Review of 'The Adventures of Jimmy Corrigan: The Smartest Kid on Earth' on 'Goodreads'
2 stars
a weird, convoluted tale of what I thought was one kid, but was actually 2 childhoods and one adulthood... I can't imagine how anyone followed it when it was released as a serial in a weekly Chicago newspaper (for 5 or 6 years?) but then again, being forced to read it so slowly might have helped the understanding process, and it definitely would allow a greater appreciation for the art (some of it spectacularly detailed). my favorite parts were the childhood(s) scenes. perhaps it was the sadness of the tale, or the mumbling protagonist as an adult, but I didn't enjoy this half as much as I thought I would.
