Synopsis
Poetic musings on illness and the art of getting by from a mini-comics master
The Hospital Suite is a landmark work by the celebrated cartoonist and small-press legend John Porcellino—an autobiographical collection detailing his struggles with illness in the 1990s and early 2000s.
In 1997, John began to have severe stomach pain. He soon found out he needed emergency surgery to remove...
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23 September 2014
9781770461642Reviews
“The Hospital Suite by John Porcellino [is] a memoir . . . of undiagnosed illnesses . . . It's really fascinating and really self-revelatory and very clear-eyed.” —NPR Pop Culture Happy Hour
“Quiet [and] haunting . . . The Hospital Suite is a reminder that the seemingly basic chemistry of words and picture can uniquely, compellingly address the deepest fears that face us--up to and including the ultimate one.” —Entertainment Weekly
“The rawness of Porcellino's work, its unfiltered directness, is the essence of its charm.” —Los Angeles Times
“For an artist who so often picks out the fleeting poetic instant, Porcellino is equally and affectingly adept at tracing the prolonged, prosaic nature of suffering--and especially the tortuous reasoning of his obsessive-compulsive disorder.” —Globe & Mail
“Beautifully crafted . . . [The Hospital Suite is] a rough, occasionally harrowing journey, but Porcellino's dogged determination to keep a grip on his dignity in the face of the most humiliating physical and emotional debilitation is ultimately the very best kind of life affirming.” —AV Club Best Comics of 2014
