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dantastic's review against another edition
4.0
Someone else won half the Peanuts books I bid on so here we are at 1978. I skipped a bunch of years but it's not like there's a tight continuity.
Anyway, Sally Brown is in full swing, defending her sweet babboo Linus from Eudora. Snoopy plays tennis with Molly Volley and sometimes Crybaby Boobie. Lucy continues for force unwanted advances on Schroeder. Marcie and Peppermint Pattie show they could easily have taken over the strip if Sparky needed them too.
There weren't a lot of negatives in this, although I missed Linus waiting for the Great Pumpkin in 1978. Also, Snoopy's wedding story ended pretty abruptly. I wonder if Sparky had second thoughts about that. Charlie Brown actually isn't in these volumes all that much, which is fine with me. I wonder if Schulz decided to space out Chuck's misery.
I don't think these series would have lasted half as long if Schulz hadn't added a new character every couple years for the rest of the cast to bounce off of. I read Schulz developed a tremor in his hand sometime in his career and I have to think it was between this volume and the last 1960s volume I read. I notice a little bit of squiggle but I think it gives the art a little more character.
After reading a bunch of these, it's becoming apparent to me that Bill Watterson must have read these religiously as a kid. Calvin and Hobbes has a lot of Peanuts in it.
Four out of five stars. I forget how many more of these I have in the basement.
Anyway, Sally Brown is in full swing, defending her sweet babboo Linus from Eudora. Snoopy plays tennis with Molly Volley and sometimes Crybaby Boobie. Lucy continues for force unwanted advances on Schroeder. Marcie and Peppermint Pattie show they could easily have taken over the strip if Sparky needed them too.
There weren't a lot of negatives in this, although I missed Linus waiting for the Great Pumpkin in 1978. Also, Snoopy's wedding story ended pretty abruptly. I wonder if Sparky had second thoughts about that. Charlie Brown actually isn't in these volumes all that much, which is fine with me. I wonder if Schulz decided to space out Chuck's misery.
I don't think these series would have lasted half as long if Schulz hadn't added a new character every couple years for the rest of the cast to bounce off of. I read Schulz developed a tremor in his hand sometime in his career and I have to think it was between this volume and the last 1960s volume I read. I notice a little bit of squiggle but I think it gives the art a little more character.
After reading a bunch of these, it's becoming apparent to me that Bill Watterson must have read these religiously as a kid. Calvin and Hobbes has a lot of Peanuts in it.
Four out of five stars. I forget how many more of these I have in the basement.
philipf's review against another edition
emotional
funny
medium-paced
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
miraclemarg's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
manwithanagenda's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
A lot of emotional upheaval in this volume of 'Peanuts'. Peppermint Patty really chasing after Chuck, when she has Marcie right there beside her.
I remember a lot of these strips from paperback collections in the library growing up. My favorites were always the Beagle Scouts. Oh Olivier!
Other great minor characters are the befuddled Eudora and tennis enthusiasts Molley Volley and "Crybaby" Boobie.
These still hold up and I'm so glad to have them.
Complete Peanuts
Next: 'Volume 15: 1979-1980'
Previous: 'Volume 13: : 1975-1976'
I remember a lot of these strips from paperback collections in the library growing up. My favorites were always the Beagle Scouts. Oh Olivier!
Other great minor characters are the befuddled Eudora and tennis enthusiasts Molley Volley and "Crybaby" Boobie.
These still hold up and I'm so glad to have them.
Complete Peanuts
Next: 'Volume 15: 1979-1980'
Previous: 'Volume 13: : 1975-1976'
marzipanwonderland's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
thesgtrekkiereads's review against another edition
5.0
4.5☆
Alec Baldwin went on and on..
Then the good stuff started. How do you not give Peanuts 5 ☆??
When Alec Baldwin bores the bejesus out of you with the introduction...
Alec Baldwin went on and on..
Then the good stuff started. How do you not give Peanuts 5 ☆??
When Alec Baldwin bores the bejesus out of you with the introduction...
bookishheather's review
4.0
Starting to play a little too much into the times for me to think it the ultimate in comic expression. There is a LOT of material about jogging, tennis—even a week with Snoopy dressed as John Travolta and doing disco! Some great obscure characters happen by, like Truffles (introduced in the last book) and Eudora. Molly Volley and Crybaby Booby are colorful tennis players Snoopy encounters in tournament. Sadly, there is one joke that gets overused in this volume—the cat next door swiping a pattern into Snoopy's doghouse. However, when the cat, Linus, Woodstock, and Snoopy get in a massive fight to regain Linus' blanket, the winner may surprise you. And in a slightly squishy moment, Peppermint Patty asks Charlie Brown if he loves her. Aww. Not the best Peanuts volume to my mind, but I can't really dislike any of them...
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