Maus by Art Spiegelman
This
book was fantastically different. I don't want to call it a graphic
novel, because its more like a nicely bound comic book. It is an
interesting story of survival of a Jew in Nazi Germany. The best part is
the Jews are mice, the Nazi are cats, and everyone else is a pig. It is
a captivating story of survival in this awful time to live and I
enjoyed the story, but when I closed finished the book (and there was
definitely more story to tell) I didn't realize it was part one of two.
Which for some reason I'm not excited about reading two books like this,
but one is fine. If I had known it was in two parts I wouldn't have
bought it in the first place. The drawings aren't very exciting and easy
to skip over, just like this book.
Chasing the White Dog by Max Watman
Chasing
the White Dog was wisely recommended to me because of my interest in
all things fermented. I have a special spot in my heart for whiskey (and
how to make it) so I had I was very excited about this book. Its a
really interesting documentary about moonshine, its history and where it
stands now. It starts off talking about how the author made his own
still and and attempted crafting his own white lightning. His forays
into making moonshine sound a lot like how I would go about it full of
disaster, caution, and humor. The historical parts are all really
interesting, from George Washington to prohibition and onto modern
moonshine cases. Of course a moonshine story isn't complete without a
reference to Popcorn Sutton and NASCAR, both get some space in the book.
I would recommend this book for anyone who is interested in
prohibition, moonshine, or liquor production. I found it fascinating and
I think most of my faithful readers would as well.
This
book was fantastically different. I don't want to call it a graphic
novel, because its more like a nicely bound comic book. It is an
interesting story of survival of a Jew in Nazi Germany. The best part is
the Jews are mice, the Nazi are cats, and everyone else is a pig. It is
a captivating story of survival in this awful time to live and I
enjoyed the story, but when I closed finished the book (and there was
definitely more story to tell) I didn't realize it was part one of two.
Which for some reason I'm not excited about reading two books like this,
but one is fine. If I had known it was in two parts I wouldn't have
bought it in the first place. The drawings aren't very exciting and easy
to skip over, just like this book.Chasing the White Dog by Max Watman
Chasing
the White Dog was wisely recommended to me because of my interest in
all things fermented. I have a special spot in my heart for whiskey (and
how to make it) so I had I was very excited about this book. Its a
really interesting documentary about moonshine, its history and where it
stands now. It starts off talking about how the author made his own
still and and attempted crafting his own white lightning. His forays
into making moonshine sound a lot like how I would go about it full of
disaster, caution, and humor. The historical parts are all really
interesting, from George Washington to prohibition and onto modern
moonshine cases. Of course a moonshine story isn't complete without a
reference to Popcorn Sutton and NASCAR, both get some space in the book.
I would recommend this book for anyone who is interested in
prohibition, moonshine, or liquor production. I found it fascinating and
I think most of my faithful readers would as well.
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