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This book poses the question, “who needs donuts when you’ve got love?“ This is what caught my eye, although I always remember it as ”who needs love when you have donuts.“ Turns out it is more of a statement than a question, a discovery made through an INSANELY illustrated journey, involving a ridiculous number of patterns, textures, donuts, people, signs, inside jokes and pigeons with the heads of other animals. Almost to the point where it was frustrating because I just wanted to notice and absorb everything all at once and not miss anything. I’m kind of impatient like that.

I found this interview with the author where he explains what first sparked this love/donut connection, and points out which people in the book are drawings of people in his life. It turns out it is loosely (very loosely) based on a true story, my favorite kind of story. You can check out all the details here.

© Julia Rothman 2007