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comic

[kom-ik] / ˈkɒm ɪk /


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The New York Times raved about the darkly comic novel, “startling in its spare beauty,” and the quarter-life crisis treatment of a parent’s Alzheimer’s disease.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

That is something that gives the comic joy.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

Smart said she was a little taken aback when she first learned how things would pan out for aging comic Deborah Vance and her mentee Ava Daniels, played by Hannah Einbinder.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

A self-assured, naive young woman joins a dysfunctional theater company in Beryl Bainbridge’s darkly comic novel of mishaps and maturity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

A kid leans on a wall reading a comic book.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin




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