Friday, May 17, 2024

Short book review: Baking with Kafka

Tom Gauld, Baking With Kafka. Montreal, Quebec: Drawn and Quarterly, 2017. ISBN: 9781770462960.

Genre: comics
Subgenre: humor, books, literature
Format: small hardback
Source: Eastside Branch, Lexington (KY) Public Library


This is a 2017 collection of Tom Gauld comics. These are cartoons previously published in The Guardian, and people often share them on social media. Odds are if you are on social media, especially if you have interests related to books and reading, some of these have appeared on your feeds. If you enjoy humor about books, reading, and literature, this may be a book for you. 

Some favorites from this volume include: 

  • The Set Text. I am sure a few literature teachers may appreciate this one. 
  • Revolution. 
  • Planning Neil Gaiman's 'Norse Mythology' Book Tour. 
  • Our Town in Literature: New Fiction by Local Authors. 

Overall, a nice and amusing collection. I liked it. 

3 out of 5 stars. 

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