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bethnellvaccaro's review against another edition
4.0
This is a sad and gripping memoir that doesn’t resolve neatly or at all but that reflects real life.
jeremyhornik's review against another edition
4.0
A very closely observed story, answering the question of 'Why was my father unable to have a normal relationship with me?' with a carefully researched history of his experiences as a celebrity Quiz Kid during his childhood and adolescence. A good read for stage parents and people who would pursue fame for their children. Plus, dryly funny. Michael Kupperman is a great cartoonist with a sharp sense of the absurd. This book helped me understand where some of that sense of the absurd came from.
nycterisberna's review against another edition
4.0
Al principio no me gustó nada el dibujo, pero la historia es tan buena que se puede pasar por alto. El autor, en busca de respuestas sobre la infancia de su padre siendo un "niño prodigio de las matemáticas" que participaba en un programa de preguntas y respuestas en la época de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, se encuentra con una historia de explotación infantil, de soledad, que termina explicando mucho de lo que fue su padre (su desconexión) y su propia infancia, aunque termine construyendo esta historia en base a preguntas sin muchas respuestas. Muy bueno.
briface's review against another edition
4.0
This was really interesting and showcases the life lasting effects on childhood actors/stars/celebrities.
graventy's review against another edition
4.0
Fast, sad graphic novel about one woman's drive for fame through her son.
Note to self! Stage parents are the worst.
Note to self! Stage parents are the worst.
thelostshoe's review against another edition
4.0
It feels weird reviewing someone's experience with their father.
Art/Comic :
I've never experience Michael Kupperman's art style so it was weird. But it was easy to adjust to after a few pages. It was no longer something foreign but it grows on you.
Quiz Kid:
I never heard of this show before this book. It talks about his fathers experiences in this and things surrounding the show. How it was used as propaganda for the war efforts at the time. About how his dad continued on the show and overstayed his welcome.
His dad felt he needed to be there because that's what the people running the show & his mom acted like. The over staying his welcome caused trauma-- people hated him and attacked him when he went to university.
"Maybe people needed to see and hear Jews, to know that they were actual human beings."
Family Disconnect:
This is about a son who is trying to understand and connect with his father. His father was disconnected from him and life too busy blocking out his past.
While this is discussing his father and his past with a game show. The conversation of having a disconnect and lack of connection inside his family.... hit way too close to home for me.
The need to understand the past to understand the future is the big takeaway from this memoir -- or at least for me it is.
From Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
Art/Comic :
I've never experience Michael Kupperman's art style so it was weird. But it was easy to adjust to after a few pages. It was no longer something foreign but it grows on you.
Quiz Kid:
I never heard of this show before this book. It talks about his fathers experiences in this and things surrounding the show. How it was used as propaganda for the war efforts at the time. About how his dad continued on the show and overstayed his welcome.
His dad felt he needed to be there because that's what the people running the show & his mom acted like. The over staying his welcome caused trauma-- people hated him and attacked him when he went to university.
"Maybe people needed to see and hear Jews, to know that they were actual human beings."
Family Disconnect:
This is about a son who is trying to understand and connect with his father. His father was disconnected from him and life too busy blocking out his past.
While this is discussing his father and his past with a game show. The conversation of having a disconnect and lack of connection inside his family.... hit way too close to home for me.
The need to understand the past to understand the future is the big takeaway from this memoir -- or at least for me it is.
From Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
esotericareads's review against another edition
3.0
All The Answers was an educational graphic novel. I learned about Michael Kupperman's father, which was pop culture from before my time. I felt the education was unnecessary, though, except to learn a sad story about controlling parents. I would have liked to have seen his relationship with his dad explored more, but there wasn't much there because of how quiet his father was. The art was well done and the story held my interest. Overall, I'd give it 3/5 stars.
allieonreading's review against another edition
emotional
fast-paced
3.75
This book was a good look at a father, and his childhood as a celebrity. I did feel a bit of a disconnect from the writer, which lessened my enjoyment, but it was still a good story with good artwork.