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A troubled young woman comes across a mobile library at night, strangely she finds all the books it contains are ones she has once read. I liked this story, it keeps you guessing what's going to happen. One thing I found troubling was that she really wanted to work for the mobile night library but was told she couldn't (view spoiler)[ when she commits suicide she finds that she can now work there which made it seem that in this case suicide was almost a good or desirable idea (hide spoiler)] I
What if there were a place that housed all the books you've ever read, from the picture books of your preschool years to the pile on your nightstand right now? What if that place were a mysterious bookmobile with rock music blaring loudly from its speakers and an enigmatic driver who knows more about you than you know yourself? What if that bookmobile only came around at night, and only every few years when you least expect it? The narrator of this intriguing graphic novel, Alexandra, becomes ob...
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Our library director urged everyone to read this book, so I read it during a slow time at the library. Although it's technically a graphic novel, the way the story is laid out is more like a picture book, with large chunks of expository text that are not integrated into the artwork. At first this was kind of a turn-off to me, and I didn't think the layout with it looked that great a lot of the time. But the story, about a woman who gets obsessed with finding a mysterious night bookmobile that co...
The premise reminded me, very vaguely, of something that Charles de Lint might have written. There's a definite charm to the idea - a roving bookmobile that shows up only when you're not expecting it and contains everything you've ever read - right down to the backs of cereal boxes! What avid reader wouldn't want to browse around a collection like that? I know I smile when I encounter an old favorite in a place I don't expect it to be.But the premise was about all I truly enjoyed. The drawings w...
This graphic novel is AWESOME! Of course, I both work in a library and am an avid reader, so I may be biased. [return]Niffenegger's main character, Alexandra runs across the title bookmobile during a late night/early morning walk. When she enters the bookmobile, its shelves are crammed with books she has read. The librarian, Mr. Openshaw, then tells her that it is "her" bookmobile, and it carries only what she has read. Very cool![return]She is ushered out of the bookmobile as dawn approaches. S...
This was such a chance find at a little library in Dublin. I rarely read graphic novels. Not for lack of interest, but because books in this genre are so hard to come by, and so expensive in India! I had read Niffenegger’s ‘The Time Traveler’s Wife’ many years ago when I read nothing but contemporary fiction. I hadn’t known that she had penned a graphic novel. Exquisite in color, ‘The Night Bookmobile’ is an ode to the booklover in all of us. Quaint and esoteric, this invites you into a rich wor...
I liked the idea behind this book -- I'd love to have a library of every single thing I've ever read -- but it completely lost me three-fourths of the way through. I didn't care for the ending at all, nor was I sure what to make of it.
★★★½ | As she’s taking a walk right after having a big argument with her boyfriend in the early hours of the morning, a woman finds a winnebago blaring loud music on a deserted street. The driver invites her to view the library inside, where she discovers that all the books on the shelves were once read by her, at some point in her life. The Night Bookmobile is only open from dusk till dawn, and when the driver politely asks her to leave as the sunlight begins to make its first appearance, she a...
The Night Bookmobile is the third graphic novel by the best-selling author of The Time-Traveller’s Wife, Audrey Niffenegger. It is a short story which has been beautifully illustrated by Niffenegger and tells the story of Alexandra who, wandering the streets of Chicago after an argument with her boyfriend late one night, comes across the night bookmobile. When she accepts the librarian’s invitation to browse, she finds that, to her amazement, it contains every book she has ever read. When the bo...
I was really looking forward to reading this. I loved Niffenegger's earlier works (Time Traveler's Wife is one of only 3 books I've ever read more than once), so when I heard the concept for this graphic novel, I was ecstatic. But I have to admit I was flummoxed by the ending, and although I had been enjoying it up to that point, the strange turn of events at the end just ruined the entire experience for me.This book has been described in various forums as a cautionary tale about what happens wh...
This, I feel, is a fundamentally sad work. While a beautiful story that appeals to most of my gut interests; libraries, books, a hidden fantastic side to reality, it reaches conclusions that I find questionable at best. I am not sure exactly what the message is here. However, the way Niffenegger explores this battle between the idealized world of literature and the inner mind and the disappointments of everyday life, is still very compelling to me. In particular, I enjoyed the grounding of the w...
WOW. Imaginative and moving and wonderful and creepy. I always imagined that our individual bibliographies were unique identifiers, like our fingerprints. Audrey Niffenegger depicts them as personal bookmobiles. I hope mine looks like the Partridge Family bus, and that orange drink is served instead of tea.One of the most emotional moments in short narrative is when Alexandra contemplates all that she "had given up for reading." This line reminds avid readers that there are important differences...
