A quick of review of two recent releases, This Place Rules and The Menu.

Most famous for his Scott Pilgrim series, Bryan Lee O’Malley came out with an utterly delightful standalone graphic novel Seconds back in 2014. One of the reasons I have always loved graphic narratives is because I can usually read them in a day. I did so with all the Scott Pilgrims and Fun Home and Blankets, but Seconds was different. For some ethereal reason (most likely general exhaustion) it took three days for me to read. A blessing, probably, because immediately I was in love. The book had become the poster child of O’Malley’s books on my shelves. I could carry with me to places so I could be continually wowed. So, the process of reading it happened at the right time. Finals were at the doorstep, and theatre had exited through the back, the house only had me, studying, and a library with a hefty TBR pile. Still, it took three days.