I am adding a new designation to the "Currently Reading" list... (GN). The translation: Graphic Novel. I am retaining this tag only for substantial works/volumes, so I don't anticipate using it very often, but there are several works that I plan on reading that deserve a little recognition.
Now, what will I consider labeling? Omnibus-style collections for comic series (Watchmen and Absolute Sandman vol. I, at 600+ pages, I'm looking at you). Also, I may consider stand alone Graphic Novels as well (I have NG's Eternals (256-ish pages) on the shelf to read, but I did not list one of the Sandman titles [Endless Night, at 160 pages]... so I may have to reevaluate some things...) And I don't plan on listing any Manga style titles that I may read, but that may be a point for debate. I see them as a form of comic book (which, technically, is what a graphic novel is)... but where a Manga would be serialized stories, I see a graphic novel as a contained story or series... Or if the volume is thick enough, I'm going to treat it like a book.
All of this because I have (finally) started reading Watchmen (400+ pages)(I know, late to the party... sue me)... I've read what would have been two issues when the comics were first released, and there is a blurb on it being listed as "one of the top 100 books" on a TIME list, I think...
So... in case you get curious about what a (GN) is onthe "reading" list, there you go...
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