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4.0
Ghetto Klown by John Leguizamo
189 pages
★★★★
I’m not a huge fan of John Leguizamo, but have nothing against him. When I saw this memoir at the library I thought the fact that it was in graphic novel form was fun so I checked it out. I’m glad I did. It was actually quite interesting. Leguizamo was open and raw about his experiences. It was a quick, yet informative read. There are a lot of expletives in this one, so if that isn’t your thing, probably best to stay away. But I found this book surprising, better than I had expected. The illustrations are also nice.
189 pages
★★★★
I’m not a huge fan of John Leguizamo, but have nothing against him. When I saw this memoir at the library I thought the fact that it was in graphic novel form was fun so I checked it out. I’m glad I did. It was actually quite interesting. Leguizamo was open and raw about his experiences. It was a quick, yet informative read. There are a lot of expletives in this one, so if that isn’t your thing, probably best to stay away. But I found this book surprising, better than I had expected. The illustrations are also nice.
kingjason's review
4.0
Really enjoyed this, I got this thinking it was his autobiography and when I opened it and saw it was a graphic novel I was pretty shocked, a graphic novel for a autobiography? It feels really honest, especially the scenes with his dad, full of anger and moving. There are also some interesting behind the scenes gossip, I've no idea whether they were true or not.
The drawings themselves are pretty good, a few times though I wasn't sure if the person drawn was John or not, he doesn't always look the same. The best part of the book though was one of the pages showing the characters he has played in his career, to see Sid the sloth next to violator from Spawn is awesome, I demand a poster version of that be made available to me. :)
The autobiography/graphic novel method is a unique idea and I think it works well, a lot of autobiographies can get a bit tedious, especially with the setting of a scene, but with a drawing all the background is there for you to see.
Best line in the book "I stopped partying, 'cause I heard that coke and booze are gateway drugs to Christianity"
The drawings themselves are pretty good, a few times though I wasn't sure if the person drawn was John or not, he doesn't always look the same. The best part of the book though was one of the pages showing the characters he has played in his career, to see Sid the sloth next to violator from Spawn is awesome, I demand a poster version of that be made available to me. :)
The autobiography/graphic novel method is a unique idea and I think it works well, a lot of autobiographies can get a bit tedious, especially with the setting of a scene, but with a drawing all the background is there for you to see.
Best line in the book "I stopped partying, 'cause I heard that coke and booze are gateway drugs to Christianity"
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