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guinness74's review
2.0
Not great. I mean, it's a cute little story I guess, but in no way did it need to be a book. Maybe a pamphlet or something. Art is meh. Actually, now that I'm writing this review, I'm surprised I gave it two stars. I suppose I liked it a little, but it's a bit hokey.
harvio's review
2.0
- cartooned telling of the life of St. Nicholas, apparently based on an actual ancient manuscript discovered by an Italian farmer (in a pot buried in his field) in 1989
lesread's review
4.0
4.5 Stars
REVIEW:
This book didn't have a summary or little "bio" so I went blindly into this book not knowing if it was fiction or nonfiction (like I thought). A.K.A. I didn't go on to Goodreads and find out, I decided just to read the book and see what happened.
Once I realized it was meant to be a humorous history of St. Nicholas, it was much more enjoyable. I loved the illustrations, they are simple, but unique and qwerky.
HOWEVER, the font choice was painfully difficult to read. I loved the font and the special touch it gave to this novel, but it was awfully impractical for readers which is why this lost .5 stars.
REVIEW:
This book didn't have a summary or little "bio" so I went blindly into this book not knowing if it was fiction or nonfiction (like I thought). A.K.A. I didn't go on to Goodreads and find out, I decided just to read the book and see what happened.
Once I realized it was meant to be a humorous history of St. Nicholas, it was much more enjoyable. I loved the illustrations, they are simple, but unique and qwerky.
HOWEVER, the font choice was painfully difficult to read. I loved the font and the special touch it gave to this novel, but it was awfully impractical for readers which is why this lost .5 stars.
rabbithero's review
4.0
Proof positive that a comic book needn't be dense and wordy to be touchy. I read the entirety of this work while waiting for my mother at the Sheboygan library. But the way it FLOWED, the way it painted the entire tale (based on real historical documents; always a plus) with a kind of jovial goofiness made it, frankly, SING. In a way unique to comics. I was impressed.
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