Customer Reviews

DIAGRAM: Selections from the Magazine

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hands-down the best anthology of diagram-oriented short works out there. I couldn't put it down. I still can't. Somebody take this from me. I work for NASA.

I ran across this book on a coffee table while I was at a party, and I snagged it and took it home with me. It's wild, it's original, and damn is it fun. Lots of great newcomers like Amalie Flynn, Ariana-Sophia Kartsonis, Brandon Hobson, Derek White, Norman Lock...etc. etc. Highly literary. Highly recommended.

An exciting blend of language and design. A variety of fresh, lyrical voices. Bunches of great diagrams. Medea and the Snow-Angels by Lara Glenum, A Poem to Gravity by Paul Guest, a cool poem called Penny Dreadful by Bill Spratch--this collection is restless and refreshing. Sharp. Smart. A real value in every way.

I have this book on my nightstand right now, that way I can look at a few of the diagrams or read a short chapter before bed.

I particularly enjoyed Andrew Bomback's short story "Henry Kannenberg's Little Slice Of America". This was a really entertaining read. Reading it made me cringe (but in a good way!) - the story was painful, awkward, pathetic, and funny. Plus, the author managed to add a few twists which were delightful.

I enjoy the varied content of this little book very much; the book includes poems, short stories, and black and white illustrations arranged alphabetically by author. I'm now interested in seeing the original magazine because I wonder how the content flowed together originally - was it alphabetical in the magazine too, or was there some sense of design or order to the way the selections were arranged?