Book Review

Summary: Blankets chronicles Craig's adolescence and young adulthood, his childhood relationship with his younger brother, and the conflicts he experiences regarding Christianity and his first love. Though written chronologically, Thompson uses flashbacks as a literary and artistic device in order to parallel young adult experience with past childhood experience. Major literary themes of the work include: first love, child and adult sexuality, spirituality, sibling relationships, and coming of age.

I had wanted to give graphic novels a try. I picked this one, because it was one of top graphic novels to start with and it was cheap on Amazon. It didn't take long to read and wasn't at all what I expected, and it kind of left me wanting more... the story didn't feel finished. But still an enjoyable read!!