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A review by geekwayne
Other People: Days of the Bagnold Summer & Driving Short Distances by Joff Winterhart
4.0
'Other People: Days of the Bagnold Summer and Driving Short Distances' with story and art by Joff Winterhart is a collection of two slice of life graphic novels.
In the first half, mother and son Bagnold recall their summer together. She is disappointed in his lack of motivation. He sees in her a life unfulfilled. It's a long, slow look at a mother and son living together.
The second story, Driving Short Distances, is about a young man names Sam who gets a job driving around with a man named Keith Nutt. It's not completely clear what Keith does, and Sam does less, but it follows the tow of them as they interact with people in a small town filled with various characters.
I liked both of these stories, with a preference for the second one. The stories seem kind of dreary and deal with the disappointments in life. The art is really great, and the characters are almost garish caricatures of real people.
I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Gallery, Threshold, Pocket Books, and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.
In the first half, mother and son Bagnold recall their summer together. She is disappointed in his lack of motivation. He sees in her a life unfulfilled. It's a long, slow look at a mother and son living together.
The second story, Driving Short Distances, is about a young man names Sam who gets a job driving around with a man named Keith Nutt. It's not completely clear what Keith does, and Sam does less, but it follows the tow of them as they interact with people in a small town filled with various characters.
I liked both of these stories, with a preference for the second one. The stories seem kind of dreary and deal with the disappointments in life. The art is really great, and the characters are almost garish caricatures of real people.
I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Gallery, Threshold, Pocket Books, and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.