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A review by crookedtreehouse
Nobody's Fool: The Life and Times of Schlitzie the Pinhead by Bill Griffith
3.0
Some biographies give me the feeling that the creator is too close to his subject matter to know what parts of the story are interesting, and what can be edited out.
That's how this felt to me.
The story of Schlitzie is interesting, but the transitions from sideshow to sideshow were all fairly similar, and they seemed unnecessarily repetitive from a narrative standpoint.
Overall, I felt that this was an enjoyable 100 page graphic novel that expanded into a 250 page passion project that will probably delight both Bill Griffith fans, and those more interested in the biography of a 20th century sideshow performer, but kept losing my attention.
I recommend it for fans of Zippy the Pinhead, sideshow enthusiasts, and anyone whose graphic novel interest leans more towards biography than fiction.
That's how this felt to me.
The story of Schlitzie is interesting, but the transitions from sideshow to sideshow were all fairly similar, and they seemed unnecessarily repetitive from a narrative standpoint.
Overall, I felt that this was an enjoyable 100 page graphic novel that expanded into a 250 page passion project that will probably delight both Bill Griffith fans, and those more interested in the biography of a 20th century sideshow performer, but kept losing my attention.
I recommend it for fans of Zippy the Pinhead, sideshow enthusiasts, and anyone whose graphic novel interest leans more towards biography than fiction.