Марита Фоссум0.0 Den 55-årige Søs, romanens jeg-forteller, når et kritisk punkt i livet sitt da problemer på jobben sammenfaller med morens lange dødsleie og død. Romanen skildrer et mor-datter forhold, og tar opp temaer som tilbaketrekking, savn, skyldfølelse og ansvarliggjøring for eget liv.
Arne Svingen0.0 Den norske fortelleren blir med kameraten Sam til Elfenbenskysten, et land i borgerkrig, på jakt etter moren hans. Vennskapet blir satt på uante prøver, og overraskelsene er verre enn noen kan forestille seg.
Med Svart Elfenben gir ARne Svingen et sterkt møte med Afrika, der menneskeliv er mindre verdt enn en flaske cola, og hvor truslene sjelden er tomme. Det er et Afrika hvor barn lærer å drepe før de kan sykle eller lese. Sett gjennom en ung norsk gutts øyne blir denne virkeligheten fortalt på en nær og gripende måte.
Maria Parr4.5 Lena is Trille's best friend, even if she is a girl. And there is never an ordinary day when you've got a best friend like Lena.
Hardly a day passes without Trille and Lena inventing some kind of adventure that often ends in trouble. Whether it's coaxing a cow onto a boat or sledding down the steepest and iciest hill with a chicken, there is always a thrill--and sometimes an injury--to be had. Trille loves to share everything with Lena, even Auntie Granny's waffles. But when Lena has to move away and Auntie Granny leaves the world, it sometimes seems like nothing will ever be right again. The warmth of friendship and the support of family suffuse this lightly illustrated novel, proving that when times are tough, a little taste of sweetness can make all the difference.
Imagine a long-forgotten, never-produced Alfred Hitchcock "wrong man" thriller screenplay discovered, adapted and filmed by a modern minimalist like Jim Jarmusch and you'll have some idea of the unique flavor of Jason's latest graphic novel. The protagonist, a moody twenty-something wallowing in depression after a breakup with his long-time girlfriend, finds himself drawn into a paranoid's worst nightmare after his best friend is murdered and the blame is pinned on him. With the help of a single mother who spontaneously throws in her lot with him (not to mention her precocious daughter), he sets out to clear his name. Soon new relationships are forged, dark secrets from the past are revealed, and the real killer comes back into the picture... with a vengeance.
В открытом классе номинация "Комиксы".