Book Love by Debbie Tung Published by Andrew McMeel on January 1st 2019
Genres: Graphic Novels
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Bookworms rejoice! These charming comics capture exactly what it feels like to be head-over-heels for hardcovers. And paperbacks! And ebooks! And bookstores! And libraries!
Book Love is a gift book of comics tailor-made for tea-sipping, spine-sniffing, book-hoarding bibliophiles. Debbie Tung’s comics are humorous and instantly recognizable—making readers laugh while precisely conveying the thoughts and habits of book nerds. Book Love is the ideal gift to let a book lover know they’re understood and appreciated.
I picked up Book Love on a whim and I ended up totally loving it! It’s a lovely short comic that captures the beauty of being a book nerd. The short comics will definitely be relatable to any book lover and I highly recommend checking it out, both for yourself and as a potential gift for a fellow literature enthusiast!
Quiet Girl in a Noisy World: An Introvert's Story by Debbie Tung Published by Andrew McMeel on November 7 2017
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Sweet, funny, and quietly poignant, Debbie Tung’s comics reveal the ups and downs of coming of age as an introvert.
This illustrated gift book of short comics illuminates author Debbie Tung's experience as an introvert in an extrovert’s world. Presented in a loose narrative style that can be read front to back or dipped into at one’s leisure, the book spans three years of Debbie's life, from the end of college to the present day. In these early years of adulthood, Debbie slowly but finally discovers there is a name for her lifelong need to be alone: she’s an introvert.
The first half of the book traces Debbie’s final year in college: socializing with peers, dating, falling in love (with an extrovert!), moving in, getting married, meeting new people, and simply trying to fit in. The second half looks at her life after graduation: finding a job, learning to live with her new husband, trying to understand social obligations when it comes to the in-laws, and navigating office life. Ultimately, Quiet Girl sends a positive, pro-introvert message: our heroine learns to embrace her introversion and finds ways to thrive in the world while fulfilling her need for quiet.
After loving Book Love, I decided to give Quiet Girl in a Noisy World a chance and I ended up loving it even more than the first book I read. I’ve seen glowing reviews of Quiet Girl in a Noisy World for a while now and when I read it, I totally believed the hype. Tung’s first novel is a autobiographical memoir about being an introvert. I totally related to her memoir and it felt so weird, in a good way, to see myself reflected in her story. If you’re an introvert, I think you’ll highly relate to Tung’s novel.
Overall, I loved both of Debbie Tung’s graphic novels and I highly recommend them both! I can’t wait to see what she releases next.
