A review by beththebookdragon
Nobody's Fool: The Life and Times of Schlitzie the Pinhead by Bill Griffith

4.0

Engaging, compassionately told story of "Schlitzie" a microcephalic person born in the early 1900s who spent a life appearing in circus sideshows. Griffith is straightforward about the uncertainties of Schlitzie's backstory, presents both kind and violent treatment by his "owners" and other members of the circus, and visually portrays Schlitzie's life in detailed and understated line art.

Recommended for teens and adults interested in sideshow people and life and of people who are significantly "different" from the average person.