Nick Bantock - Sabine's Notebook: The Extraordinary Correspondence of Griffin & Sabine

Pros: Second in an excellent collection
Cons: This one doesn't stand alone. Not really a con, just an observation.

Who among us hasn't peeked in someone's diary or looked through the box of old letters their mother had hidden in the attic? I'm not advocating snooping, but there is a bit of a thrill in knowing someones secret thoughts. Nick ...

Pros: Beautiful artwork. An intriguing mystery.
Cons: I wish there was more. (Wait a minute, there is...)

The works of Nick Bantock are varied and unique. He is an artist who works in a variety of mediums including water color, pencil drawings, postal art (yes, it's drawings and paintings that take the form of stamps, postcards, envelopes and ...

Pros: beautiful artwork. intriguing story. well-written.
Cons: not long enough -- i want more!

Before I took an IQ test a few years ago I had a sample question that was something like, "What would you do if you found an envelope with a stamp and address written on it?" Well, of course I would read it! Uh... wrong answer. I was supposed...

Pros: Beautiful and surreal artwork. Original layout and design. Continues the story we want.
Cons: It ends before we're ready. There aren't enough letters.

In Nick Bantock's Griffin and Sabine, we're introduced to the two characters by their correspondence with one another. The letters and postcards, some of which you remove from their envelopes to read, are beautiful, original and dreamy. When the...

Pros: Bantock’s created a new art form that explodes off the page and into our hearts.
Cons: It’s short – but if the correspondence matched War&Peace’s length we’d still be wanting more.

There’s magic in these books
Piled before me are six of Nick Bantock’s books and it doesn’t seem possible for me to convey the raw emotion I feel when looking at them. It was a smoke filled used bookstore when I was first introduced to...

Pros: The perfect romantic fantasy - extended longing for one another's presence.
Cons: Too perfect, you'll never be able to experience this intensity in all your life.

Here is a strangely intriguing story that sweeps you away while you get lost in pure romantic fastasy. It's a trilogy told exclusively by an exchange of correspondence between several people. The fantasy fiction series is called "Griffin and...

Pros: Well written, mysterious writing, great concept of letters and postcards
Cons: NOTHING---

I ran across Nick Bantock's books when I was still in college. I picked it up from the local book store and soon was entrenched it what I was soon to learn the most disturbing, spellbounding book (s) I have ever read. Epinions doesn't have the other...

Pros: Stunning art work
Cons: None

When I first read this book I was enchanted and thoroughly taken with the story line. As an artist I enjoyed the mixed media presentation of word and art and the unique properties of the trilogy. Mr. Bantock really strikes a nerve when we as the reader...

Pros: captivating, a delight for the mind as well as the eye
Cons: none really, except possibly its strangeness. It gets stranger as the trilogy goes on.

This book will take you on a journey. . . like none you have ever imagined. Strangely fascinating and stunning gorgeous, the plot takes you in and won't let you go. Bantock is an amazing artist and his work graces every page. For those who have never...

Pros: Excellent format, creative layout, and intriguing story line.
Cons: At times the interaction between characters becomes dry and boring.

Metaphysical drawings, personal feelings, foreign postmarks--these are the things that make up the continuing saga of Griffin and Sabine. As the two correspond, the reader is drawn into their world, listening in the background as they pour out their...