Daniel Clowes’ foul-mouthed teenage odyssey is widely considered a cult classic, and succeeds on most fronts. As with other Clowes works though, your enjoyment depends entirely on your capacity for unlikable characters.
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There are a lot of issues with Daniel Clowes’ tale of a miserable middle-aged cynic, but the most glaring one is that the titular character is utterly and completely unlikable. There are a lot of thought provoking ideas and concepts in this book, but it’s hard to care about them when the “protagonist” is the absolute worst.
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Bryan Lee O’Malley‘s first major graphic novel is decidedly different from his later works, both stylistically and storywise. It’s a coming-of-age story and the teenage viewpoint is helpful sometimes and hindering at others.
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It’s not quite the darkest graphic novel you’ll ever read, but it is pretty bleak in its depiction of artist life. Definitely not a “fun read”, but will get a few laughs out of those who like their comedy black.
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If you’re looking for criticism or any sort of deep insight, let’s get to the point right now so you won’t be disappointed- these are classic books and obviously will get an A+
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