Tag: read with the kid

  • The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time by Mark Haddon

    The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time by Mark Haddon

    My teenager was reading this for English class, and I figured I’d reread it — I bought it just after its publication 20 years ago (pour one out for Nicholas Hoare Books). For a few nights this week, my kid and I sat together and read the book separately, and I think it’s the beginning of…

  • Gyo by Junji Ito

    This one goes from kind of hilarious to utterly bizarre and horrifying, in a way that’s strange even by Ito’s standards. I loved it. Also loved this:

  • Soichi by Junji Ito

    Not great! I’m not big on the character of Soichi, and the big ideas in this book aren’t that interesting. The last story is pretty good. My kid liked this one a whole lot more than I did though, so maybe I’m being a wet blanket. Also I’m definitely not the target audience for most…

  • Fragments of Horror by Junji Ito

    I rely on my teenager to hand me weird manga. This is a good one. Not only did the stories feel fresh and fun, but the afterword adds interesting context. He took four years away from horror manga before this collection, after a couple of personal tragedies. And he talks a little about his own…