Graphic Novels
By paigea
@paigea (36315)
Canada
June 23, 2022 1:38pm CST
I often see students reading graphic novels at school.
Anything that gets them reading is wonderful in my opinion. However, I have tried reading a few and I find the text all broken up with pictures stops the flow of the story.
One I read was George Takai's, They Called Us Enemy. The story of his family being interred during WW2. I was very interested in the story, but I did not enjoy it as a graphic novel.
Do you enjoy reading graphic novels? I am talking about regular novels written in a comic book formation. For example I read a Graphic Novel version of Little Women.
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@Nakitakona (56486)
• Philippines
30 Jun 22
I didn't see any graphic novels here when I was a kid. I used to read illustrated comics magazine.
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@much2say (56087)
• Los Angeles, California
24 Jun 22
My kids are into some of those graphic novels. There is a book series Wings of Fire which my oldest loved . . . and she enjoyed the graphic novel versions later on. My youngest did not bother to read the novels but liked the graphic novels off the bat, but a bunch of details were of course left out. That's what I don't like about those kinds of graphic novels - it's overly edited and since there are too many visuals, it doesn't make use of "imagination".
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@DaddyEvil (137602)
• United States
23 Jun 22
I bought a couple before I realized what they were: Basically, comic books for more adult-type people. I donated them to the library here.
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@DaddyEvil (137602)
• United States
24 Jun 22
@paigea Pictures are nice, once in a while, but when that's most of the book, I'm done.
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@paigea (36315)
• Canada
24 Jun 22
@DaddyEvil I agree. The story got too disjointed.
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@MarshaMusselman (38865)
• Midland, Michigan
24 Jun 22
I've never read any before but I can see where kids might enjoy that.
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@MarshaMusselman (38865)
• Midland, Michigan
25 Jun 22
@paigea there are a few authors that have started writing these types of books for tweens that are also popular. I didn't know graphic novels was the term for them.
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@paigea (36315)
• Canada
25 Jun 22
@MarshaMusselman That's what I've heard them called here.
There are a lot of them now.
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@snowy22315 (182216)
• United States
23 Jun 22
I haven't ever tried reading one. I think the one you mentioned sounds intriguing though.
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@RebeccasFarm (90474)
• Arvada, Colorado
23 Jun 22
I don't but my son does..he has many of them. He collects some.
I do like books with pics though, the kind I can just look at pics without reading
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@Marilynda1225 (83103)
• United States
24 Jun 22
I've never tried reading a graphic novel but I know my younger grandkids like this type of book
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@Marilynda1225 (83103)
• United States
24 Jun 22
@paigea like you said...if it keeps them reading 
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@moffittjc (121731)
• Gainesville, Florida
23 Jun 22
As a kid who was obsessed with all of Stephen King’s horror novels, it would be safe to say I enjoyed (and still enjoy) graphic novels!
