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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Premise: Two bffs sell face wash but it turns out the friendship is a little one-sided.
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Welcome to the Weekly Fiver, where I’ll pick five recently released songs of varying degrees of quality and thoroughly break them down for you. No two songs will be on the same tier, and they’ll be listed from best to worst. The top song will be an excellent must-hear tune, while the bottom song will be one you ought to stay away from or else you will make your ears sad. It’s all very scientific.
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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Premise: Jake thinks his buddies are throwing him a party to congratulate him before getting engaged. It turns out each of them has a personal reason they don’t want him getting married.