What should I read after 1936?

If you liked 1936, try Jailbird (Kurt Vonnegut), The Bullet That Missed (Richard Osman) and My Sister, the Serial Killer (Oyinkan Braithwaite).

1936 by Θανάσης Πέτρου: what it’s like, who it’s for

Name: 1936
Author: Θανάσης Πέτρου
ISBN: 9789605726430

A graphic novel set in 1936, where one man’s memories trace a life shaped by political upheaval and displacement.

A prison sentence measured against a country’s changing rulers.

Μπήκα στη φυλακή όταν η Ελλάδα είχε κηρύξει την αβασίλευτη δηµοκρατία και τώρα είχε και πάλι βασιλιά τον Γεώργιο Β΄.

Excerpt from 1936, Θανάσης Πέτρου, Ίκαρος 2019. Quoted for discovery. Source Rights & removals

Θανάσης Πέτρου.Thanasis Petrou is a Greek cartoonist and comic-book creator.

Kurt Vonnegut, 1979

Also society and melancholy.

Richard Osman, 2016

Also curiosity and society.

Oyinkan Braithwaite, 2018

Also curiosity and society.

Scott Westerfeld, 2005

Also society and curiosity.

Jonas Jonasson, 2009

Also memory and melancholy.

Augusten Burroughs, 2002

Also memory.

Θανάσης Πέτρου, 2021

A graphic novel about life in occupied Thessaloniki, where ordinary work and fragile loyalties unfold under the pressure of war and persecution.

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What is 1936 like?: Feels like curiosity, melancholy and nostalgia. About memory, society and home.
What should I read after 1936?: If you liked 1936, try Jailbird (Kurt Vonnegut), The Bullet That Missed (Richard Osman) and My Sister, the Serial Killer (Oyinkan Braithwaite).

In a world of high stakes, how do you choose who deserves an end?
And the old guy too. The one who helped Bogdan set her up. She has asked around, and found his name is Ron Ritchie. He’ll have to go as well. She’ll leave them until after the trial-juries don’t like witnesses being murdered-but then she will kill them both.
The Bullet That Missed · Richard Osman
The most domestic detail here is the one that incriminates.
It is clear that the room we are in has been remodeled recently. It has that never-been-used look, especially now that I’ve spent close to three hours cleaning up. The hardest part was getting to the blood that had seeped in between the shower and the caulking. It’s an easy part to forget.
My Sister, the Serial Killer · Oyinkan Braithwaite
Every civilisation leans on one thing. What happens when it is taken away?
Maybe they didn’t want you to realize that every civilization has its weakness. There’s always one thing we depend on. And if someone takes it away all that’s left is some story in a history class.
Uglies · Scott Westerfeld
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