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almcge's review against another edition
dark
funny
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
alboyer6's review against another edition
3.0
lots of running gags in this one. Kites in trees, lost baseball games and stolen blankets. It did remind me that the baseball strips were always my least favorite strips.
dantastic's review against another edition
3.0
The Complete Peanuts, Vol. 4 collects all the Peanuts strips from 1957 and 1958.
This is my fourth dip into the Peanuts pool. There wasn't a whole lot of innovation in these two years beyond some of the focus switching over to Snoopy, who finally achieved his final metamorphosis, and Linus.
I'm finding these aren't my favorite strips to read in big whacks. Charlie Brown manages to be the sad Milhouse of his own strip. Lucy continues to remind me of my cousin Teena when we were kids and is lucky Schroeder hasn't broken her fingers in that piano of his. Linus is easily my favorite character, an optimistic philosopher in Charlie Brown's pessimistic world.
If I didn't know Charles Schluz was an only child, I'd think he had an overbearing sister. Maybe he had an overbearing neighbor girl? Anyway, it seems like Patty only exists to torment Charlie Brown. Lucie torments Charlie Brown, Schroeder, and Linus, but seems to actually like them on some level.
This won't be my last Complete Peanuts volume, since I do find the strip amusing, but maybe I'll ration the next one.
This is my fourth dip into the Peanuts pool. There wasn't a whole lot of innovation in these two years beyond some of the focus switching over to Snoopy, who finally achieved his final metamorphosis, and Linus.
I'm finding these aren't my favorite strips to read in big whacks. Charlie Brown manages to be the sad Milhouse of his own strip. Lucy continues to remind me of my cousin Teena when we were kids and is lucky Schroeder hasn't broken her fingers in that piano of his. Linus is easily my favorite character, an optimistic philosopher in Charlie Brown's pessimistic world.
If I didn't know Charles Schluz was an only child, I'd think he had an overbearing sister. Maybe he had an overbearing neighbor girl? Anyway, it seems like Patty only exists to torment Charlie Brown. Lucie torments Charlie Brown, Schroeder, and Linus, but seems to actually like them on some level.
This won't be my last Complete Peanuts volume, since I do find the strip amusing, but maybe I'll ration the next one.
kristalonnqvist's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
ben_whackley's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
The Peanuts strip continues its slow evolution with this volume, 1957-1958. Appropriately (as he's on the cover) Snoopy really comes into his own in these years. By the end of the book, he's sleeping on the roof of his doghouse! The first two volumes of this series were slower reads, as the strip hadn't quite hit its stride. Now? All bets are off.
rebekah_nobody's review against another edition
5.0
Last year my sons fell in love with Peanuts in English, and now they’re happy to look at the comics in Chinese.
It adds wonderfully outdated expletives to their vocabulary.
haleybre's review against another edition
5.0
I have loved the Peanuts movies in the past but I have rarely seen the comics. These were funnier than I'd ever thought they'd be.
bloodravenlib's review against another edition
4.0
Things continue to move along for Peanuts. Snoopy's impressions get better, and now he is also stealing Linus's blanket every chance he gets. These books have been excellent so far, and I am looking forward to the others over time. Borrowed this copy from my local public library.