17 Top graphic novels books like Quiet Thoughts by Karen Shangguan

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Quiet Thoughts

By: Karen Shangguan

3.80

Format: 84 pages, Paperback

Shangguan's warm and lyrical narratives capture fleeting moments and sensations; while her shifting…

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1. Wendy

By: Walter Scott

3.82

Format: 199 pages, Paperback

Wendy is trendy, and has dreams of art stardom--but our young urban protagonist is perpetually dera… read more

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  • graphic novels
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2. Phèdre

By: Jean Racine

3.69

Format: 55 pages, Mass Market Paperback

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"Maintenant je me cherche et ne me trouve plus."

-Jean Racine, Phèdre

"Mes crimes désormais ont comblé la mesure. Je respire à la fois l'inceste et l'imposture"

-Jean Racine, Phèdre

"Présente je vous fuis; absente, je vous trouve; Dans le fond des forêts votre image me suit"

-Jean Racine, Phèdre

"Hélas! de vos malheurs innocente ou coupable, / De quoi pour vous sauver n'étais-je point capable?"

-Jean Racine, Phèdre

Cover of It's Lonely at the Centre of the Earth by Zoe Thorogood

3. It's Lonely at the Centre of the Earth

By: Zoe Thorogood

4.21

Format: 196 pages, Paperback

Cartoonist Zoe Thorogood records 6 months of her own life as it falls apart in a desperate attempt … read more

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"And maybe that 'something' is a piece of my stupid little soul trapped in a book with very divisive reviews on Goodreads!"

-Zoe Thorogood, It's Lonely at the Centre of the Earth

"You're going to spend infinitely more time being dead than alive, so it's probably best to make peace with it while you can."

-Zoe Thorogood, It's Lonely at the Centre of the Earth

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4. Monica

By: Daniel Clowes

3.95

Format: 106 pages, Hardcover

Monica is a series of interconnected narratives that collectively tell the life story — actually, s… read more

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  • graphic novels
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5. The Moth Keeper

By: Kay O'Neill

4.08

Format: 257 pages, Paperback

Being a Moth Keeper is a huge responsibility and a great honor, but what happens when the new Moth … read more

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  • graphic novels
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6. Acting Class

By: Nick Drnaso

4.19

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

A brilliant and suspenseful follow-up to the Booker-nominated graphic novel Sabrina."Every single p… read more

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  • graphic novels
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7. Girl Juice

By: Benji Nate

3.95

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

A hilarious slice of twentysomething life in the twenty-first century Welcome to the Girl Juice … read more

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  • graphic novels
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8. Sabrina

By: Nick Drnaso

3.83

Format: 204 pages, Hardcover

How many hours of sleep did you get last night? Rate your overall mood from 1 to 5, 1 being poor. R… read more

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  • graphic novels
"There you are."

-Nick Drnaso, Sabrina

"Just remember that crisis leads to opportunity."

-Nick Drnaso, Sabrina

"A lot of people are able to turn their grief into something positive. Maybe you’re destined for some kind of job in law enforcement."

-Nick Drnaso, Sabrina

"What if an American citizen needs to disappear, for reasons that might never be revealed to you, and you are involved, even peripherally, in the plot? Are you willing to participate in a crime like t…"

-Nick Drnaso, Sabrina

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9. And Yet: Poems

By: Kate Baer

3.97

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

The second full length poetry collection from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of What Kind… read more

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  • poetry
"Let your life rest on what is already good."

-Kate Baer, And Yet: Poems

"It's just another day in the good-bad, bad-good earth machine."

-Kate Baer, And Yet: Poems

"We expect so much of children, hovering above them like giant, invincible gods. What a racket to discover as an adult, how little we have to pass down."

-Kate Baer, And Yet: Poems

Cover of We Have Always Been Here: A Queer Muslim Memoir by Samra Habib

10. We Have Always Been Here: A Queer Muslim Memoir

By: Samra Habib

4.16

Format: 220 pages, Kindle Edition

CANADA READS 2020 WINNER SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2020 EDNA STAEBLER AWARD FOR CREATIVE NON-FICTION NA… read more

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"Being surrounded by people who fuel you is intentional."

-Samra Habib, We Have Always Been Here: A Queer Muslim Memoir

"For me, a wedding was an act of necessity, not a fairy tale."

-Samra Habib, We Have Always Been Here: A Queer Muslim Memoir

"The joy of discovery is one of the biggest pleasures you'll ever know."

-Samra Habib, We Have Always Been Here: A Queer Muslim Memoir

"Closure, for me, would mean accepting my circumstances rather than trying to alter them to serve me best."

-Samra Habib, We Have Always Been Here: A Queer Muslim Memoir

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11. Heaven No Hell

By: Michael DeForge

4.25

Format: 228 pages, Hardcover

In the past ten years, Michael DeForge has released eleven books. While his style and approach have… read more

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  • graphic novels
Cover of Marshmallow & Jordan by Alina Chau

12. Marshmallow & Jordan

By: Alina Chau

4.22

Format: 379 pages, Hardcover

Jordan’s days as star player for her school’s basketball team ended when an accident left her paral… read more

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  • graphic novels
Cover of Stone Fruit by Lee Lai

13. Stone Fruit

By: Lee Lai

4.06

Format: 231 pages, Hardcover

Bron and Ray are a queer couple who enjoy their role as the fun weirdo aunties to Ray’s niece, six-… read more

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  • graphic novels
Cover of Le Roi Méduse - 1 by Brecht Evens

14. Le Roi Méduse - 1

By: Brecht Evens

4.39

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Arthur grandit en voyant le monde à travers les yeux de son père, c'est-à-dire un monde hostile et … read more

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  • graphic novels
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15. Stages of Rot

By: Linnea Sterte

4.24

Format: 152 pages, Paperback

This fantastical sci-fi/fantasy is brimming with mystique and life, recognizable - but still very d… read more

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  • graphic novels
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16. Walking Practice

By: Dolki Min

3.59

Format: 176 pages, Hardcover

Squid Game meets The Left Hand of Darkness meets Under the Skin in this radical literary sensation … read more

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"I’ve invested close to ten years of my time figuring out what exactly their criteria are. My conclusion is that there are no such criteria."

-Dolki Min, Walking Practice

"Criteria are like glass. As long as they are respected and held without dropping them, they’ll stay solid and won’t break. I made myself complicit in humanity’s scam and adapted myself to the local e…"

-Dolki Min, Walking Practice

"Do I exist in the same physical space as other people? Can I really seek joy and pleasure together with them? Why does the path become narrower the further I walk down it? Why is every place I go to …"

-Dolki Min, Walking Practice

"He’s a real fucking dog. Ah, forgive me. I’ve accidentally lumped dogs in with the likes of him. I would like to give a sincere apology to all the dogs of Earth. I can almost hear their complaints no…"

-Dolki Min, Walking Practice

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17. A frog in the fall (and later on)

By: Linnea Sterte

4.59

Format: 338 pages, ebook

A young frog (hatched this spring) encounters two toads, who have captured the ghost of a Shungiku … read more

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  • graphic novels
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18. Quiet Thoughts

By: Karen Shangguan

3.80

Format: 84 pages, Paperback

Shangguan's warm and lyrical narratives capture fleeting moments and sensations; while her shifting… read more

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  • poetry
  • graphic novels
Cover of Sensory: Life on the Spectrum by Bex Ollerton

19. Sensory: Life on the Spectrum

By: Bex Ollerton

4.27

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

A colorful and eclectic comics anthology exploring a wide range of autistic experiences—from diagno… read more

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  • graphic novels
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20. Curses

By: George Wylesol

4.00

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

“Sometimes I think I see things. Out of the corner of my eye, behind a door, I catch a glimpse of s… read more

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  • graphic novels
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21. Vera Bushwack

By: Sig Burwash

4.15

Format: 267 pages, Paperback

A uniquely thrilling and emotive fantasy ride along a sea-bordered highway The wondrous rustic l… read more

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  • graphic novels

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3.82

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3.80

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