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What It Is (Hardcover)

by Lynda Barry (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 209 pages
  • Publisher: Drawn and Quarterly; 1 edition (1 Jul 2008)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1897299354
  • ISBN-13: 978-1897299357
  • Product Dimensions: 28.2 x 21.3 x 2.3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 416,635 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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'Does this book make you want to sit down and start creating? Absolutely.' --Time Out NY, July 2008

'Using ink brush, pen and pencil drawings as well as collages and luminous watercolours, many of them on lined yellow legal paper, [What It Is] explores deep philosophical questions…' --New York Times, July 2008


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Presented as a series of lined-notebook cartoon collages, a visual testament to the creator's life-long quest for creative excellence explores such questions as the capacity of material objects for summoning memories and the tangible qualities of images.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Elaborately and creatively decorated, 2 Aug 2009
By Parka (Singapore) - See all my reviews
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This book screamed "Buy me!" when I saw it at the Drawn & Quarterly booth at San Diego Comic Con 2009. It is that good!

With a brush in the right hand, and a pencil on the left, the multi-eyed monster on the back cover spoked, "Welcome to writing the unthinkable". That's the essence of this book created by Lynda Barry, putting vivid imagination onto paper.

What It Is is a scrapbook that's filled to the brim with sketches, coloured illustrations, collages, comics, autobiographical writing, random thoughts and even a bit on creative writing.

Every page is elaborately decorated, an exploration into the unknown realms of imagination. And every page is just fun to look at.

This book is creativity and self expression, great for flipping through when you're feeling random or looking for inspiration.

I'll give this book two thumbs (drawn with smiley faces) up.

By the way, What It Is won the 2009 Eisner award for Best Reality-Based Work, but I didn't know that when I bought it. It's also one of the top 100 books picked by Amazon editors for 2008.

There are more pictures of the book on my blog. Just visit my Amazon profile for the link.
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