Our Souls at Night

Our Souls at Night, by Kent Haruf, 179 pages

Addie makes a proposal to Louis: they're both widowed and alone, so why don't they spend the loneliest hours together- and share a bed at night?  So begins this tender and innocent story of love, disappointment, second chances, and sacrifice.  It's a short read, but with alot to think about.  It also made for an excellent and thought-provoking book discussion. 

Exquisite Corpse

Exquisite Corpse, by Penelope Bagieu, translated by Alexis Siegel, 124 pages

Zoe is a rather directionless young woman- working at a job she hates and living with a boyfriend who she similarly despises, all the while thinking that there must be more to life.  When she meets Thomas, a reclusive oddball who lets her crash in his life, she thinks that things are turning around.  But Thomas has his secrets, and Zoe has to learn that the most important relationship is the one that we have with ourselves. 

Descriptions of this (and I'll admit- the artwork) made me think that this would be a cutesy little romantic graphic novel; and while there are cute elements, overall, the story is a little darker and a little more adult than it appears.  There is some really thought-provoking stuff in here about relationships that I am glad exists.