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The Cardboard Valise (2011)

by Ben Katchor(Favorite Author)
3.51 of 5 Votes: 3
ISBN
0375421149 (ISBN13: 9780375421143)
languge
English
publisher
Pantheon
review 1: It tried to be clever. it almost made a point about the hollowness of consumerism- BUT- holy f*@%, what a boring turd. You know having a plot and being readable isn't a bad thing. You could throw any of those panels in any order and it would still be the same terrible waste pulp of ink (which what it was trying to refer to in the beginning as maybe a forewarning?). If you don't have anything interesting to say why say anything? Was the point of this to make the cardboard suit case the most interesting character in the story? Mission accomplished on making cardboard seem more interesting then words and pictures Mr. Katchor.
review 2: Katchor's latest work--a long, sprawling story about two eccentrics that offers intriguing snapshots of daily life in various fict
... moreional countries--is a notch below his prior efforts but still well worth your time. For all the evident care taken in the creation of this book, it's neither a polished masterpiece like The Jew of New York nor as surreally enchanting a literary universe as the one inhabited by the characters in his Julius Knipl strips. less
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maureen
Bizarre yet fascinating. I didn't want to stop reading it even though I was confused at times.
Bestreads98
One of the strNgest comic books you'll ever read. Can't decide if it has a plot or not.
fuller300
Genius from beginning to end. For me, this is Katchor's greatest work.
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