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    Cartoonist Adrian Tomine's Self-Deprecating, Self-Aware Humor Shines In Memoir

    In framing Tomine's life trajectory via professional and personal setbacks and moments of mortification, The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Cartoonist becomes mesmerizing, funny, and deeply honest.
    by Ilana Masad Jul 25, 2020 3 minutes
    <em>The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Cartoonist,</em> by Adrian Tomine

    Anyone who has ever heard me talk about being a book critic (whether by choice or as an innocent, no-doubt-extremely-bored bystander) knows that I am passionate about this work and take it extremely seriously. It's rare that I begin reviews so self-consciously, but since The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Cartoonist by Adrian Tomine spends some time on the relationship between artist and critic and audience, I can't help but be especially aware of Tomine potentially reading these words.

    He might furrow his brow, worried about where I'm

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