{"product_id":"9781770461642","title":"The Hospital Suite","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThe Hospital Suite\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): John Porcellino\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoetic musings on illness and the art of getting by from a mini-comics master\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Hospital Suite\u003c\/i\u003e is a landmark work by the celebrated cartoonist and small-press legend John Porcellino—an autobiographical collection detailing his struggles with illness in the 1990s and early 2000s.\u003cbr\u003e     In 1997, John began to have severe stomach pain. He soon found out he needed emergency surgery to remove a benign tumor from his small intestine. In the wake of the surgery, he had numerous health complications that led to a flare-up of his preexisting tendencies toward anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorder. \u003ci\u003eThe Hospital Suite\u003c\/i\u003e is Porcellino's response to these experiences—simply told stories drawn in the honest, heart-wrenching style of his much-loved \u003ci\u003eKing-Cat \u003c\/i\u003emini-comics. His gift for spare yet eloquent candor makes \u003ci\u003eThe Hospital Suite\u003c\/i\u003e an intimate portrayal of one person's experiences that is also intensely relatable.\u003cbr\u003e     Porcellino's work is lauded for its universality and quiet, clear-eyed contemplation of everyday life. \u003ci\u003eThe Hospital Suite\u003c\/i\u003e is a testimony to this subtle strength, making his struggles with the medical system and its consequences for his mental health accessible and engaging.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003ci\u003eThe Hospital Suite\u003c\/i\u003e by John Porcellino [is] a memoir . . . of undiagnosed illnesses . . . It's really fascinating and really self-revelatory and very clear-eyed.” —\u003ci\u003eNPR Pop Culture Happy Hour\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Quiet [and] haunting . . . \u003ci\u003eThe Hospital Suite\u003c\/i\u003e is a reminder that the seemingly basic chemistry of words and picture can uniquely, compellingly address the deepest fears that face us--up to and including the ultimate one.” —\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The rawness of Porcellino's work, its unfiltered directness, is the essence of its charm.” —\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“For an artist who so often picks out the fleeting poetic instant, Porcellino is equally and affectingly adept at tracing the prolonged, prosaic nature of suffering--and especially the tortuous reasoning of his obsessive-compulsive disorder.” —\u003ci\u003eGlobe \u0026amp; Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Beautifully crafted . . . [\u003ci\u003eThe Hospital Suite\u003c\/i\u003e is] a rough, occasionally harrowing journey, but Porcellino's dogged determination to keep a grip on his dignity in the face of the most humiliating physical and emotional debilitation is ultimately the very best kind of life affirming.” —\u003ci\u003eAV Club Best Comics of 2014\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781770461642\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Drawn and Quarterly","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40596630274254,"sku":"9781770461642","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_ea240319-81be-4360-bc2e-eaa7f7235d0d.jpg?v=1637863204","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781770461642","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}