laurenpedersen's review
1.0
The thing about book clubs and reading challenges are that they force you to try new things. I generally am interested in true crime and sometimes in graphic novels. This was a challenging combination. Not something I will recommend.
drea_readingshelf's review
dark
tense
fast-paced
5.0
Excellent artistic work and written. It’s interesting to view someone’s life and how different we are raised. Because that is what creates who we become.
sizrobe's review
5.0
Fascinating graphic biography of one of America's most notorious monsters. Doesn't shy away from the lurid details, but also makes a strangely sympathetic case. The art is pretty top notch.
crookedtreehouse's review
5.0
I was pretty disappointed when I read a recent volume of Goon that wasn't written nor had art by Eric Powell. It felt like a real low point in the series, and I wondered why he had farmed it out to a creative team who, while skilled in their crafts, couldn't capture the magic Powell injects into Goon. Apparently, it was to put out this.
It was worth it.
I did't know anything about Eddie Gein before I picked this up. So don't worry if you don't.
While I have critiqued a few graphic novel biographies as being pretty much illustrated wikipedia entries, this particular book is able to pull off both the feeling of a well-researched graphic novel documentary, and a mostly non-fiction piece that reads like fiction, and looks like art.
You can go elsewhere for reviews that give you a plot synopsis. I'll just say that if you have any interest in real crime and graphc novels, you need to go out and buy this book right now.
It was worth it.
I did't know anything about Eddie Gein before I picked this up. So don't worry if you don't.
While I have critiqued a few graphic novel biographies as being pretty much illustrated wikipedia entries, this particular book is able to pull off both the feeling of a well-researched graphic novel documentary, and a mostly non-fiction piece that reads like fiction, and looks like art.
You can go elsewhere for reviews that give you a plot synopsis. I'll just say that if you have any interest in real crime and graphc novels, you need to go out and buy this book right now.