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T-Rex Trying and Trying: The Unfortunate Trials of a Modern Prehistoric Family by Hugh Murphy
sandylovesbooks's review
5.0
So funny. Poor T-Rex, he can't do a lot of things. Jealousy over the wavy-arm guy, trying to catch a second baseball, taking a selfie, trying to teach She-Rex to do pottery.
therevallison's review
5.0
I'm really proud of him for never giving up and continually trying to live his best life.
nmcannon's review
3.0
My partner and I picked up and read this whole comic while shopping at Target! It's that itty bitty.
The book consists of short, one-page comics about a T-Rex trying to do an everyday task, but failing. The T-Rex is foiled by being huge, having tiny arms, a large nose, or by another inconvenient body part. At first it was funny, but then the "lol short arms" joke repeated enough to be annoying, and finally the ending of the book made me feel sad.
Maybe I'm taking this small humor book too seriously, but it reminded me of disabled struggles and how the myth of modern life has simply not been built to accommodate disabled folks. Like the dinosaurs, disabled people sometimes force themselves to perform tasks the same way non-disabled people do, in a quest to be "normal," even when there are different ways to perform the tasks that will aggravate less.
Since perhaps I'm reading too much into a short comic about dinosaurs, I'm still awarding T-Rex Trying and Trying three stars. This is a book for odd, idle moments and is sure to elicit at least one giggle.
The book consists of short, one-page comics about a T-Rex trying to do an everyday task, but failing. The T-Rex is foiled by being huge, having tiny arms, a large nose, or by another inconvenient body part. At first it was funny, but then the "lol short arms" joke repeated enough to be annoying, and finally the ending of the book made me feel sad.
Maybe I'm taking this small humor book too seriously, but it reminded me of disabled struggles and how the myth of modern life has simply not been built to accommodate disabled folks. Like the dinosaurs, disabled people sometimes force themselves to perform tasks the same way non-disabled people do, in a quest to be "normal," even when there are different ways to perform the tasks that will aggravate less.
Since perhaps I'm reading too much into a short comic about dinosaurs, I'm still awarding T-Rex Trying and Trying three stars. This is a book for odd, idle moments and is sure to elicit at least one giggle.
capeltheartist's review against another edition
3.0
This one seemed to have a bit more if a narrative thanntge previous. If you liked the first book you will certainly likje this second book.
jessiqa's review against another edition
4.0
This is a little book of illustrations of T-Rex trying to do various things. Due to his short little arms, things like painting the house, changing a lightbulb, or hanging up curtains prove to be a bit difficult. Occasionally he finds something that’s a perfect fit, such as playing the ukulele. It’s adorable. The drawings are simple and make you want to hug poor T-Rex in his failed attempts to do ordinary things. Check out the tumblr (http://trextrying.tumblr.com), then pick up the book.
dreamerf641c's review against another edition
5.0
The biggest disappointment in my life is that this book was delayed last year and not available from my primary distributer this year. I love this book, and I'm physically pained that I have yet to sell it to anyone.
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