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Swallow Me Whole Hardcover – December 2, 2008

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  • Hardcover: 216 pages
  • Publisher: Top Shelf Productions; First Edition first Printing edition (December 2, 2008)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1603090339
  • ISBN-13: 978-1603090339
  • Product Dimensions: 0.9 x 6.8 x 9.5 inches
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5.0 out of 5 starsA Rare Gem - Poetic and Provocative
By Pipsqueak on December 26, 2009
Format: Hardcover
Until this book, I hadn't read anything in comics (I only read alternative comics) that deals with such a dark and unusual subject as mental illness, let alone one illustrated in such fluid and dreamy images. Nate Powell has a very inventive and cinematic way of arranging his panels. The narration at times is short on text, which made me pause and think. Then I was taken aback by the instensity of the story once I realized what just happened. This book is pure literature and art - a well-deserved Eisner winner.
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5.0 out of 5 starsSensitive, baffling narration
By wiredweird HALL OF FAMETOP 1000 REVIEWER on December 22, 2008
Format: Hardcover
Powell does it again: a low-key but sensitive narration, characters to care about, and strong, expressive drawing. As in other of his stories, Powell addresses the hormone-lashed insanity of teen years. This time he adds a complex family situation, though not as complex as some you might have seen, and another element: incipient schizophrenia. We don't see enough of Ruth's story to know how it ends. Schizophrenia can be a tragic, debilitating disease or, with modern treatment, just another medical condition to manage. Even if we don't see how Ruth's life plays out, we care. Powell really makes it easy to care about this bright, principled young woman.

The art in this black and white comic spans a range of styles. Powell uses the whole range of light and dark to convey the sense of each moment. His linework handles each scene well, too, from schoolroom tedium to surreal renderings of the world Ruth sees. As with other of Powell's graphic novels, linear storytelling appears as only a minor component. Instead, this has a less literal sense, flowing easily between the many moods of a teenager and even into the moods arising from her illness. If you want a more literary experience than most graphic novels offer, this has my highest recommendation.

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4.0 out of 5 starsA Very Good Book, and Worthwhile Reading
By GraphicNovelReporter.com on June 21, 2010
Format: Hardcover
This is not an easy book to read. It is a very good book, and worthwhile reading, but it is not a pleasant book.

Nate Powell brings us into the world of Ruth and Perry, a teenaged brother and sister who live in a fairly normal family somewhere in the South. Their parents are loving, if a bit exasperated and distant at times; their house is small and not particularly nice; and as the story opens, their seriously ill grandmother is arriving to spend her dying days (which turn into years) lying on their couch.

On the surface, this family looks normal, but that's what makes the hallucinations so striking. Both Ruth and Perry see things that aren't there, and the things they see control their lives. Perry's vision is simple: A wizard who sits on the end of his pencil and commands him to draw. Ruth's is more complicated: She sees insects, a multiplicity of creatures who pile in through gratings and windows or simply buzz around her as she walks. She fills jars with specimens of different bugs and arranges and rearranges them as a way of exerting control over the world.

One of the things that makes this book so compelling is the way the hallucinations mix in with ordinary life. Ruth and Perry help with the dishes, go to class, sit with their ailing grandmother, but all the time they are accompanied by these odd manifestations. Sometimes they slip in public, talking back to the hallucinations within earshot of outsiders, but the bond between Ruth and Perry is built from the understanding that only they have, the shared family secret of things that aren't there. As the book goes on, their grandmother reveals that she, too, has had visions. Memaw may be old and sick, but she is sharp enough to see what is going on.Read more ›
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4.0 out of 5 starsImpression of Swallow Me Whole
By Brian Whiterose on September 15, 2014
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Swallow Me Whole is from Nate Powell, who has also illustrated John Lewis’ March. This comic is about a pair of teenagers who endure hard times within their families. They are also seeing things that make their daily lives even harder.

There is a one big problem with the artwork. The speech balloons are already rather small and often become even smaller. The result is that the dialog is often hard to read. I often had to rely on the Kindle e-book’s zooming tool.

On the other hand, though the artwork is somewhat cartoonish, it is heavily shaded and cross-hatched, and It becomes quite emotive. What can I say about the story itself? It’s the kind of story that demands attentiveness yet heartily rewards it. The plot is simple but it effectively and sensitively shows a major part of these teenagers’ lives. The things that they see and how they interweave with their days is conveyed quite well, bolstered by the appropriately surreal imagery. Consider this another recommendation as a thoughtful work of graphic fiction.
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5.0 out of 5 starsSensitive and compelling
By Rhetor on September 19, 2015
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Powell achieves something wonderful and fascinating in this graphic novel, using the resources of visual storytelling to capture psychological distortions in a compelling story about emerging schizophrenia and OCD. Not many comics have tackled such subject matter (Epileptic, Marbles, a small segment of Fun Home, Spiegelman's "Hell Planet" episode, Mother Come Home), which is surprising given the capacity of the medium to invite readers into a character's subjective perception of the world. Perhaps Powell's novel will chart a course. Sensitive and compelling work.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 starsQuick Read

Nice book really enjoyed it had to read for class I know no punctuation marks either I just wanted it to be quick

Published 22 days ago by Melanie
5.0 out of 5 starsMy Go-To Defense for Comics As A Serious, Beautiful Medium

I simply can't get enough of Powell's work. In a sea of graphic novels about dysfunctional families, awkward comings of age, and grapplings with mental illness, this one has always... Read more

Published 9 months ago by Josh carlson
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Published 10 months ago by Chris
5.0 out of 5 starsAbsolutely Great Read, This Author is Amazing!

This book really helped me with my schizophrenia and I have made great strides because of this author. Read more

Published 15 months ago by Snakelady
4.0 out of 5 stars... was a little worn but overall the quality was good.

The cover of the book was a little worn but overall the quality was good.

Published 16 months ago by Aj Kay
2.0 out of 5 starsHm...not sure...

I supposed I expected a little more into the plot or storyline.

Although, I was disappointed because I could NOT read the writing, even magnified I couldnt.

Published on June 19, 2013 by Philo Pray
4.0 out of 5 starsAn odd and interesting little graphic novel

Ruth sees things, hears things, that aren't there. Her brother has a talking wizard that tells him what to draw. They both have a sick, dying grandmother sleeping on their coach. Read more

Published on March 6, 2012 by Brittany Moore
4.0 out of 5 starsEisner winner!

I honestly still don't know exactly what it is about, but it is interesting and has wonderful art.

An Eisner award winning book!

Published on July 12, 2010 by shawn williams
1.0 out of 5 starsvery small format

i was kinda afraid to buy this book because it was supposed to be about schizophrenia and i didnt want to read another preachy indie comics.
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Published on May 15, 2010 by Evzenie Reitmayerova

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