break down and get it...

based on this

>Also, I'm not an uber-comics head. I go into COTW every
>now-and-again, but I'd say I've only read like Watchmen,
>Preacher, Y The Last Man, Walking Dead, American Vampire, that
>one about dude who gets superhuman power and feels all godly
>and shit and then goes destructo (how specific right?) Forgive
>me if I've entered into a sacred realm w/o a pass.

it seems like you've got a good grip on the Vertigo school of comics thought.

Blankets comes more from the slice-of-life side of things though (and I'm itching to know whether Habibi does too). So if you like it, a few creators you may enjoy:

Daniel Clowes -> Ghost world is obviously the most famous, but equally great and funny and accessible, I think, are Ice Haven and Wilson.

Chris Ware -> Jimmy Corrigan... kind of pathetic. I laughed, but felt bad.

Alison Bechdel -> Fun Home... a lesbian coming of age (in a funeral home) story.

David Small -> Stitches... painful to read, but wonderful.

and if you're sleeping on the noir side of things, next time you're out look for books in the Criminal series by Ed Bruabker and Sean Phillips. Maybe not something you would have thought would interest you, but man. Those are great stories.

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so I'm in a band now:
album ---> http://greenwoodburns.bandcamp.com/releases
Soundcloud ---> http://soundcloud.com/greenwood-burns

my own stuff -->http://soundcloud.com/lonesomedstringband

avy by buckshot_defunct

It's rare for someone to have such a way with words AND pictures.

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I check for: Serengeti, Zeroh, Open Mike Eagle, Jeremiah Jae, Moka Only.

>
>based on this
>
>>Also, I'm not an uber-comics head. I go into COTW every
>>now-and-again, but I'd say I've only read like Watchmen,
>>Preacher, Y The Last Man, Walking Dead, American Vampire,
>that
>>one about dude who gets superhuman power and feels all godly
>>and shit and then goes destructo (how specific right?)
>Forgive
>>me if I've entered into a sacred realm w/o a pass.
>
>it seems like you've got a good grip on the Vertigo school of
>comics thought.
>
>Blankets comes more from the slice-of-life side of things
>though (and I'm itching to know whether Habibi does too). So
>if you like it, a few creators you may enjoy:
>

yea habibi is not at all like those titles i listed above. it is a thought provoking and tear jerking amalgamation of religion, poverty, opulence, slavery, industrialization, friendship, love, science, mysticism, yin yang and straight up beautiful artwork. i heart that book.

>Daniel Clowes -> Ghost world is obviously the most famous,
>but equally great and funny and accessible, I think, are Ice
>Haven and Wilson.

saw the movie bc i was going through a cristina ricci phase. have seen the books around, may peep.

>
>Chris Ware -> Jimmy Corrigan... kind of pathetic. I laughed,
>but felt bad.

LOL wtf i dont even know what this means

>
>Alison Bechdel -> Fun Home... a lesbian coming of age (in a
>funeral home) story.

this sounds dope.

>
>David Small -> Stitches... painful to read, but wonderful.
>

this does too.

>and if you're sleeping on the noir side of things, next time
>you're out look for books in the Criminal series by Ed
>Bruabker and Sean Phillips. Maybe not something you would have
>thought would interest you, but man. Those are great stories.

i picked up a few issues of criminal (and one of the spinoffs i think?) off of a COTW and i dont recall particularly but i THINK i was meh.

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But hell, what do I know?

that
>one about dude who gets superhuman power and feels all godly
>and shit and then goes destructo (how specific right?)

You talking about this joint?

http://www.amazon.com/God-Somewhere-New-John-Arcudi/dp/1401232469/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1318961268&sr=1-1

Fun is the new gritty

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so I'm in a band now:
album ---> http://greenwoodburns.bandcamp.com/releases
Soundcloud ---> http://soundcloud.com/greenwood-burns

my own stuff -->http://soundcloud.com/lonesomedstringband

avy by buckshot_defunct

> that
>>one about dude who gets superhuman power and feels all godly
>>and shit and then goes destructo (how specific right?)
>
>You talking about this joint?
>
>http://www.amazon.com/God-Somewhere-New-John-Arcudi/dp/1401232469/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1318961268&sr=1-1
>


-- -- --

I wonder why. I wonder why.
I wonder why I wonder.
I wonder why I wonder why
I wonder why I wonder!

-- RPF.

thanks I am definately gonna check this out

It hit me a lot more than Blankets did, to be honest.

-- -- --
I wonder why. I wonder why.
I wonder why I wonder.
I wonder why I wonder why
I wonder why I wonder!
--RPF.

Stay hungry. Stay foolish.
--that magazine Steve used to read.

Nice to be important and all, but more important to be nice.
-- Kent's Ma

In the best possible way a book can though.

Just finished it this evening. I'll be back with more thoughts.

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@kennykeil

I need to get Craig's other work too!

Get Out the Room
https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/get-out-the-room/id525657893

Some of y'all need this in your life: http://www.psychology.com

id get blankets (and probably 3 or 4 or 10 others)

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But hell, what do I know?

gifts to myself for real.

That and a phone upgrade to an IPhone and another computer lol

Get Out the Room
https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/get-out-the-room/id525657893

Some of y'all need this in your life: http://www.psychology.com