Top Ten Tuesday

Created by The Broke and The Bookish in June 2010 and moved to The Artsy Reader Girl in Jan 2018

Top Ten Graphic Novels

Today is a genre freebie, and I know a lot of people who shy away from graphic novels. I wanted to share some of my favorites, so if you don't know where to start, these are my recommendations. 

Space Dumplins

Goodreads Synopsis:    Highly acclaimed graphic novelist Craig Thompson's debut book for young readers about a plucky heroine on a mission to save her dad.

For Violet Marlocke, family is the most important thing in the whole galaxy. So when her father goes missing while on a hazardous job, she can't just sit around and do nothing. To get him back, Violet throws caution to the stars and sets out with a group of misfit friends on a quest to find him. But space is big and dangerous, and she soon discovers that her dad has been swallowed by a giant, planet-eating whale. With her father's life on the line, nothing is going to stop Violet from trying to rescue him and keep her family together.

Visionary graphic novel creator Craig Thompson brings all of his wit, warmth, and humor to create a brilliantly drawn story for all ages. Set in a distant yet familiar future, SPACE DUMPLINS weaves themes of family, friendship, and loyalty into a grand space adventure filled with quirky aliens, awesome spaceships, and sharp commentary on our environmentally challenged world.

My Thoughts:

-    I think younger audiences would enjoy this one, but it wasn't for me.

-    It was weird, but not good weird.

-    I wasn't into any of the characters.

Graphic Novels

*step on soap box*

Let us talk of graphic novels!

People like to give me grief about reading graphic novels and having them count as a book I've read this year. They see my Goodreads reading challenge count go up, and they say it isn't fair. Why is that a problem? You guys can read them too? 

Let us talk of why I have no problem counting them:

1.    They are on Goodreads! I say if Goodreads has them listed, they count!

2.    It takes me the same amount of time to read a graphic novel as it would a middle grade book, and no one gives me grief about middle grade books.

3.    Everyone can read graphic novels and count them as well!

4.    They are still stories. Yes, there are lots of pictures, but I'm still READING! They are just a different genre/style of book.

5.    I just picked up a graphic novel from the library that I want to read, and it is almost 500 pages long!!

6.    Most of the comic books I read are 10 issues in one. 10 comics that I count as ONE!

7.    I think you guys are just jealous of my awesome read count.

8.    A lot of work go into these books, and I really appreciate the art that is a graphic novel/comic.

9.    Graphic novels are NOT lesser books! They are just as awesome!

Last one, but I could go on and on!

10.    Why do you people care if I count them? This is my hobby and joy! Don't be a kill joy!

Thank You!

*stop off soap box*