Joy Ride and Other Stories [Paperback]

Carol Lay (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 112 pages
• Publisher: Kitchen Sink Pr (Nrt) (January 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0878163980
• ISBN-13: 978-0878163984
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 9 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,235,383 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Carol Lay RULES!, May 28, 2001

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This review is from: Joy Ride and Other Stories (Paperback)

Carol Lay, known for her imaginative, intelligent and fascinating weekly comic strip "Story Minute", provides a double treat in this volume. The first section of the book contains reprints of Story Minutes from the early to mid-nineties. These are self-contained stories told in twelve panels. Most are funny, some are creepy in a "Twilight Zone" way, some are touching.

The latter part of the book offers an opportunity to see what Carol can do when she has a little more room; the sixty page science fiction graphic novellette "Joy Ride". (Note that Joy Ride is actually two words, not one as Amazon has listed it.)

Joy Ride is aptly titled. It careens through a bizarre, twisted plot that blends elements like beauty, aging, lust, greed and the life-changing experience of literally getting inside someone else's head. The book is out of print, and may take a while to find, but it's worth the wait.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Story Minutes and a Story Hour, August 31, 2008

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This review is from: Joy Ride and Other Stories (Paperback)

This book features a great collection of Story Minutes, and the Story "Hour" Joy Ride. Joy Ride reminded me a lot of one of Carol Lay's other extended pieces, Goodnight Irene. Where Irene was dealing with having an African Lip-Plate, the main character of Joy Ride is dealing with being overweight (in a futuristic society where fat is practically outlawed). But Joy Ride is drawn more in the style of Carol's Story Minutes, whereas Irene was drawn more like classic Romance Comics. While I prefer Irene, this is a great book too, and worth reading if you can get your hands on it!