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Title: Adventures of Huck Finn meets the TX Chain Saw Massacre
Review: Lynda Barry's work here is exceptional. This story reads like a modern day Huck Finn meets Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Ok, well maybe not that "horrorible" but the youthful adventure aspect of this adventure is soiled (in a cruddily good way) with knives, blood, and drugs (mainly: Whitley's, Old Skull Popper, and Corpse Reviver, Creeper, and the ancient smokeables).The story is certainly not for everyone (especially if all you read are best selling drivel fests), but anyone who's had a bit of an oddballish upbringing will find that it strangely resonates.Oh, and the illustrations are brilliant like a charcol Bill Sienkiewicz (circa Elektra Assasin).Last, writers should take note of Lynda's peculiar method...using a paintbrush to write the original manuscript!!!
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