I haven’t not done any recreational traveling this summer unless a one day whirwind trip to Maine for my sister’s 30th birthday counts, but I made up for it last week with a couple of literary trips courtesy of two cool books.
Benjamin Parzybok’s novel Couch is about three slacker-type roommates who take an unplanned trip all thanks to the couch in their apartment. When a clairvoyant, a con-man and a down on his luck computer programmer attempt to remove a couch from their flood-damaged apartment, they realize that this is no ordinary couch. In fact, it seems to have a mind of its own. Following the couch’s lead, they set off on a journey that will change all of their lives and perhaps even the world as well. It proved to be a wonderfully different book full of excitement and adventure.
Jordan Crane’s graphic novel The Clouds Above took me on an equally unusual journey. W
hen a boy and his cat take some time off from school they find a mysterious staircase and climb straight up into the clouds. Here they meet a waterautumn (more commonly known as a waterfall) and try to help reunite him with his old friends. Filled with beautiful illustrations and plenty of funny bits, The Clouds Above made for a pleasant little excursion.
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