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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 741.5973
EAN: 9780375714542
ISBN: 0375714545
Label: Pantheon
Manufacturer: Pantheon
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 380
Publication Date: April 29, 2003
Publisher: Pantheon
Release Date: April 29, 2003
Sales Rank: 137658
Studio: Pantheon
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This first book from Chicago author Chris Ware is a pleasantly-decorated view at a lonely and emotionally-impaired "everyman" (Jimmy Corrigan, the Smartest Kid on Earth), who is provided, at age 36, the opportunity to meet his father for the first time. An improvisatory romance which gingerly deports itself between 1890's Chicago and 1980's small town Michigan, the reader is helped along by thousands of colored illustrations and diagrams, which, when read rapidly in sequence, provide a convincing illusion of life and movement. The bulk of the work is supported by fold-out instructions, an index, paper cut-outs, and a brief apology, all of which concrete to form a rich portrait of a man stunted by a paralyzing fear of being disliked.
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this book is one of the most amazing pieces of literature i have ever read. theres not much to say about this book that hasnt already been said. once again, a work of art.
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Almost perfect. Almost. In my opinion, it gets a bit too clean and ordinary towards the end and loses the denseness that makes three quarters of the book an absolute masterpiece.
But, to be fair, it's one of those books that should be placed near the very top in your bookcase. The sheer guts, imagination and vision behind this book is enough to make it the greatest comic book/graphic novel/pictorial book I've ever read. No match. Not even Watchmen. Don't spoil it for yourself. Just ... Read More
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Seems to operate on a parallel-universe multilinearity. I couldn't follow it at all. Also, the look of it requires an acquired taste. Perhaps that's not being fair, because I did end up liking the look of it. That all said, it does read like a novel, and manage to evoke pathos.
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The technique in enjoying this book is in going through it slowly, appreciating the art, trying to digest each frame and pages. It's like a finearts thesis, you would appreciate how much time is put in to build the entire thing, how the total book is a labor of love.
The story could be soap opera, yes, but it is not told in such a way. There are themes in-between pages and transitions left unsaid that the reader has to discover himself/herself. And the drawings elicit empathy in the ... Read More
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As most people state, the artwork is very interesting, and the layout is innovative. Sometimes figuring out what panel to read next is half the battle. I definitely agree with the people who have no sympathy for the title character. I like Anton Chigurh more than I like Jimmy Corrigan, and Anton Chigurh is a heartless homicidal maniac who may or may not symbolize evil incarnate. But unlike the others, I don't hold this against the book or against the author. This book reminds me of the mumble-core ... Read More
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