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In Buddhist tradition, a person must travel for forty-nine days after they die, before they can fully cross over. Here in this book, readers travel with one Korean American girl, Kit, on her journey, while also spending time with her family and friends left behind.
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Agnes Lee’s debut graphic novel, 49 Days, opens with a series of short vignettes about a young woman trying to make a journey but being foiled—sometimes in dramatic and frightening fashion—by the forces of nature. Every day, she must start her journey only to fail again.
Mar 5, 2024 · A young woman embarks on a journey to an unknown destination in this debut about grief and life after loss. “There’s some weird shit happening out here,” Kit thinks as she finds herself alive after experiencing yet another seemingly fatal accident.
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3 days ago · Book Review: 49 Days. In Agnes Lee’s debut graphic novel, 49 Days, our young protagonist Kit is on a solitary journey in a dreamscape . Crossing the sultry desert, she spots a gigantic tree whose shade beckons her, only to realize upon arrival that the tree barely reaches up to her knees. Feeling defeated, she jumps off the cliff, but she ...
May 15, 2024 · Review of 49 Days. The Buddhist belief that the soul goes through “a state between life and rebirth” for forty-nine days before crossing over provides the intriguing structure for Lee’s debut graphic novel.
In Buddhist tradition a soul travels for 49 days before rebirth, and this book follows one version of that path, the grief and slow healing that follow a loss. Drawn in a very simple yet evocative style, the spare ink lines and limited color fill this journey with meaning.
Mar 5, 2024 · In Buddhist tradition, a person must travel for forty-nine days after they die, before they can fully cross over. Here in this book, readers travel with one Korean American girl, Kit, on her journey, while also spending time with her family and friends left behind.
