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A**N
Too Much Talk for My Tastes
There's lot of amusing insights into relationships here, combined with visuals by a very gifted artist.Unfortunately, the relationships ring hollow to me -- I just don't believe in Anne, Ricky, and what's-her-name as real people. They seem designed mainly for humour.The early part of the book is non-stop talking heads with little or no plot or action. The early chapters could be interchanged without much problem. The visuals liven up the succession of heads, but I found the artwork a little too lively; with shots from every angle, and expressions jumping from joy to angst in rapid succession.The latter half of the book livens up with Anne's trip to LA and San Francisco. There was some action, and events that I could believe in.The road-trip elements at the end of the book might suggest "Thelma and Louise", but I believe this book was first published before the movie (?).
T**R
Hillarious!
I have never read a comic like this before. Most Vertigo books seem to have an Alan Moore feel to it, but this is completely different! Funny comics tend to be silly, surreal or corny, but this isn't! Its firmly grounded in the real world, despite its strange title, except for an unrealistic ending.The story follows a New York columnist's quest to find herself and her relationship with her sister. It doesn't sound like much, but trust me, you'll love it. Some parts of it actually had me laughing out lound, no easy feat.I have liked his art for a long time, but this is my first exposure to Kyle Baker as a writer and I am impressed. There are no flashy fight scenes or splash pages or anything like that. Although the art is pleasant, the book is carried on the strength of the writing alone... no gimmicks whatsover.
R**E
A woman on her own in the city in the 80s
Not your typical comic. The main character reminded me of the lead in Russian Doll - feisty, funny.
K**J
Staggering amount of typos
Don't buy this edition. It was clearly transcribed/OCRed without proofreading and averages about one typo per page.
S**A
randomness, dysfunction, and a whole lot of crazy
A fun read. The main character (who is the least self-aware of the bunch) is set as the observer which makes for a style of story telling that feels very chaotic and random but yet really works well. The artwork is great.....very frenetic but also very playful.
J**R
"I like this book."
I like this book. I first saw it in the 1990s, at a local bookstore. I have read most of it. I is very enjoyable. I like it's literary concept.
I**N
Seinfeld-esque
Early work of Kyle Baker, not the same as his later style, very evocative of the New York scene in the 1980's. Funny.
M**.
Highly recommended. A very under-rated funny, real tale
I just read this book and was very impressed. I really liked how the author formatted it--it was all dialogue, yet there were no text bubbles. I liked the raw style of the artwork, and the story and characters were intriguing. The only thing I didn't like was that it felt a little all over the place story-wise. If Baker would have added an extra 50 pages throughout to flesh out some of the weaker parts of the story, it would have been perfect
C**N
Is proofreading a lost art?
Nice read encumbered but an incredible number of typos throughout the book.
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