6 The Clackamas Print
Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2011-
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Nightmares accompany pretty pictures in
local author’s new graphic novel
and sometimes horrific scenes, I Thom pson is repeating all o f his
have come to love Thom psons youthful feelings* on this ill-fated
eye for detail. T hough the story character, who is forced to bare a
m ay no t have captivated me terrible se lf loathing and a search
“Habibi,” set in a M iddle beyond the halfway point I was to be one w ith’God.
“Habibi” is an exquisite story
Eastern kingdom o f no certain forced to read all the way through
time, w ith its glorious palace and simply for the art. Thom pson, if you are only looking at the
sky scrapers, its slave market and onceagain, has created a graph pictures T he tim e it has taken
modern technology; is a dark tale ic novel that even the strictest T hom pson to produce this book
fraught with draught, beatings o f pallets may enjoy. H e has is obvious in the gorgeous draw
weaved beautiful calligraphy and ings in the book. T he fight scenes
and little hope for humanity.
Craig T hom pson, a local Eastern illustrations throughout are by far the most interesting
author, w ho was raised in a the entire story, something my and super hum an I’ve, seen in a
crushingly Evangelical family in art starved eyes forced, m y story graphic novel that doesn’t have
'rural Wisconsin, has been living weary brain to turn pages and anything to do with super heroes.
Along with mesmerizing cal
in Pordand now for 15 years. continue enjoying.
It’s easy to say that “Habibi” ligraphy, Thom pson hais woven
However, the fact that he has
made our nearest culturally rich is a dark story, it’s harder to get stories from the Q ur’ an into his
city his hom e is not the only anyone who has not picked up novel. It is clear that T hom pson
reason you can find T hom psons the book to understand that this is trying to force the reader to
other books at an easy reach, is more than "just the darker, understand the similarities
between Christianity and Islam.
in the Clackamas Com m unity older sister to “Blankets.” ,.
College bookstore or on the
T he two m ain characters are It’s as if Thom pson has taken
forced into such terrible situ all o f his opinions on religion
shelves o f the C C C library.
Also by the author, “Blankets,” ations that you begin to think and hum anity and' spit it onto
is an epic story o f first love that is that Thompson*is truly a sadist. the page yelling, “Look at what
included on the required book Dodola, an Arab girl, is sold I think!” However, though I do
list o f some o f C C C ’s classes and by her parents to becom e the 1 tend to agree with his opinions,
is by far seen as the reason readers wife o f a scribe. H er husband I am faintly offended that he
have come to adore T hom psons tells her stories. and teaches her seems to not think his readers
rich artistic style and shockingly to write. I’ve never read a more can come to those opinions on
desperate m ain character, forced their own.
honest stories.
T hom psons, “Habibi” is at
I’m sure that I was not the from one sticky situatiort to the
first person to walk into a book next, including adopting a dark times' disgusting, depressing and
store and buy “Habibi” with the skinned slave boy as her son, ■ beautiful. T he art is wonderful.
I would say that anyone who
same anticipation o f greatness. brother and life partner.
Zam, as he is called amongst . enjoyed “Blankets” should defi
Truly, his new book has lived up
;to “Blankets” paisley m otif that other names, feels dirty when nitely pick up a copy, just expect
is repeated, page after page in this he reaches, p u b erty , reminis- some nightmares to come along
ai ljnbiqgr^ph ical graphic novel.. .. .cent ' - o f - T h o m p s o n h im se lf Ï with? the-pretty pictures..
s In mis menagerie o f deluded in* “Blankets.”* I t seems that
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The Bucket List: Goody-two-shoes
gone wild
A fter a lovely d inner w ith
G uy X, as m y date will hereaf
ter be referred to as, he asked if
T w ould lik e to see a. movie, so;
we walked to a nearby cinema.
■ It turned out the movie we
had planned on seeing wasn’t
playing there sd G uy X decided
to buy us movie tickets to a
random movie we hadn’t even
heard of. T h en he took m e on
a crazy adventure in which we
watched ftve m inutes o f every
m ovie playing in the theater.
I ’rn 20 and I’ve never snuck H e explained^ “ft’s how I get
into a movie. I’m one o f those through all thé crappy mov
horrible goody-two-shoes that ies o f the su m m er/ So we
just does n o t do that kind o f slipped into one m ovie then
thing. So, th at’s w hy I’ve just ducked o u t into another while
recently crossed o ff num ber attem pting to dodge the movie
two o h m y bucket list: sneak theater employees.
I was incredibly paranoid,
into a movie.
Blind dates are often some I do no t have any idea w hat
o f the m ost awkward experi they do w hen you get kicked
ences you can ever partake o f out o f a m ovie theater: D o you
in your life. W hether you are get arrested? D o they give you
set up by m utual friends, the a ticket? Does-your picture get
Internet or some other random posted on the wall o f shame
force o f nature, there is always saying you’re banned from the
the anticipation o f w hether or theater for the rest o f your
no t there will be an attraction life? W e didn’t need to worry.
between the two o f you — • T h e one employee that did
and let’s face it there is n o th notice us thought i t was funny
ing m ore awkward than sitting an d didn’t seem to care about
through a date when you know the guilty look on m y face.
there is no way you can be After every movie we asked
attracted to the other person each other w hat we thought o f
— or if you’ll have enough to the movie we had watched so
talk about — nothing worse m uch of.
“H ow d id they get everyone
than just awkwardly staring at
to have the exact same m us
your food for an hour.
However, every now and taches?”
A t one poin t we watched
then you find a date to be well
w orth all the extra tim e and maybe five m inutes o f some
effort that you p u t into your “inspirational” chick-flick that
hair and makeup. T his is the just about killed us and we
story o f one o f those dates. were oh-so-m oved by the roll
By M andie G av itt
A rts & Culture Editor
ing credits o f “T he Help.”
Even w ith all our previewing
we still m ade it tp the'm ovie he
had paid for on tim e, “T he
Future,” and ended up watch-,
ing and enjoying the whole
thing. W hile I do no t condone
m aking a habit o f sneaking
in to rhovies-on a regular basis,
I do recom m end puttin g this
item o n your bucket list. It
ended up being a marvelous
first date and a great opportu
nity for m e to let m y goody-
two-shoes self, relax a little bit
and to try som ething a little
bit m ore on the rebellious side,
while getting through all o f
sum m er’s movies in one night.
A nd in case you’re wonder^
ing: there was a second date.
T W E A K S "O I
T H I W SBK
Things to do if college life is tweaking you out:
• • I •
H olocaust Survivor
Speaks on Campus:
NASA Employee To
Speak o n Cam pus:
Holocaust survivor Alter
Wiener will speak at C CC on
Thursday, Oct. 27, from noon
to 2 p.m. in the McLoughlin
Auditorium. He is the author
o f “64735 - From A Name to A
Number, a Holocaust Survivor’s
Autobiography.” No cost to
attend. Open to public. <
Former Clackamas student "
will be on campus to discuss
his NASA career, on Tuesday
Oct. 25 at 3:30 p.m in Paul
ing 102.
Breast Cancer
Awareness Barbeque
Abarbeque will be held on
Thursday, Oct. 27 from 11:30
Flag football Fridays, a beloved a.m. to 1:30 p.m. outside of
tradition at Clackamas Coni- ' the ASG office.
munity College, is available now
for all to enjoy. This intramural Fall T erm Blood
sport meets every Friday from
Drive:
noon to 1:30 p.m. at the Hwy
A blood drive will be held on
213 soccer field.
Oct. 24 and 25. Students may
sign, up now in the ASG office
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Flag Football Fridays
Halloween Fantasy
Trail:
Take a haunting walk through
a lighted, wooded, fantasy trail
decorated with spooky sights
and sounds at Wenzel Farm un
til Oct. 36.19754 S Ridge Rd
Oregon City, noon to 5 p.m.
and 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Halloween Costum e
Contest:
A Halloween costume con
test will be held the Oct. 23
through 25. Students can come
into the ASG office in their
costume to have their pictures
taken for other students to
judge.
Does your band have a gig or are you involved in an
event you would like CCC students to be in the know
about? Send your event info to “Tweaks of the week” at
aced@clackamas.edu.
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