Bone: One Volume Edition | Jeff Smith | Stuffed Bread Thingies, Quiche-Loving Rat Creatures,...

Bone: One Volume Edition | Jeff Smith | You just can't beat this.

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	Bone: One Volume Edition Jeff Smith Cartoon Books, 2004 - 1300 pages average customer review:based on 102 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Stuffed Bread Thingies, Quiche-Loving Rat Creatures, Captivating Plot!

I just heard of this book a few months ago, and I'm already hooked. And since it's one of the best books, both of comic and literature, it really deserves a review that really shows how good it is.

So far I'm up to Old Man's Cave, I'd be finished if I didn't own it yet. Every Friday me and my dad go over to Borders and I rip it out, and, if there's few people around, I read it aloud. I think I do a great voice with all the characters. We stay from 8 PM to 11, the closing time. Anyways, enough about that.

The story of Bone starts right to the chase, with no knowledge of why the Bones have been run out of their homeland, Boneville. With no professionally made map of the outskirts of town, stuck with a 5-year old's map, they end up seperated, in the mysterious land of Barrelhaven, where leaf-looking bugs, stupid, stupid rat creatures, and heroic dragons reside.

The Bone Trio consists of, "Fone Bone", the geek and hero of the group, a lover of Moby Dick (great for teaching rat creatures how to take a nap), who is nearly no good at love poetry, and the favored dish of Rat Creatures. He's desperately in love with Thorn Harvestar. (More on her later.)

Then comes, "Smiley Bone", the happy go lucky sort of person, no money to speak of, uneducated, unintelligable, and unbelievable. He's sort of the Goofy of the group, skinny, stupid, and dinky-hat wearing. He usually accompanies Phoney Bone on his gigantic get-rich schemes, and he just adores "Hard-Stuffed Bread Thingies", and he's actually pretty good at making them as well.

Finally, last but not least, "Phoncible P. Bone", or more shortly, "Phoney Bone". A meglomaniac craving all cash, power, and food available, with no care for anyone else but him, all Rat Creatures, and a mysterious Hooded One seem to be looking for him, calling him, "The One With The Star". A fine cook, former richest man from Boneville, you'll never guess what he'll come up with with his crazy schemes!

Thorn Harvestar, the heir to the Atheia throne, is dealing with the fact her Grandmother has lied on everything in her life, and she can't go back to the innocent times of her life, with no troubles, and no worries, now that she has her responsibilities and duties, now knowing her role in the world. She also loves Fone Bone, maybe not as much Fone himself, but still.

Grandma Ben, Thorn's Grandmother and one of the original rulers of Atheia, has been protecting Thorn by hiding every memory of royalty and dragons for many years, leaving Atheia and keeping themselves safe in Barrelhaven. But now, all that is a memory now that the rat creatures, and the Hooded One is on their tails. She seems to have a long gone sister, Briar... however, she DOES seem to be alive, in some odd way or another.

The Bones face many odd twists and turns, involving a small Rat Creature stray named Bartleby, and the trials of bringing him back to his own kind, Roque Ja, the master of Barrelhaven, with 2 sides of himself and 2 sides of the land. Hey, there's even a great cow race in this thing!

I don't get how someone can hate how sometimes the book gets too serious, and the humor goes poof. I guess when you only read it book by book, instead in one volume, you aren't as satisfied with the serious parts. But I think that when you have a mix, a variety of emotions, it's even better!

It's a masterpiece, I hope this brings out how good it is.

10/10!

5/5!

pi/pi!

... I'm sure everyone is impressed by how intelligible this is for a kid's review. And how.. untypo'd it is. Buh-bye!

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You just can't beat this.

This is the complete, ultimate collection of Jeff Smith's Bone series, which ran as 9 books making 3 story arcs. This series consumed 10 years of Jeff Smith's life, as he struggled to get a book that wasn't about superheroes published, and the care and hard work show in each story.
The Bone series follows the Bone cousins: Fone Bone, Phoney Bone, and Smiley Bone. Having been run out of Boneville due to Phoney's shenanigans, they find themselves lost and seperated in the mysterious Valley, where Fone Bone meets Thorn and her Grandma Ben. From there, the story takes off, taking the reader through revelations, revolution, and partings. It starts simply, but builds in depth and weight as the story unfolds. Smith shows an equal skill at being silly, funny, and serious with these wonderfully crafted characters. You never get a chance to get bored.
But in truth, I'm babbling. Nothing I say can capture all the great things about this title, and I cannot recommend it highly enough. This is proof of what comics can do. It might seem a bit hefty, but it reads fast enough, and at this price is hard to pass up. The series has always been a fan favorite, and was recently picked up by Scholastic for reprinting in color. For the price of a regular hardback, you can own it all in one fell swoop, which is a bargain. If you're still doubting, try volume 1, Out From Boneville - but odds are, you'll want to know what happens next.
This book is appropriate for all audiences, regardless, which is not something many books can say anymore. There aren't many titles like this, but there certainly should be.

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Great Bone story

The art is nice and goes well with the story, just like the Tintin books. And like those books they are good for children and adults. It is easy to see that Jeff Smith enjoys comics and storytelling.

coolest comic no. 6 in my book

I have not read all nine volumes of jeff smith's bone but from what I have read it is a very funny book. I've only read 8,9,4,5,6,1,and 2 but it is a very funny comic, really funny when Smiley carries a pack that says "bread thingies" on it. I highly recomend it.

Fantasy lover will appreciate this book

I find this complete edition of Bone to be a book fashinating to look at and intriguing to read. It is what I was needing to get so I'm fully satisfied. Recommended.

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