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Title: Weak but interesting
Review: This is one of those books you feel you HAVE to enjoy . . . because if you don't, someone will say "You just don't get it."Honestly, there's nothing to get. Dan Clowes tells a story that almost makes sense. It feels like he made it up as he went along, so each chapter seems disconnected from the last. The end is contrived and plot threads are left dangling.But it's not all bad. He art is tight, complimenting the claustrohic and static story very well. The book makes you think and wonder --- you'll have fun trying to put it all together, even if you fail.And best of all, it might introduce you to the wild and crazy world of grown-up comic books, the kind of comic books that Fantagraphics publishes. If this one doesn't satisfy you, there's always Love & Rockets, Joe Sacco, and Chris Ware.
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