Jimmy Corrigan, the Smartest Kid on Earth by Chris Ware

Jimmy Corrigan, the Smartest Kid on Earth

Chris Ware

380 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)

fiction comics graphic novel emotional reflective sad slow-paced
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Jimmy Corrigan has rightly been hailed as the greatest graphic novel ever to be published. It won the Guardian First Book Award 2001, the first graphic novel to win a major British literary prize.It is the tragic autobiography of an office dogsbod...

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Community Reviews Summary of 1,744 reviews

Moods

sad 76%
emotional 65%
dark 51%
reflective 51%
challenging 50%
tense 17%
funny 11%
adventurous 9%
mysterious 7%
hopeful 3%
lighthearted 3%
informative 1%
relaxing 1%

Pace

slow 70%
medium 20%
fast 10%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 68% | A mix: 26% | N/A: 2% | Plot: 2%

Strong character development?

No: 43% | It's complicated: 33% | Yes: 23%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 43% | No: 38% | Yes: 17%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 38% | Yes: 30% | It's complicated: 27% | N/A: 2%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 95% | It's complicated: 5%

Average rating

3.88

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