A review by sarah_eats_books
Looking for Calvin and Hobbes: The Unconventional Story of Bill Watterson and His Revolutionary Comic Strip by Nevin Martell

3.0

Really I am somewhere between a 2-3 star review of this book. I adore Calvin and Hobbes, so I enjoyed learning tidbits I hadn’t known about Bill Watterson and his creation. That said, the writing was only ok. I was a little disappointed that the author never actually meets Watterson. All of his information either comes from preexisting interviews or extremely truncated interviews Martell holds himself. I do appreciate that the book condenses information into one place, but I wish that Martell had spent more pages on his time with Watterson’s mother. He has such a huge buildup leading up to that moment that it seems like a waste to then only include her answers to maybe five or six questions. It would have been nice if he had come up with some more original questions, too. Even with its faults, though, the book was entertaining and a good reminder of the heart and imagination behind Calvin and Hobbes.