Ian

Bogged down by pages of conversations about god knows what but still endlessly entertaining and original

What

A fast paced and easy read chock full of great ideas, some of which I wish were expanded on more.

Got about 50 pages in and quit. Short on intrigue and long on meandering anecdotes and racism.

Funny as expected but something got lost in translation, this felt a lot less coherent than the podcast.

Excellent graphic biography that balances accurate retelling with crafting a compelling story well.

Excellent collection of bits and bobs but I had issues with the design in some places where the text was extremely difficult to read given the style/size

A scattered hagiography of Debs mixed with a lot of non-debs socialist history

Really interesting and quick read that packs a lot of ideas into a small and readable package!

Great art but very short - feels like a lot goes unsaid and I would have appreciated more explanation

Delightfully funny read!

Very interesting, but doesn't quite feel fully baked in some regards.

Why Always Wins coveres a lot of good concepts in a VERY compressed format. It's really text-dense and while the art is solid I'm not sure what being in the format of a graphic novel added to this. I wish topics were expanded on more or the book focused on one or two in depth rather than many very vaugely.

My only criticism is that I wanted it to be longer.

An unexpectedly hilarious and shocking look into one of the weirdest, most driven psychopaths in the Valley and his gaggle of hangers-on, flunkies, handlers, and investors.

Good information but extremely dry and the desgin of the book was suprisingly bad given the subject matter. The last 1/4 is just extra information tacked on, and on many pages you need to flip, sometimes multiple times, to see a referenced image. There's also a frustrating lack of specifics throughout.

I initially wasn't sure how I felt about this book. The ending fell flat for me, it didn't click well. But over a year later I still think about 1Q84 and vividly remember details from it - I don't remember anything from some books I read in 2018. The best thing I can say is that this book is relentlessly original and has a stronger emotional through-line that I could have anticipated.

absolutely batshit. Loved it.

DNFd