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A review by saidtheraina
Kaspar by Diane Obomsawin
3.0
What a creepy story! So, it's the early 1800s. This midteenage kid walks into a town in eastern Europe. According to what they eventually found out, he was kept in a room that was 4x6, didn't stand up, had one toy horse, and had food delivered while he was sleeping, so he didn't know there were other people. As soon as he emerged, he was a celebrity (such as they were at that time). He was seduced by an aristocat, wrote his memoirs, painted watercolors... Pretty wacky life.
So this gn is an account, apparently as factual as we have, of his life. The VERY basic drawing style makes me really want a pix of the real live kid, but is probably as accurate as we have as to the facts. Creepy, but fascinating story. Feed to Boy from the Basement fans. Doesn't have the suspense in the storytelling itself, but fascinating from the psychological standpoint.
So this gn is an account, apparently as factual as we have, of his life. The VERY basic drawing style makes me really want a pix of the real live kid, but is probably as accurate as we have as to the facts. Creepy, but fascinating story. Feed to Boy from the Basement fans. Doesn't have the suspense in the storytelling itself, but fascinating from the psychological standpoint.