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Admitted to a home for the elderly because he suffers from Alzheimer's disease, for Ernest community life feels like an ordeal. But soon he accepts his new environment and decides to fight to escape from giving in to his awful destiny. For the author, the human community is like a…

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1 author picked Wrinkles as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Graphic novels can sometimes do things that text novels can't, and this book uses that ability from the first page, when you appear to be in an office, but it turns out to be only the main character's perception of the situation. This is a very sad book, where the main character is fighting against something that can't be fought - dementia. There are a number of interesting characters. One of them seems like a wrong-un, but after experiencing his life for a while you have more sympathy for his approach to it. This isn't the first book I've read…

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