Comments on: chunky ten years ago

By: Nienke

Nienke — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 00:00:03 +0000

Oh you were so cute *grin*

By: jenny

jenny — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:16:04 +0000

I just finished Chunky Rice last night. Really loved it. I must confess that I’d debated whether or not to read it for a while, because I wasn’t sure what to feel about these half-human characters and I couldn’t quite look at the Siamese twins. But I’m so glad I read it. Once again, I was moved by your book (as I was with Blankets). You’re obviously good at both text and illustration. You also have a very inventive and cinematic way of staging your stories.

By: Kim

Kim — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 03:39:33 +0000

Mr Thompson, firstly i have to say your art is amazing, particularly Chunky Rice which reminded me so much of my best friend who lives far away. I’ve already sent a copy in a package for her this coming Christmas. So I hope she likes it, since your work never fails to touch any heart. Thank you so much

By: Emma

Emma — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:44:13 +0000

I just read ‘Goodbye, Chunky Rice’ for my first time yesterday. In my Art class, we are making our own graphic novels, and this was the first one i grabbed. It’s beautiful, touching, creative. and it’s a book I would want to have on my shelf for a very long time. Thank you (:

By: Jared

Jared — Wed, 13 May 2009 23:07:47 +0000

I love this page of Chunky Rice because you illustrate Chunky’s emotions to a point that I am moved. All of his sadness and fear of the unknown becomes obsolete when the Motown blasts on the radio. Your illustrations express so much through their simplicity. I read through Chunky in one sitting and then started from the beginning again! Thanks for the work!

By: gwyn

gwyn — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 06:30:55 +0000

You know, shortly after reading this entry last year, I finally got off my rear and bought this book. Since I am physically incapable of leaving mail unopened when I pick it up, the book was already out of the envelope in the car on the way home. My eldest (age 10) picked it up, started reading it and wouldn’t put it down until he finished it. His review: “That was weird.” Cheers.

By: Liz

Liz — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 05:47:21 +0000

I hope you enjoyed Reading Lolita in Tehran. I did!

By: Mindy

Mindy — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 03:25:14 +0000

Chunky rice is really lovely and truly poignant. I read that book when I was in the crossroads of my life too, where I was meeting new people and bidding old friends farewell. A simple tale like that really spoke volumes of the otherwise indescribable feelings of the part exhilaration, part nostalgia journey all youths have to go through into adulthood.

By: Juliette

Juliette — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 21:04:45 +0000

ooooooooooooh I just noticed the book “Reading Lolita in Tehran” A memoir in books. Is it good? I’ve not read it yet, however my dissertation for my degree is about Nabokov’s Lolita, so I ran into this book before.

By: tita

tita — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 07:52:25 +0000

whoa.. makes me wonder what I was doing when I was 23..

Chunky Rice is such a great book; I love the whole atmosphere of the story and how everything connects. It’s simply brilliant.