Joe Sullivan Sullivan itibaren Katingan Regency, Central Kalimantan, Endonezya itibaren Katingan Regency, Central Kalimantan, Endonezya

have read this a couple of times. still feel i havent read it.

Good Lord this woman has survived the worse and beyond! I read this book with disbelief, asking how someone could survive all Maya Angelo did and still retain any sense of forgiveness and grace. I had the opportunity to see Maya at the Christmas Tree Lighting in the DC in 2005, and she is one of the most powerfully graceful women I have seen. She is so strong, yet is humble and happy. This is a woman who has walked through the desert barefoot and came out the other side stronger for it. She did not become bitter or angry with her life, which ranged from being homeless to incest and abuse, instead she kept her eyes on what she wanted and move towards it with passion and ferocity. All I can say is, WOW!

As I am one of those apparently closed-minded people who don't much appreciate graphic novels, this was my first experience of this prolific and much-lauded author. It impressed me greatly. This is exactly the type of novel I love best: bizarre, profane, ridiculous, outrageous, and yet quite thoughtful and thought provoking. I absolutely agree with the review I recently read that suggested that the most intriguing idea in the book, that of the alternate U.S. Constitution, was pretty much thrown out and then abandoned. I would have liked to have seen that concept developed a bit more deeply, but the odyssey to retrieve it was so engrossing that I am willing to forgive Ellis for that omission. The disturbingly hilarious characters that crop up in chapter after chapter kept me laughing throughout. Most especially, the fabulously wealthy and unbelievably depraved Roanokes had me laughing in that way where you know you shouldn't be laughing at such sickness, but dammit, it's funny. Same with Falconer, the world's greatest consulting detective. This was so good, so entertaining, it's got me seriously thinking about checking out the Transmetropolitan series.