Spent: a comic novel
(Graphic Novel)
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Contributors:
Published:
New York : Mariner Books, [2025].
Format:
Graphic Novel
Edition:
First edition.
Physical Desc:
255 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Status:
9 copies, 14 people are on the wait list.
1 copy on order.
1 copy on order.
Description
"In Alison Bechdel's hilariously skewering and gloriously cast new comic novel confection, a cartoonist named Alison Bechdel, running a pygmy goat sanctuary in Vermont, is existentially irked by a climate-challenged world and a citizenry on the brink of civil war. She wonders: Can she pull humanity out of its death spiral by writing a scathingly self-critical memoir about her own greed and privilege? Meanwhile, Alison's first graphic memoir about growing up with her father, a taxidermist who specialized in replicas of Victorian animal displays, has been adapted into a highly successful TV series. It's a phenomenon that makes Alison, formerly on the cultural margins, the envy of her friend group (recognizable as characters, now middle-aged and living communally in Vermont, from Bechdel's beloved comic strip Dykes to Watch Out For). As the TV show Death and Taxidermy racks up Emmy after Emmy--and when Alison's Pauline Bunyanesque partner Holly posts an instructional wood-chopping video that goes viral--Alison's own envy spirals. Why couldn't she be the writer for a critically lauded and wildly popular reality TV show...like Queer Eye...showing people how to free themselves from consumer capitalism and live a more ethical life?!! Spent's rollicking and masterful denouement--making the case for seizing what's true about life in the world at this moment, before it's too late--once again proves that "nobody does it better"...than the real Alison Bechdel"--
Copies
Location
Call Number
Status
East Hampton New Graphic Novels
GN BEC
In Transit
Location
Call Number
Status
Branford/Blackstone Adult Graphic Novel
GN BECHDEL
Due Jul 7, 2025
Durham Adult Graphic Novels
GN BECHDEL
In Transit
Guilford New Adult Fiction
GRAPHIC BECHDEL
On Holdshelf
Hamden/Miller Adult Graphic Novel
FIC/BECHDEL (GRAPHIC NOVEL)
Due Jun 20, 2025
New London Adult Graphic Novel
GRAPHIC FIC BECHDEL
Due Jul 15, 2025
Norwich/Otis Adult Graphic Novels
F BECHDEL
Due Jul 12, 2025
Orange/Case Adult Nonfiction Book
New Graphic Novel Bechdel
Due Jul 9, 2025
Woodbridge Adult Graphic Novels
GRAPHIC FIC BECHDEL (NEW)
In Transit
Location
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Status
East Lyme Public Library On Order
ON ORDER
On Order
Subjects
LC Subjects
Local Subjects
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Language:
English
ISBN:
9780063278929, 0063278928
Notes
Description
"In Alison Bechdel's hilariously skewering and gloriously cast new comic novel confection, a cartoonist named Alison Bechdel, running a pygmy goat sanctuary in Vermont, is existentially irked by a climate-challenged world and a citizenry on the brink of civil war. She wonders: Can she pull humanity out of its death spiral by writing a scathingly self-critical memoir about her own greed and privilege? Meanwhile, Alison's first graphic memoir about growing up with her father, a taxidermist who specialized in replicas of Victorian animal displays, has been adapted into a highly successful TV series. It's a phenomenon that makes Alison, formerly on the cultural margins, the envy of her friend group (recognizable as characters, now middle-aged and living communally in Vermont, from Bechdel's beloved comic strip Dykes to Watch Out For). As the TV show Death and Taxidermy racks up Emmy after Emmy--and when Alison's Pauline Bunyanesque partner Holly posts an instructional wood-chopping video that goes viral--Alison's own envy spirals. Why couldn't she be the writer for a critically lauded and wildly popular reality TV show...like Queer Eye...showing people how to free themselves from consumer capitalism and live a more ethical life?!! Spent's rollicking and masterful denouement--making the case for seizing what's true about life in the world at this moment, before it's too late--once again proves that "nobody does it better"...than the real Alison Bechdel"--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation (style guide)
Bechdel, A., Taylor, H. R., & Chad, J. (2025). Spent: a comic novel. First edition. Mariner Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Bechdel, Alison, 1960-, Holly Rae Taylor and Jon, Chad. 2025. Spent: A Comic Novel. Mariner Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Bechdel, Alison, 1960-, Holly Rae Taylor and Jon, Chad, Spent: A Comic Novel. Mariner Books, 2025.
MLA Citation (style guide)Bechdel, Alison, et al. Spent: A Comic Novel. First edition. Mariner Books, 2025.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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