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manwithanagenda's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
4.0
Another fantastic collection - the real highlight being the storyline where Charlie Brown is ill in bed and Lucy makes a promise about a football.
Schulz has settled into a comfortable groove with the strip, but he never fails to get a laugh.
Complete Peanuts
Next: 'Volume 16: 1981-1982'
Previous: 'Volume 14: 1977-1978'
Schulz has settled into a comfortable groove with the strip, but he never fails to get a laugh.
Complete Peanuts
Next: 'Volume 16: 1981-1982'
Previous: 'Volume 14: 1977-1978'
miraclemarg's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
reflective
sad
slow-paced
5.0
anjana's review against another edition
5.0
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bookishheather's review
4.0
Almost caught up with the series!
At this point in the strip's trajectory, Schulz seems to be more influenced by the outside world and pop culture than in the previous decades. One of the things I've enjoyed about Peanuts is that it has never seemed dated to me, but I'm thinking that it's possible most collections just pull the really super-dated strips. For example, in this volume Peppermint Patty gets Bo Derek-style cornrows for a few days. Snoopy keeps playing tennis and jogging (although noticeably less than in the previous volume), and some specific players are named, one of whom is not nearly recognizable 30 years later as she must have been at the time. There are a couple of disco references, one strip with a roller-skating Snoopy, and in a strange turn of events Snoopy's Beagle Scouts (Woodstock and his bird friends) get into a late-night brawl after having a few too many root beers.
Even though I am still enjoying reading the books, it's starting to feel as if Schulz was grasping for material which is why the pop culture references start being used so much more heavily. While I'm still enjoying seeing the strip's journey through the decades, I'm not sure I'm enjoying all the individual strips *quite* as much as in the beginning. Some strips are starting to feel formulaic. Although it could be because I've now read three DECADES of this same strip. And have two decades left to go!
At this point in the strip's trajectory, Schulz seems to be more influenced by the outside world and pop culture than in the previous decades. One of the things I've enjoyed about Peanuts is that it has never seemed dated to me, but I'm thinking that it's possible most collections just pull the really super-dated strips. For example, in this volume Peppermint Patty gets Bo Derek-style cornrows for a few days. Snoopy keeps playing tennis and jogging (although noticeably less than in the previous volume), and some specific players are named, one of whom is not nearly recognizable 30 years later as she must have been at the time. There are a couple of disco references, one strip with a roller-skating Snoopy, and in a strange turn of events Snoopy's Beagle Scouts (Woodstock and his bird friends) get into a late-night brawl after having a few too many root beers.
Even though I am still enjoying reading the books, it's starting to feel as if Schulz was grasping for material which is why the pop culture references start being used so much more heavily. While I'm still enjoying seeing the strip's journey through the decades, I'm not sure I'm enjoying all the individual strips *quite* as much as in the beginning. Some strips are starting to feel formulaic. Although it could be because I've now read three DECADES of this same strip. And have two decades left to go!
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