Her attitude is often appalling, sure, but I have to say I didn’t walk away hating her, and I do highly recommend this graphic novel. (I really hope that bit of the book is absolutely true.) And throughout Highsmith is determined to make it as a writer - she sees herself as a writer of good novels with criminal elements, not a writer of crime novels. (She even meets a lover in a group therapy session for women with her “problem.” Ha.) But my favorite thing about the book is that Highsmith wrote comic books during the Golden Age, which I hadn’t known before. I’m sure many will be drawn to the depiction of Highsmith’s life as a lesbian in the early 20th Century US, which was informative and entertaining and wow am I glad things have changed. Templar’s black and white and orange art is beautiful, and the pace of the book is masterful.

A drinker, a smoker, and a hater of life, Pat knows she can do better. I was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed it. Flung Out of Spaceopens with Pat begrudgingly writing low-brow comics.

So it was a little strange to read the author’s note at the front of this fictionalized graphic biography, in which Ellis notes “…Highsmith was an appalling person.” Apparently Highsmith was, like her most famous characters, a charismatic sociopath. I only know Highsmith from her books, and I’ve only read a few of her more popular novels. Flung Out of Space: Inspired by the Indecent Adventures of Patricia Highsmith Hardcover Apby Grace Ellis (Author), Hannah Templer (Illustrator) 60 ratings See all formats and editions Kindle 9.99 Read with Our Free App Hardcover 17.49 35 Used from 9.35 28 New from 17.21 1 Collectible from 51.09 Paperback 18.99 1 New from 18. Flung Out Of Space: Inspired By The Indecent Adventures of Patricia Highsmith by Grace Ellis and Hannah Templer.

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