Reviews

Ed the Happy Clown: The Definitive Ed Book by Chester Brown

marbh's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

bryanzk's review against another edition

4.0

As a new Chinese saying says: my brain hole was opened widely!!

indeedithappens's review against another edition

dark funny slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Blood, Car accident, Classism, Death, Murder, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Colonisation, Confinement, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Stalking, Cultural appropriation, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Body horror, Cursing, Drug use, Excrement, Fatphobia, Mass/school shootings, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Abandonment, Cannibalism, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Vomit, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Bullying, Drug abuse, Sexual harassment, and War

amysutton's review against another edition

1.0

I'll put it this way... there were some things in this book that I will probably never ever forget. ever. for better or worse...

sizrobe's review against another edition

5.0

Bizarre and hilarious. Through transdimensional tomfoolery, poor Ed has the head of his penis replaced with Ronald Reagan's head. Chester Brown is such a weirdo.

_sb0000's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

bichelaloutre's review against another edition

challenging dark funny mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Excrement, Death, Murder, Physical abuse, Violence, Gore, and Adult/minor relationship

marianatole's review against another edition

3.0

The notes at the end are deeply reflective and answer many of the questions and thoughts I had while reading the book.

capital_letter's review against another edition

5.0

Doubt there's much I can say about this that hasn't been said before. A bizarre and touching masterwork.
I very much appreciate the notes about the book's creation at the end, too. Fascinating (and inspiring) stuff.

This was a re-read, last time I just found it in a library. It's nice to have such a purty book to add to my own bookshelves.

alex_kies's review against another edition

Chester Brown's funniest book. I miss this sense of humor in his books. Anything goes, especially piles of shit being shoveled through a dimensional portal.