http://www.discovernikkei.org/forum/en/node/2065 Comments for "Book Review: Shortcomings by Adrian Tomine" en http://www.discovernikkei.org/forum/en/node/2065 <p><a href="http://www.discovernikkei.org/forum/sites/www.discovernikkei.org.forum/files/me_0.jpg" title="View: me.jpg"><img style="width: px; height:px;" src="http://www.discovernikkei.org/forum/sites/www.discovernikkei.org.forum/files/me_0.jpg" class="inline" alt="me.jpg" title="me.jpg" /></a></p> <h2>Book Review: <i>Shortcomings</i> by Adrian Tomine</h2> <p>By Bobby Okinaka<br /> <br></p> <p>When a newborn baby comes into the world, everything is a wonder. The bright lights, the strange noises, the sensation of being surrounded by tall strangers poking around overwhelm the senses. The baby enters the world a blank slate waiting for instruction. And yet, on some basic level, it already has everything it needs to know to face life. No one taught it how to blink, how to cry, how to kick its chubby legs. This is performed by instinct.</p> <p><i>Shortcomings</i>, a graphic novel by Adrian Tomine, is life by instinct.</p> <p><a href="http://www.discovernikkei.org/forum/en/node/2065">read more</a></p> http://www.discovernikkei.org/forum/en/node/2065#comment Arts &amp; Design Fri, 21 Dec 2007 16:09:42 -0800 editor 2065 at http://www.discovernikkei.org/forum