I'm rereading it for the third or fourth time. It's called " Rover, Red, Charlie". Basically without spoilers, it's a human apocalypse and several dog friends wander together. They battle the zombified humans, cats, a dog named Herman. One of the most entertaining things is the author has given each dog it's own unique voice and thoughts. An excellent read and very well written...not for the zombie shy however. This is a graphic horror novel, there are dead humans and dogs. But as part of the storyline, not just for shock value.
To my shame I have to admit I've never tried a graphic novel. My son, however, is a big fan and I shall put 'Rover, Red, Charlie' in his Christmas stocking! Thanks for the recommendation.
Ah - if only I was still young enough to have a pre-teen child! No, George is certainly old enough to cope with zombies! Me - Jane Austen is more my style.
I was kind of appalled, there is a character dubbed "**** Boy". It makes sense in the story. A dog starved and beaten and taught to fight. After the apocalypse he finds his own pet human to abuse. It makes sense but a bit hard to read.
Although I do read modern novels, most of my reading is in my comfort zone of Victorian novels and Jane Austen. Perhaps I should try and broaden my literary horizons by reading some books I've discovered on Amazon - several takes on Jane Austen such as 'Pride and Prejudice and Zombies', 'Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters' and 'Mr Darcy, Vampyre', and other novels such as 'Little Vampire Women'.!
Similar to my taste Janet. I also have almost all the Arnold Bennett, 'Five Towns' novels, and all of the Thomas Hardy's. My first choice of KC name for Eddie was Diggory Venn - but for some reason it was rejected, (prob. someone's affix). Mind you, with all the Victorian & turn of the century novels, you do feel like telling the characters to just get on with it and explain, but if they did do that, there wouldn't be as much to read!
Interesting you should mention Arnold Bennett - The Old Wives' Tale is on my Amazon wish list! I've read Hardy too - my favourite is perhaps his 'lightest' novel - Under the Greenwood Tree. I always feel Wilkie Collins doesn't get the recognition he deserves. I've just finished Armadale, and have read The Woman in White and The Moonstone several times. I know that nowadays the school curriculum includes a large range of different genres, but when I was at school we only ever read the classic novels, and I seem to have stuck with it. Mind you, I also enjoy a good Agatha Christie! (My English teacher would be appalled!) What a super name Diggory Venn would have been!
My favourite Bennett's are the Clayhanger trilogy, - Clayhanger, Hilda Lessways, and These Twain. Anna of the Five Towns is a good quick read too. Of course we see the locations quite frequently, the place names are only slightly altered in the books. My OH is a keen Agatha fan, but he doesn't hoard books like I do.
Thanks for those suggestions - I've been checking out Arnold Bennett on Amazon- he was certainly prolific! I am a book hoarder too - it seems almost immoral to throw one away! Apologies to Opheila for straying from the original topic of graphic novels - but it has been a useful thread for me with ideas for books my son would like and those I would like!
Oh quite all right, I'm a hoarder as well. Very difficult in the last year I've been weeding out my shelves. There are ongoing used book donations at my favorite library. Trying to sort what to keep and what to donate...For instance, at least twenty different titles about the Kennedy Family. After sorting, twelve books about them...until they publish another
Nice to see some other readers on here. I've so many books both hard copy and ebooks. Some I've both the hard copy and Kindle version. I had to buy the Kindle version once I got a tablet so I could have them with me. So much easier.
Yup just yesterday I found another Kennedy book I know many people with readers. I guess I'm old school. I'm still willing to break myself with an extra 10 or more pounds of reading material over my shoulder. Problem is I read many out of print books not available as ebooks.
I can see all the advantages of Kindles etc, but to me a book has to be something I hold in my hand! Although I do like audio books, particularly if it is say an American novel and it is read by someone with an authentic American accent and not the one in my head! I have an interest in the Kennedys too, though I don't have any books as yet. I have several documentaries I have recorded and kept.
I was watching a doc on Kennedy/FBI a few days ago. I'm afraid I'd run out of rooms for books without ebooks lol. I've already too many.
