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A graphic novel is a full-length book that is illustrated similar to a comic book. One’s classified by this genre are typically read left to right and are produced originally in a non-Japanese format. This may be one book or a series of books, but usually can stand on its own as a novel. There is no pre-determined setting. This style novel can fall into any category and is becoming more and more popular.
Manga is a graphic novel of Japanese origin. It is a serial story in which each book builds upon the other. It is typically read up to down, then right to left. Most books include a reading map at the beginning of the novel to instruct the reader on how to read it. The books usually take place in Japan or in a fantasy-based version of it. These also tend to have a lard fan base and some have continued for several books. Pokemon, for example, has been around at least 30 years and has had several spin-off shows(kids example). Inuyasha spanned to over 100 volumes (adult example). Books like Naruto and Bleach has expanded well into 60 volumes(teen examples).
Some questions for this month:
What did you think of the way you had to read both the illustrations and the text? Did you think they worked well together?
How might this way of telling the story differ from the traditional chapter book?
What was the book you read about? What genre would you say it falls under? Would you recommend it? Why or why not?
Would you read another book in this series or, if not a series, another graphic novel similar to it?
-- 04 Apr 2016, 20:04 --
Sorry for the late post, I had two really cute reasons why I promise (got some new golden lab puppies over the weekend)
