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534534564587654323456789's review against another edition
This comic got me thinking it really sucks to inhabit a body of white+cis+hetero+middle(andabove)class+ablebodied+ableminded male. Either oblivious to other layers of (often more nuanced) human experiences and being obnoxious, or being aware enough and plunge into misery.
I never thought I could relate to people who live in the said type of body. I do feel bad about the privileges I possess, imagine the whole package. (sometimes I get the reversed shame, if this is the lite version of what it’s like on the other side then more the reason to protest the system of privilege, as if more reasons are needed.)
I never thought I could relate to people who live in the said type of body. I do feel bad about the privileges I possess, imagine the whole package. (sometimes I get the reversed shame, if this is the lite version of what it’s like on the other side then more the reason to protest the system of privilege, as if more reasons are needed.)
oao's review against another edition
This comic got me thinking it really sucks to inhabit a body of white+cis+hetero+middle(andabove)class+ablebodied+ableminded male. Either oblivious to other layers of (often more nuanced) human experiences and being obnoxious, or being aware enough and plunge into misery.
I never thought I could relate to people who live in the said type of body. I do feel bad about the privileges I possess, imagine the whole package. (sometimes I get the reversed shame, if this is the lite version of what it’s like on the other side then more the reason to protest the system of privilege, as if more reasons are needed.)
I never thought I could relate to people who live in the said type of body. I do feel bad about the privileges I possess, imagine the whole package. (sometimes I get the reversed shame, if this is the lite version of what it’s like on the other side then more the reason to protest the system of privilege, as if more reasons are needed.)
ajaggers324's review against another edition
4.0
The art is fantastic. It is very thought provoking.
dawnoftheread's review against another edition
4.0
Dark, depressing, and so true to our darkest beliefs about ourselves.
big__al's review against another edition
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
3.5
At one point the auther identifies himself as many things including sane and able-bodied, and this books challenges if that statement is true. It's hard not to see the author as a person who lacks meaningful support in an uncaring place while trying to live with a mean brain and a history of trauma. The disgust and hatred the author has for both the himself and the rest of the world is heartbreaking.
That said, the renderings are fantastic, and the writing, while bitter and soaked in doom, immerse the reader into Schulz depressing view on exisitance.
I think this book could be valuable for folks that have not had to reckon with the meat they're made of, to consider the experience of being afraid and alone, to reckon with the existential fear of unknown sickness, or anyone who's wondering what its like to be depressed and lack the will to go on*
*please be careful
BIG OL' CONTENT WARNINGS. The back of the book says, "not for the self assured", but I would also caution any reader having a hard time to check themselves and prepare before and if embarking❤️
That said, the renderings are fantastic, and the writing, while bitter and soaked in doom, immerse the reader into Schulz depressing view on exisitance.
I think this book could be valuable for folks that have not had to reckon with the meat they're made of, to consider the experience of being afraid and alone, to reckon with the existential fear of unknown sickness, or anyone who's wondering what its like to be depressed and lack the will to go on*
*please be careful
BIG OL' CONTENT WARNINGS. The back of the book says, "not for the self assured", but I would also caution any reader having a hard time to check themselves and prepare before and if embarking❤️
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide attempt, Vomit, Body horror, Excrement, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence
Minor: Racism and Racial slurs
ohmanbleh's review against another edition
4.0
I loved the artwork in this. It is a bleak tract, but it's bleak with humor - and so carefully expressed through beautiful illustration.
I could largely have done without the politics. Even though I generally agree (eg, european colonialism was horrible), the breezy, depressive sweep through world history leaves a lot to be desired. I can forgive it as true to the mindset of a man in overwhelming depression, but too often it feels like a tedious manifesto.
I could largely have done without the politics. Even though I generally agree (eg, european colonialism was horrible), the breezy, depressive sweep through world history leaves a lot to be desired. I can forgive it as true to the mindset of a man in overwhelming depression, but too often it feels like a tedious manifesto.
sonyamirus's review against another edition
4.0
This book is brutal and intense, and the gore and bleak depression make it hard to read at times. It is also sometimes laugh-out-loud funny and relatable in, well, a sick way. The art is perfect, expressive and rich in details, truly masterful. I took one point off my rating because his train of thoughts is a bit hard to follow in the second half and I feel like the book would have benefited from being just a bit longer.
cbitzinger1's review against another edition
2.0
On one hand, I think this book covers a lot of important ground by taking on the harmful aspects of our culture and addresses these issues in some visually innovative ways. The problem that I had with the text was how unrelenting it was. Gabby/Ken illustrates his episode of illness in an extremely grotesque way, and I took issue with how he portrayed religion throughout the text. (At one point, there's a picture of an old man holding a book by the "sky-man" entitled Horse---t. (Does Goodreads allow expletives?)) This isn't to say that religion isn't misused by plenty of people, but it felt like Dahl's condemnation of certain stereotyped figures in the book didn't leave room for gray area. It was one of those scenarios where I got the impression that my ideologies strongly aligned with the author but that I had major issues with the way he chose to represent those problems.
I also seriously wonder if Schulz/Dahl is a self-loathing misanthrope, and I'm not sure whether reading that kind of narrating style is the best thing for my own mentality. SICK makes me look like a total optimist.
I also seriously wonder if Schulz/Dahl is a self-loathing misanthrope, and I'm not sure whether reading that kind of narrating style is the best thing for my own mentality. SICK makes me look like a total optimist.
dopadelirium's review against another edition
1.0
The art is beautiful, the artist does a fantastic job of explaining why someone wouldn't go to the doctor, and gets his point through that healthcare does desperately have a long way to go to improve.
However, this book is negative to an almost pointless degree even after the fact. I don't think that all work needs to be positive despite challenges, and if he had a chronic or terminal illness (or both) I'd be more sympathetic. Evidence would say the author clearly is still in agony over this event and needs to work through that, but writing the book didn't accomplish that based on what I saw here. I hope that happens for his sake.
However, this book is negative to an almost pointless degree even after the fact. I don't think that all work needs to be positive despite challenges, and if he had a chronic or terminal illness (or both) I'd be more sympathetic. Evidence would say the author clearly is still in agony over this event and needs to work through that, but writing the book didn't accomplish that based on what I saw here. I hope that happens for his sake.
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