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Description edit
At 592 pages, Blankets may well be the single largest graphic novel ever published without being serialized first. Wrapped in the landscape of a blustery Wisconsin winter, Blankets explores the sibling rivalry of two brothers growing up in the isolated country, and the budding romance of two... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Craig: Narrator, young boy growing up in a fundamentalist Christian home with younger brother Phil, a bit of an outsider but deep and loving thinker
- Phil: Craig's younger brother, artistic and vulnerable as a child
- Raina: Craig met Raina at Christian summer camp and they fell in love, she showed him how to rebel and made him a quilt. Craig's first love with her own burden of heavy family responsibilities
- Sarah: Add a description of this character.
- Laura: Raina's sister, who has learning disabilities but is fierce and loving in her attachments
- Lind
- Gott
- Frau
First Sentence edit
When we were young, my little brother Phil and I shared the same bed.
Table of Contents edit
I - Cubby Hole
II - Stirring Furnace
III - Blank Sheet
IV - Static
V - I Don't Wanna Grow Up
VI - Teen Spirit
VII - Just Like Heaven
VIII - Vanishing Cave
IX - Foot Notes
Authors & Contributors edit
- Craig Thompson (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Add the publisher.
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2003
ISBN: Add the ISBN.
Page Count: 592
Publisher: Add the publisher.
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2003
ISBN: Add the ISBN.
Page Count: 592
Awards edit
- Harvey Awards (2004: Best Artist)
- Ignatz Award (2004: Outstanding Graphic Novel or Collection)
- Eisner Award (2004: Best Graphic Album)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: PN6727.T48 B53 2005
- Dewey: 741.5973
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