Blankets

by Craig Thompson
Category: "Graphic Story"
Pages:582
Year of Publication:2003
Date Added:07/23/2014
Date Read:12/16/2015
Notes:Craig is a loner whose best friend — and biggest pest — is his kid brother. His family is Christian, and Craig grows up trying to live according to Scripture. He likes to draw. At church camp one winter he meets Raina, who lives in the next state. They write each other and then arrange for Craig to spend two weeks with Raina's family. Her parents are getting a divorce due to the pressure of taking care of two handicapped kids they adopted. Craig and Raina find comfort with each other and end up spending their nights together. But when Craig goes back home, they break up. He grows up, abandons Christianity and comes to the conclusion that the purpose of life is to make a mark.
My Rating: 6

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Review - Blankets

A sad story. In the end, it was the empty promises and claims that traditional Christianity makes that convinced Craig to walk away. Various verses, out of context, are thrown in throughout. I'm assuming the book is largely autobiographical and that the author/artist, like the character, still believes in God. I hope since the book was written that he looks beyond what he was taught about the Bible to see what it really says. The art work was a bit abstract but it worked.
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