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A review by crookedtreehouse
Gloriana by Kevin Huizenga
2.0
I spend a great deal of time writing/talking about the slightly unsual things that happen in my life, whether it's interactions I've had, or just things I've witnessed. I do it because many people tell me they enjoy the stories. But I do worry sometimes that people feel the same way about my stories as I feel about Kevin Huizenga's comics. That they're coherent, and told with a technical prowress, but ultimately they're boring, and quickly forgotten.
This book has a series of stories about putting groceries away. They're also about potential family, the nebulous future, the struggle to make your dull life seem interesting, and trying to awkwardly navigate a conversation with people you like but who have a very ignorant (not necessarily problematic or bigoted, just factually incorrect) understanding of the world. But also they mostly center around putting groceries away and talking on the phone.
It's definitely possible to read his stories and look for the Larger Statements he's making as an artist. I'm just not interested by the stories he uses to make those statements.
This book has a series of stories about putting groceries away. They're also about potential family, the nebulous future, the struggle to make your dull life seem interesting, and trying to awkwardly navigate a conversation with people you like but who have a very ignorant (not necessarily problematic or bigoted, just factually incorrect) understanding of the world. But also they mostly center around putting groceries away and talking on the phone.
It's definitely possible to read his stories and look for the Larger Statements he's making as an artist. I'm just not interested by the stories he uses to make those statements.