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Julio's Day

by Gilbert Hernandez

Published: 2013-04-20
Hardcover : 112 pages

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Gilbert Hernandez traces the life of a 100-year-old man from cradle to grave in this fictional graphic novel.

It begins in the year 1900, with the scream of a newborn. It ends, 100 pages later, in the year 2000, with the death rattle of a 100-year-old man. The infant and the old man are ...

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Gilbert Hernandez traces the life of a 100-year-old man from cradle to grave in this fictional graphic novel.

It begins in the year 1900, with the scream of a newborn. It ends, 100 pages later, in the year 2000, with the death rattle of a 100-year-old man. The infant and the old man are both Julio, and Gilbert Hernandez’s Julio’s Day is his latest graphic novel, a masterpiece of elliptical, emotional storytelling that traces one life—indeed, one century in a human life—through a series of carefully crafted, consistently surprising and enthralling vignettes. Yes

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Read with Death in Venice by Thomas Mann

by basiro (see profile) 08/28/13

Because both books are short, we chose to read them together. They cover similar topics of homosexuality in different time periods and cultures and made for a fascinating discussion.

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"Julio's Day"by Barbara R. (see profile) 08/28/13

This was the first graphic novel we have read and everyone was happy to have a new experience. There were issues of feeling there were some wholes in the story, but to cover 100 years in 100 pages, is... (read more)

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