Howl: a graphic novel by Allen Ginsberg; animated by Eric Drooker
Date read: 01 January 2017
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Challenges: 2017gnc, 2017look
Paperback, 223 pages
Published 2010 by Harper Perennial
Source: Summit via OSU-Cascades
This was not my first time reading the poem series “Howl” but I do believe the artwork helped me to understand the poem better, in a few places at least.
The artwork is both beautiful and moody and fits the poem wonderfully. The artist, Eric Drooker, and Ginsberg worked together on several projects before this as explained in the book.
The typography is like an old typewriter and is thus hard to read at points but it also slows the reader down, which I think actually helps some with grasping the meaning.
I believe this is the version I would get if I were in the market for a copy of Howl.
Lovely. A gorgeous adaptation of a modern classic of American literature. 5 of 5 stars. Highly recommended.
This book met three of the categories from my 2017 “the looking all around list” Self-Reading Challenge [2017look] : A book you can finish in a day, A graphic novel, and A book of poems or about poetry.
This is the 1st book in my 2017 10th Annual Graphic Novel/Manga Challenge [2017gnc]
Designed by Nicola Mansfield
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