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A review by caitlinxmartin
And the Pursuit of Happiness by Maira Kalman
5.0
Sort of a graphic novel, sort of a prose poem, mostly a love letter to democracy, And the Pursuit of Happiness is Maira Kalman's story of her journey from coast to coast to discover what democracy means.
This is a gorgeous book - as weighty in feel and heft as its contents are light and spontaneous. Kalman combines handwritten typography, her own illustrations, and photographs into an intimate picture of her thoughts and meditations on subjects as diverse as fast food, mushrooms, Alexis de Tocqueville, and why we should all be in love with Abraham Lincoln.
This is a book that made me smile (and want breakfast at a diner on the way to Mount Vernon). In the midst of our more typical pessimistic screeds about the futility of governing by the people, Ms. Kalman reminds us in her own way just how simple it can all be.
This is a gorgeous book - as weighty in feel and heft as its contents are light and spontaneous. Kalman combines handwritten typography, her own illustrations, and photographs into an intimate picture of her thoughts and meditations on subjects as diverse as fast food, mushrooms, Alexis de Tocqueville, and why we should all be in love with Abraham Lincoln.
This is a book that made me smile (and want breakfast at a diner on the way to Mount Vernon). In the midst of our more typical pessimistic screeds about the futility of governing by the people, Ms. Kalman reminds us in her own way just how simple it can all be.