![]() ![]() Habibi and Blankets have similarities: both are propulsive stories with richly detailed drawings. And while critical praise for Blankets has been near-universal, others have been left cold by what they claim is a too-simple story: they’ve called Blankets facile nostalgia.Īlmost eight years later, Thompson is back with Habibi, a new graphic novel with a complex plot (to be published on September 20). ![]() Thompson fans treat the novel like a latter-day Catcher in the Rye. Near the end of the book, the main character (who happens to also be named Craig Thompson) journeys away from Christianity. The book made TIME magazine’s 2005 list of the 100 best English-language novels. “It can be a bit overwhelming,” Thompson says, “but it’s also moving, touching that my fans have a connection with me.” Blankets, a semi-autobiographical story of young love, is set among the snows of the Midwest and takes place within the stifling atmosphere of evangelical Christianity. At book signings, his fans would often cry. Craig Thompson’s 2003 graphic novel Blankets was the subject of much adulation, praise-and tears. ![]()
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