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'It's highly satisfying.' --The Observer
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Approaching fifty, and warned by his doctor that he's drinking too much and needs to take more exercise, David Hughes is given a dog for his birthday - Dexter, a wire-haired fox terrier.
Hughes' daily walks with Dexter form the spine of Walking the Dog. We eavesdrop on their encounters with fellow dog-walkers ('Hello Hector', 'Hello Chester'...) and on Hughes' thoughts as he plods along carrying a plastic bag of poo. He begins to remember moments from his past, dark memories of murder and violence. He explores his own fantasies and obsessions. From the gentle comedy of the early pages, Walking the Dog is transformed into something deeper and more disturbing.
This will be a landmark book in the field of graphic literature. The drawing is sublime, the imagination extraordinary, the ambition unequalled.
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Format:Hardcover
Wonderful book, this is not a graphic novel it is the life and times of David Hughes in sketches. It is without doubt a masterpiece waiting to be discovered. I laughed out loud at some things and cried at others, dont be under the apprehension that this is a thin book (it weighs a ton!) The amount of work and detail is amazing. It deals with the sort of things we all put to the back of our minds or forget about. Hope there are more in the pipeline.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Ignore the label 'graphic novel'. Forget the title 'illustrator'. And if you like your artwork twee & pretty, go somewhere else. Mr Hughes has a back catalogue that places him unquestionably up there with the finest British artists of any genre. His unique penmanship has graced the pages of many newspapers, magazines, album covers and , indeed, his own books. 'Walking the Dog' is his latest offering, a diary, a collage of notes, photographs and other miscellaneous paraphernalia centred around his walks with Dexter, the dog of the title who changed, and possibly saved his life. Unusually for Mr Hughes, colour is rarely used - all the better to depict an inner life of dissatisfaction and unease. Pencil is the medium of choice alongside a bewildering but appropriate range of styles. Memories and fantasies coexist, cemented by a mordant wit and plenty of deadpan humour. Never was misery so funny! The artist fulminates against the world, the f-word never far from his lips with dark and murderous thoughts never far from his mind...just like the rest of us, if only we were as honest. And brave. Egotism is followed by self-pity, sinister intent with a need to be loved. Mr Hughes is as fine a writer as he is an artist, with words and drawings perfectly complementing this tale of everyday madness. Buy this book today and be amused, perplexed, inspired and even, perhaps, horrified. For the price of a round of drinks, it is a bargain. (And congratulations to Jonathan Cape for such a splendid production).
2 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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This graphic novel is unique in that the author has through his distinctive drawing style told the story of walking the dog, Dexter, using it to expose and describe in a frank, sometimes amusing, sometimes serious way, elements of his life story from childhood to contemporary times. A casual scan will not enable the reader to gain a true evaluation of its worth. Yet one can select parts to read intensively and understand the displayed and hidden meanings of the author's being.
Recommended for its imaginative illustration and individuality.
Recommended for its imaginative illustration and individuality.
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