Shortcomings

Meticulously observed . . . Pitch-perfect and succinct. [Tomine] is an invisible reporter, a scientist of the heart. — The New York Times Book Review Exploring race, adulthood, and ambition with exquisitely tuned humor and poignancy, Shortcomings is a graphic narrative as piercingly realistic as any prose fiction. A — Entertainment Weekly Tomine’s lacerating falling-out-of-love story is an irresistible gem of a graphic novel. –Junot Diaz, Publishers Weekly Shortcomings is Tomine’s richest and most rewarding read, packed with the most human characters he has ever created. — Star-Tribune (Minneapolis) One of the most masterful cartoonists of his generation . . . [ Shortcomings is] equal parts poignant, hilarious, and sad. — The Village Voice