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FUN: Spies, Puzzle Solvers, and a Century of Crosswords by Paolo Bacilieri
2.0
My disappointment with this title has much more to do with unmet expectations than the actual quality of the work.
For some reason, I was under the impression that this was a non-fiction comic about crossword puzzles. I *love* crosswords, so I was super keen to get into the history and origins of them. What I got was something that partly that, but mostly a really boring mystery.
The fictional aspect of the comic follows a Disney animator and an Italian novelist who become friends. One day, a woman randomly tries to kill the writer by shooting him. Who is this woman? Why did she want to kill the writer? Does anyone actually care??? I sure don’t!
Even the non-fiction aspects detailing the history of the crossword puzzle were underwhelming. It would make a lot of weird detours and digressions - it was messy and incohesive.
If you’re looking for a graphic history text of the crossword puzzle, this isn’t it.
For some reason, I was under the impression that this was a non-fiction comic about crossword puzzles. I *love* crosswords, so I was super keen to get into the history and origins of them. What I got was something that partly that, but mostly a really boring mystery.
The fictional aspect of the comic follows a Disney animator and an Italian novelist who become friends. One day, a woman randomly tries to kill the writer by shooting him. Who is this woman? Why did she want to kill the writer? Does anyone actually care??? I sure don’t!
Even the non-fiction aspects detailing the history of the crossword puzzle were underwhelming. It would make a lot of weird detours and digressions - it was messy and incohesive.
If you’re looking for a graphic history text of the crossword puzzle, this isn’t it.