House of Java By Mark Murphy

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Eh This was OK but it didn t blow me away 1561633283 A set of stories some set in a coffee house The author presents us with simple stories about the interactions between people some rude some mundane 1561633283 awesome storyteller All I have to say to the guy ranting about people putting milk and sugar in black coffeeDon t hate 1561633283 Mark Edward Murphy graphic designer for childrens entertainment company HIT Entertainment 1st published work was a comic book on Pre Raphaelite brotherhood Mark Edward Murphy graphic designer for childrens entertainment company HIT Entertainment 1st published work was a comic book on Pre Raphaelite brotherhood site_link A collection of short slice of life stories quietly but strongly etching various facets of our lives without the cynicism The House of Java is a coffee house where little flashes on all sorts of people that happen in for a cup Reminiscent of the insightful work of Adrian Tomine House of JavaA slim collection of short slice of life comics not stories so much as little vignettes mostly centered on a Seattle coffee shop and the people who frequent it Interspersed within these vignettes are longer stories some of which work better than others The first of these long form stories Rest Stop seems decidedly out of place among the low key everyday kinds of character driven narratives that make up the rest of the book Rest Stop feels as though it wanted to be a kind of psychological thriller but lost interest somewhere along the way The rest of the stories though are enjoyable I also like the loose sparsely elegant drawing style which accents the feel of quick sketches grabbed at the local coffee shop 1561633283 When these stories were first coming out in the 1990s I was surprised and impressed by the slice of life subject matter Re reading them today though I m underwhelmed The art is pretty good if unrefined but the stories are considerably clunky than I remembered the dialogue is largely flat and the developments make economical use of the space allotted yet never really resonate It s pleasant enough but one mostly gets the sense of an artist learning to be a writer with both fumblings and occasional moments of success 1561633283 Not quite as tight as Tiki Joe but it is a younger work so allowances are made Sorry to see nothing else is available by him 1561633283 I only read books once so this slice of Life was perfect for me 1561633283 Slices of life is an accurate description of the contents of this book as none of these stories have the cachet to accurately be called stories After finishing every one I would think Oh That s it or Who cares There is the nostalgic attraction of that Post Clerks twenty something 90 s white guy slacker talking about stuff thing but I wouldn t recommend this book to anybody Read Christmas morning in the only coffee shop open in town and left there 1561633283