Simon Adams is certain of what he's not: he's not one of those dead-beat Dads. He's a thoroughly modern "involved" Dad. Watch him stagger through the pee, the poo, and the puke in a sleep-deprived haze. Observe as he becomes a second class citizen in his X-chromosome controlled domicile. And feel as Simon tries to juggle career ambitions and his family in an act worthy of the best circus performers. No, you're not alone; this is what it's like for everyone.
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The latest from Watson (Love Fights) recalls his autobiographical early work—indeed, in Little Star it almost seems the characters in Breakfast After Noon have just grown up and had a child. Simon is a painter in a ceramics studio who's chosen part-time work to spend more time with his toddler, Cassie—but he's having trouble. Because he's part-time, the work he's assigned is less fulfilling, and his daughter is going through a phase in which she demands her mother, Meg, and rejects her father—because he's "a boy." Then a real estate snafu forces them to find a new house fast, and work for both gets more complicated. Simon escapes from the daily stress of parenting and growing up with daydreams about space—astronauts, planets, stars—and musing about how his life has changed. The star theme never quite connects to the rest of the story, but Watson's characters and his art are as charming as ever, and young parents will relate to the difficult choices Simon and Meg have to make about how to raise their child in a world where they must have two incomes to give her what she needs. Despite some flawed allusions, Watson's affection for his characters—and his talent—shine through. (Apr.)
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I don't have the book, but I have the six individual issues that make it up. It's a completely realistic and funny look at life as the dad of a 2-3 year old. I went through it just a few years ago and it's spot on. I even have a hobby similar to the geocaching that Simon does. He isn't stupid, he's not a slacker, and he is a thinker. He stops to look at his life and at life in general, and we get to share in his musings and decisions. Check it out.
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Somber and sweet,
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Somber and sweet.
This graphic novel has truth. I remember feeling the pushing weight on the characters. Perhaps the blue color or the art in general just provides a melancholy tone. Somehow even the sweet moments were colored in anxiety. Reads well all in one place, over the separate comic book issues. Worth multiple readings!
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