Brian
This novella is a well written, 4th wall breaking genre parody, best enjoyed by writers and people who know comic book and story tropes. I'm not sure the average reader would get the full experience, because there's no real plot or characters—although there are some good puns and jokes, so maybe give it a try?
A personal yet very accessible take on depression, bipolar and eating disorders, and other topics we usually don't want to talk about due to the shame and stigmas associated with them. These cartoons seem to be the perfect medium to provide digestible sized looks on life with mental illness
Although it's mostly a “picture-y” book, I think the strongest parts were the essays. I think it's because I don't care for the art style at all, and apart from a very select few pages I found them distracting. I mean I can appreciate the message, but not the form. Which is perfectly okay, by the way. Not everything has to be black or white.
Nagyon jól indult, meg is lepődtem, hogy mennyire gördülékeny és vicces, aztán a közepe táján megtört a lendület. Onnantól se gördülékeny, se vicces nem volt, csak emberek szaladgáltak össze-vissza, különösebb cél nélkül. A vége meg teljesen szétesett.
A “hangos regény” verzió nem rossz egyébként, de Szervét Tibor felírhatta volna magának, hogy melyik nevet hogy ejti, mert néha így, máskor meg máshogy sikerült.
Megosztó könyv. Egyrészt remek volt olvasni a látható igényességgel és körültekintéssel fogalmazott mondatokat, másrészt viszont sokszor úgy éreztem, hogy inkább letenném. Valószínűleg én nem vagyok kompatibilis az efféle felnövéstörténetekkel, de nagyon zavart a főszereplő naivitása (hiába magyarázható az életkorral), és nem túlzottan érdekelt az sem, hogy alakul a sorsa.
A vége viszont remek volt, így vannak reményeim a folytatással kapcsolatban.
This was a very long read for a short book, and not even that good. Maybe I'm just not tuned to the “japanese art of tidying”, but the repeated phrases and wisdom-nuggets did not inspired joy at all. And if you believe this book, there's nothing more important if you want to put your house (and by extension, life) in order.
But if you don't get stuck on the form, there might be some value in the message: cleaning house - literally and figuratively - can have a refreshing effect on your life, and it might lead to a generally happier existence. I'm just not sure I want to achieve it by saying hi to my house every time I come home.
Well. It was far more conventional and lukewarm than I expected, but it's probably a fault on my end, since I have many problems with the american “fat culture”. I'm not gonna go into details and I'm only mentioning it so you know there's a bias against the topic in my three stars. I'm sure tons of people (pun sort of intended) will find this book inspiring, so yay. Good on them, really.
What I will say is that the book is very well written, and the style kept me going even when the plot wanted to make me stop. I'm not a fan of the ending, though.
All in all, could have gone without reading it, but didn't feel like a waste of time.
