Reviews

Ed, el Payaso Feliz, by Chester Brown

amysutton's review against another edition

1.0

I'll put it this way... there were some things in this book that I will probably never ever forget. ever. for better or worse...

capital_letter's review against another edition

5.0

Doubt there's much I can say about this that hasn't been said before. A bizarre and touching masterwork.
I very much appreciate the notes about the book's creation at the end, too. Fascinating (and inspiring) stuff.

This was a re-read, last time I just found it in a library. It's nice to have such a purty book to add to my own bookshelves.

alex_kies's review against another edition

Chester Brown's funniest book. I miss this sense of humor in his books. Anything goes, especially piles of shit being shoveled through a dimensional portal.

antlersantlers's review against another edition

4.0

Um, WHAT! Definitely the weirdest work of fiction I've ever read. Pretty disgusting and really, really strange. Yowza!

zorpblorp's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

jason1234's review against another edition

4.0

what did I just read??? :)

tardycreative's review against another edition

challenging dark funny fast-paced

1.0

I am still trying to figure out how I managed to read this to the end when I found so many parts to this book offensive!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Abortion, Body horror, Cannibalism, Cultural appropriation, Death, and Forced institutionalization

racist content - body horror - sexual - hard to stomach

sallyepp's review against another edition

3.0

Well that was super weird. Funny, but also crazy dark and twisted.

jessidee's review against another edition

4.0

A really quick, interesting read. I think this one will generate a lot of discussion at comic book club.