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December 13, 2008
47 Down, 5 To Go "Black Jack, Volume 1" (52 Books, 52 Weeks)
I have fallen in love with the work of the "father of anime," Osamu Tezuka. His comics are clever, funny, and well-paced, and his latest series to be translated to English, Black Jack, is no exception.
In this book, Tezuka has created the world's greatest surgeon, a tormented rebel not licensed by the medical world. Black Jack swoops in when there is no other hope, and along the way makes the corrupt pay for their misdeeds. The surgeon's own troubled life adds weight to the stories.
For one month, enter the coupon code "LHB001" at Atomic Books and receive 15% off this title.
My next book is The Burma Chronicles, by Guy Deslisle.
also at Largehearted Boy:
52 Books, 52 Weeks (2008 Edition)
52 Books, 52 Weeks (2007 Edition)
52 Books, 52 Weeks (2006 Edition)
52 Books, 52 Weeks (2005 Edition)
52 Books, 52 Weeks (2004 Edition)
Online "best of 2008" book lists
Book Notes (authors create playlists for their book)
Note Books (musicians discuss literature)
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