A review by secrethistory
Feynman by Jim Ottaviani

3.0

Feynman is a smart, slick graphic novel composed of strung together snippets of the life of Feynman. The set up was unexpected, probably meant to mirror the set up of Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman! but occasionally distracting. Despite some comments stating otherwise here, I really enjoyed the art, and I enjoyed that the authors tried to capture that happy go lucky Richard Feynman tone. I did wish there were less science and more actual biography, though. If I wanted Feynman's scientific discoveries laid out for me, I would have picked up one of Feynman's books/lectures on the subject.

Overall, the book was enjoyable and well researched. I do wish the biographical bits didn't have direct quotes from other books quite so often--this is a biography, after all, and a little more of a third party lens would have been welcome. I would recommend the book to anyone looking for a brief overview of Feynman's life, funny anecdotes, and an overview of Feynman's science.