There's a part in the book spent when you write of Allison, the character in the book. Allison can't help feeling that she has somehow gotten seriously off course.
What they say about it
- Author and main character parallels“the main character is named Allison”2
- Described as a comic novel“a comic novel”2
The best things said about it
Allison has a new book, Spent, a comic novel, which features several characters from that longunning comic.
The main character is named Allison like you and her girlfriend is named Holly as is yours and they live in Vermont as you do.
One of the things that the Allison of your new book Spent finds yourself grappling with is that success.
I'm joined this week by Allison Beal, author of the new graphic novel Spent.
This book Spent is an extended riff on Gory's first illustrated novel, The Unrung Harp.
Why people recommend it
Every mention
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Discussed
“Allison has a new book, Spent, a comic novel, which features several characters from that longunning comic.”
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“This one, of course, is a little different. The main character is named Allison like you and her girlfriend is named Holly as is yours and they live in Vermont as you do and Alice has achieved commercial success off a memoir about her father as you have but spent your new book is not about your real life is”
Discussed
“There's a part in the book spent when you write of Allison, the character in the book. Allison can't help feeling that she has somehow gotten seriously off course.”
Discussed
“And one of the things that the Allison of your new book spent finds yourself grappling with is that success.”
Discussed
“I'm joined this week by Allison Beal, author of the new graphic novel Spent.”
Discussed
“This book spent is an extended riff on Gory's first illustrated novel, The Unrung Harp.”
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“Allison Beal, author of Funhome and the new book Spent, a comic novel.”