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Blankets

Craig Thompson

  • 587 pages · about 10 hours
  • First published 2003
  • 11 editions
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1 About this book

Loosely based on the author's life, chronicling his journey from childhood to adulthood, exploring the people, experiences, and beliefs that he encountered along the way.

Good for readers who want: a coming-of-age story and a long read.

  • Coming of age
  • Family life
  • Bildungsromans
  • Comics & graphic novels, biography & memoir
  • Teenage boys
  • Brothers
  • First loves
  • Comic books, strips

2 About Craig Thompson

Born 1975

Craig Matthew Thompson (born September 21, 1975) is an American graphic novelist best known for his books Good-bye, Chunky Rice (1999), Blankets (2003), Carnet de Voyage (2004), Habibi (2011), Space Dumplins (2015), and Ginseng Roots (2025). Thompson has received four Harvey Awards, three Eisner Awards, and two Ignatz Awards. In 2007, his cover design for the Menomena album Friend and Foe received a Grammy nomination for Best Recording Package.

Bio adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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