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rebus's review against another edition
3.0
Not as engaging as the later Ganges stories, the one with the deep explanations of the blood moon a bit boring and discursive. He has some nice observations about the little things in life, but he has done far better work.
saidtheraina's review against another edition
3.0
I really dig Huizenga's aesthetic. This book was a little more experimental than I generally get into, but I liked the minutia/slice of life stuff.
Ultimately less memorable for me than the longer excerpts I've read in anthologies.
Ultimately less memorable for me than the longer excerpts I've read in anthologies.
crookedtreehouse's review against another edition
2.0
I spend a great deal of time writing/talking about the slightly unsual things that happen in my life, whether it's interactions I've had, or just things I've witnessed. I do it because many people tell me they enjoy the stories. But I do worry sometimes that people feel the same way about my stories as I feel about Kevin Huizenga's comics. That they're coherent, and told with a technical prowress, but ultimately they're boring, and quickly forgotten.
This book has a series of stories about putting groceries away. They're also about potential family, the nebulous future, the struggle to make your dull life seem interesting, and trying to awkwardly navigate a conversation with people you like but who have a very ignorant (not necessarily problematic or bigoted, just factually incorrect) understanding of the world. But also they mostly center around putting groceries away and talking on the phone.
It's definitely possible to read his stories and look for the Larger Statements he's making as an artist. I'm just not interested by the stories he uses to make those statements.
This book has a series of stories about putting groceries away. They're also about potential family, the nebulous future, the struggle to make your dull life seem interesting, and trying to awkwardly navigate a conversation with people you like but who have a very ignorant (not necessarily problematic or bigoted, just factually incorrect) understanding of the world. But also they mostly center around putting groceries away and talking on the phone.
It's definitely possible to read his stories and look for the Larger Statements he's making as an artist. I'm just not interested by the stories he uses to make those statements.
erinray82's review against another edition
3.0
This book is small. I don't mean short, because it's a little over 100 pages. It's just small, about 1/4th the size I expected. There isn't a lot on each page, though it does have a couple pages that fold out. I read it in 30 minutes or less.
It's amusing. It's kind of cute, a little profound, but mostly just amusing. It's a quirky little book. I sort of wished there was more to it. I think I would have had more to say, would have felt more strongly for or against it had there simply been more. I also think it costs too much for its size. I'm typically one who will gladly pay for quality over quantity, but this time I feel that the minimal quantity effected the overall quality. It's a little book of big ideas, very real absurdities, just oddities of daily life in the life of Glenn Ganges. It went down well; I simply wanted a bit more bite for my buck.
Still, a sweet little graphic novel. I enjoyed it.
It's amusing. It's kind of cute, a little profound, but mostly just amusing. It's a quirky little book. I sort of wished there was more to it. I think I would have had more to say, would have felt more strongly for or against it had there simply been more. I also think it costs too much for its size. I'm typically one who will gladly pay for quality over quantity, but this time I feel that the minimal quantity effected the overall quality. It's a little book of big ideas, very real absurdities, just oddities of daily life in the life of Glenn Ganges. It went down well; I simply wanted a bit more bite for my buck.
Still, a sweet little graphic novel. I enjoyed it.
jrug's review against another edition
4.0
This volume was very up and down for me, but I'm going to blame myself, rather than the author. This is especially true of "The Sunset", in which the protagonist describes seeing a sunset from his desk - I can see something that others will probably find interesting is happening, but it doesn't interest me.
I loved "The Groceries", though, with its mundane conversation punctuated by imagined futures. Glenn Ganges beating to death competing hypotheses on optical illusions and the moon in "The Moon Rose" was perfect; I was intrigued by the way Huizenga presented ideas while simultaneously getting across the awkwardness of the whole thing. Plus, I too am the kind of person who would freak out his neighbors with science.
I loved "The Groceries", though, with its mundane conversation punctuated by imagined futures. Glenn Ganges beating to death competing hypotheses on optical illusions and the moon in "The Moon Rose" was perfect; I was intrigued by the way Huizenga presented ideas while simultaneously getting across the awkwardness of the whole thing. Plus, I too am the kind of person who would freak out his neighbors with science.
floodfish's review
3.0
Frothy but nice. Not my favorite stuff of his, but it all feels good going down.
Special note regarding the several/many diagrams in here. I ended up only glossing them. Unsure if they're clumsy on purpose to match the character … I found them them to be totally effective props but not really parseable.
Special note regarding the several/many diagrams in here. I ended up only glossing them. Unsure if they're clumsy on purpose to match the character … I found them them to be totally effective props but not really parseable.
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