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Review

“Meticulously observed . . . Pitch-perfect and succinct. [Tomine] is an invisible reporter, a scientist of the heart.” ―The New York Times Book Review“Exploring race, adulthood, and ambition with exquisitely tuned humor and poignancy, Shortcomings is a graphic narrative as piercingly realistic as any prose fiction. A” ―Entertainment Weekly“Tomine's lacerating falling-out-of-love story is an irresistible gem of a graphic novel.” ―Junot Díaz, Publishers Weekly“Shortcomings is Tomine's richest and most rewarding read, packed with the most human characters he has ever created.” ―Star-Tribune (Minneapolis)“One of the most masterful cartoonists of his generation . . . [Shortcomings is] equal parts poignant, hilarious, and sad.” ―The Village Voice

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About the Author

Adrian Tomine is the critically acclaimed cartoonist of the comic book series Optic Nerve; the graphic novels 32 Stories, Sleepwalk, Summer Blonde, and Shortcomings; and the art book Scrapbook. He is also an illustrator for The New Yorker, Esquire, and Rolling Stone, and his stories have appeared in The Best American Nonrequired Reading and An Anthology of Graphic Fiction, Cartoons, and True Stories. A graduate of the University of California at Berkeley, Tomine lives in Brooklyn, New York.

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Product details

Paperback: 104 pages

Publisher: Drawn and Quarterly; First edition (April 28, 2009)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 1897299753

ISBN-13: 978-1897299753

Product Dimensions:

6.5 x 0.4 x 9.1 inches

Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)

Average Customer Review:

4.0 out of 5 stars

85 customer reviews

Amazon Best Sellers Rank:

#368,116 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

This is a great graphic novel. I would recommend it in hardcover though. It was a quick read. I read it in a night, and enjoyed the Asian-American perspective. Growing up in the Bay Area, I also appreciated the setting even more. Overall, it was thought-provoking, and brought up themes that I have thought about, but never have seen too much about, especially in graphic novel form. This was my first time reading something by Tomine, and I'd like to check out more of his work.

This is a great graphic novella, possibly Tomine's best work to date, telling the dismal story of a disintegrating romance, as well as a wonderfully true-to-life friendship between two prickly, unlikable antihero characters. Ben Tanaka is the book's protagonist, a snarky, self-absorbed cynic who is doggedly pushing his longtime girlfriend away. In between sniping before-bed fights, Ben meets with his friend Alice, and equally cynical but more vivacious grad student who spends her time dodging her PhD exams while indulging in predatory affairs with freshmen students at the University of California, Berkeley. Ben and Alice are two of the most compelling characters to come along in adult comics in years -- they are utterly flawed and utterly likeable; if you enjoy the pleasures of crabby friends, these are people you'd like to hang out with.For me, as an SF East Bay local, the book has a special charm, as Ben frequents numerous Berkeley hot spots -- lunch and a stroll through the trendy Rockridge shopping district, the hustle and bustle of the crowded, grimy foodcourt on Durant Avenue, a conversation in the magazine atrium of Telegraph Avenue's legendary Cody's Books (now sadly closed) and a glimpse at the death of the venerable UC Theater, once Berkeley's greatest repertory movie house. (Ben's character is a manager at the UC Theater, and has to lay off his entire staff when the theater is hit by "temporary" seismic retrofits, which actually happened to the UC many years ago. The cost of the retrofits was too high for the struggling Landmark chain, and they sold the property to some developers who reneged on their promise to fix the theater up and reopen it under new management. The death of this cultural landmark was a great blow to the local community, and it's nice to see the UC immortalized here in Tomine's work. All that's missing is having Ben get a haircut at Frank the Barber's place, just down the street, and the picture would have been perfect.)Even if you're not from Berkeley or the Bay Area there's plenty to enjoy about this book, including its grim assessment of a doomed relationship, and its frank, scathingly un-PC discussions about race and identity for young Asian-American twenty-something hipsters. All in all, a fine work - I'm definitely looking forward to Tomine's next opus! (Joe Sixpack, ReadThatAgain book reviews)

Wow, this is just story telling at its finest. Ever watch an embarrassing moment in slow motion? That was the pace of the book. The main character's frustrations on society and his views of himself is overwhelmingly college-like. There are some very funny moments in the book. Adrian does a good job addressing some stereotypes but does not openly dispel any of it. I felt that he kind of spells it out for the reader but it is up to the reader to believe them or not and that might be worth more than the story itself. I found myself questioning on how much I really know about other cultures and let alone other cultures that have one or two generations in America. I hope that Adrian Tomine continues the main character in other books.

This book is just as I imagined from most reviews (which is good).Tomine has recreated a new and strange social dilemma of modern America.He accurately explains (through his characters) the grandiose ideas that distract two intelligent Asian Americans from the simpler and immediate discomfort they have with their identity, roles within their families and their personal relationships.My favorite aspect of the main character, Ben Tanaka, is he can't see how he causes his own problems. His jealousy, insecurity, and intellectual snobbery fuel his mean and cynical behavior toward his girlfriend.And the best part is, he's not even consciously aware of what he's doing!I like this because it is very accurate recreation of real life.And as the reader, we can objectively watch it unfold in front of us. You can see exactly where Ben Tanaka turns from kind boyfriend into a cynical brat. And he acts like a brat by his own choosing.This is a phenomenon all human beings share. Not realizing how their own behavior and attitudes are the cause of their life's problems. And the ideas of their era (in this case, identity and race in America) is a superficial lense through which many people try to understand their own suffering.Tomine has accurately described the very human conflict of emotions and ideals.-J_Tom_Moon_79

I've read this every couple of years since it was published and it's remarkable to me how much there is so much to see in this slight volume. My sympathies tend to rearrange on each reading -- Ben is the type of character that makes me veer between wanting to slap him and hug him in the space of a page or two. Tomine has such a knack at portraying awkward moments, there are a couple of scenes in here that feel so real it is almost as if they happened to me.One of my favorite realist graphic novels -- the entire thing just feels drawn from life.

All of Adrian's work is worth checking out. Yet, Shortcomings was a story that made me think about who I am more than any of Tomine's other works; nonetheless, the story and characters are as real as the air we breath. If you can't enjoy this work of art you may have to seek professional help. Enjoy Short Comings and all other work by Adrian Tomine--check out other Optic Nerve writings.

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