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To be fair if I could I would have given this 2.5 stars. I picked it up because it was short listed for the Man Booker prize which usually means its going to be a good book. This was 600 pages of a slice of life in England spanning 2 families relationships for 20 years or so. That is really it. I almost put this book down but I kept on hoping to find the reason it was short-listed for the Booker. I didn't see it. I did like some of the characters and their stories thoughout the years but overall this was 600 pages that really just didn't do for me.

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This beautifully drawn GN debut chronicles the adventures of hopeless cynical detective Frenandez Britten and his um, unusual partner Brulightly, a wry, sarcastic, talking...teabag. Yes, I know. It was odd, but I went with it. It's not apparent whether Brulightly is actually talking or if it's a figment of Britten's imagination. They strive to solve a convoluted murder disguised as a suicide, but I was confused by the unclear relationships between characters early on, and stayed that way. The tone is very grim, existential and hopeless, punctuated by a few bright spots of Brulightly's humor (after getting soaked in Britten's pocket during a rainy chase, says, "I think I just infused in your pocket"). Also, the handwritten typeface was very hard to read, especially layered over the darkly tinted pictures. Gorgeous art, but confusing storyline.