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3 Story: The Secret History of the Giant Man
by
Matt Kindt (Goodreads Author)
What would it be like to stand head and shoulders above everyone else - and to keep growing? Unable to interact with a fragile world that isn't built to withstand your size? To live in a house that doesn't fit you anymore - with a wife who doesn't either? Craig Pressgang's life is well documented in his official CIA biography, "Giant Man: Pillar of America," but ...more
Hardcover, 189 pages
Published
September 15th 2009
by Dark Horse Comics
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What an incredible use of the comics medium. Kindt tells the story of a man who never stops growing. "3 Story" refers not only the main character's height, but also the fact that three POV's are represented through 3 different stories: his mother, his wife, and his daughter. While the narratives are mainly separate, you do see threads from one story intertwine with the others and these intersections are often the most interesting as they will often understand what was happening in a...more
As a 6’5″ woman, I am drawn to stories about the incredibly tall, or Giants as they are called. It’s the same thing that drew me to Beverly Cleary’s Beezus when I was a child, the ability to find comfort in a fictional kindred spirit when one cannot be found in your actual life.
It’s why The Giant’s House by Elizabeth McCracken is in the top five of my all-time favorite novels. It’s why I picked up Matt Kindt’s excellent graphic novel 3 Story: The Secret History of the Giant Man even th...more
It’s why The Giant’s House by Elizabeth McCracken is in the top five of my all-time favorite novels. It’s why I picked up Matt Kindt’s excellent graphic novel 3 Story: The Secret History of the Giant Man even th...more
A very different comic than I was excepting, but just as fun. It the fictional history of the giant man or the three story man. 3 Story is told in three stories. The first story is told by the giant man's mother. The second story is told by his wife. The last story is told by his daughter.
Kindt put a lot of thought into this comic. This is not your normal tall man comic. This guy isn't just a giant and everything is okay. No, he has lots of problems because he's so big. He ...more
Kindt put a lot of thought into this comic. This is not your normal tall man comic. This guy isn't just a giant and everything is okay. No, he has lots of problems because he's so big. He ...more
The life story of a man who grows at an unnatural rate, taking him beyond normal human existence, told from the viewpoint of the three most important women in his life. This is well-told, touching and surprising in the ways the characters cope (and don't cope) with his condition, and truthful about the hardships the main character and his wife face.
The book is also subtly creative graphically, such as tails of word balloons leading, not to typical word balloons, but entire panels that a...more
The book is also subtly creative graphically, such as tails of word balloons leading, not to typical word balloons, but entire panels that a...more
I believe I have a somewhat dim recollection of this book since I read it late and under the influence of a full dose of oxycocet. The circumstances under which I read might also have influenced my feelings while reading. I felt sad for about 2/3 of the book (which is conveniently divided into thirds) since early on the relationship seemed doomed to me. The ideas of being lost in plain sight and isolated by celebrity are fairly potently dealt with in my opinion. I enjoyed it, but feel like I nee...more
I'm not totally sure what it was about this comic book that rubbed me the wrong way, but I had a really hard time getting into it. It's just one of those books where it feels like the writer thinks they're a lot deeper than they actually are. He tells the story in a unique way and it's an interesting concept to explore, one that's on a magical realist par with Aimee Bender, one of my favorite short story writers, but it just never quite gets out of its own way enough to resonate and make you fee...more
A sad story about a man that never stops growing and how it affects his life. Very original idea that is well executed. Not a lot of character development (except maybe slightly with the main character's wife). I would say the strongest part of the book is the mood. The story is slow, but it communicates what the author is trying to say very well.
This was my pick for book club and I had decided to pick a graphic novel to mix it up. I hadn't read one in a long time. I really liked the graphics and the gravity of this book, both of which were unexpected. It's a nice book to own and will read again once I get it back from my friend.
Very unique idea . A life stoy about the entire life of a giant. I liked that it explored the intertwining lives of his mother, wife and daugter and how they were all affected by his life.The author didn't sell me on how lonely the giants' life would be.
Alienation; which is the feeling you get when the people you've known your whole life are treating you less favourably, is something I can closely relate to.
Which is why I like this book. I gulped it down in 30 minutes. A truly poignant story.
Which is why I like this book. I gulped it down in 30 minutes. A truly poignant story.
Another fantastic and moving story by Matt Kindt. Three short stories telling of the family and friends of a giant man, the hardships they (and he) had to endure in loving and living with him. It really reminded me of The Time Traveler's Wife in many ways.
Poignant and very well scripted. A nice mix of complex and simple artwork, with a couple nice cameo drawings by other renowned artists (I particularly noticed Jeff Lemire's). One of the best graphic novels I've read in some time.
Like Kindt's previous work, 3 Story utilizes thrilling experimentation in style and layout to dig at a simple human truth of need and isolation. Funny, compelling, thoughtful and haunting.
Pretty depressing book, but a very creative and original approach to the topic. I would have liked this to be about twice as long and more fully-developed, but it's not bad as is.
This sad book takes an interesting look at how sometimes people grow apart, despite their desires. I saw this as a beautifully done extended metaphor.
Bittersweet story line. The second story really gave an ache to my heart.
Love the great graphic illustrations - make me wanna read Super Spy and Pistolwhip!
Love the great graphic illustrations - make me wanna read Super Spy and Pistolwhip!
A brilliant book! I found this inspired read to be surprisingly moving, and wonderfully executed. I recommend reading it in one sitting.
Review here:
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Fun and touching story. The art is great and facilitates the narrative perfectly.
Brendan Howard
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Recommends it for:
Fans of fictional experiments, thoughtful graphic novels, and speculative fiction
Wonderful, a tale of a giant man told through three women in his life.
However beautiful, this is a story that brings a little ache to your heart.
Great personal tensions throughout. Art work sparse and pleasant.
another sad comic. i can't get enough.
This book was really well done, but sad as hell.
Original, beautiful, sad (I cried). Lovely art.
Mitch Donaberger
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genius.
I liked the slow pacing of this story - it matched the story of a slowly, infinitely growing young man. The format was great, too, with fake newspaper articles, a souvenir book and other ephemera sprinkled in with the words and pictures. While I enjoyed this title a lot, I think it would do much better in an adult graphic novel collection rather than a teen graphic novel collection. In fact, I think it might freak teens out a bit, especially any going through tremendous growth spurts!
I zoomed through this one. Read the whole thing in one night.
lovely, sad book that i think is best read all at once (with a cup of tea and one biscuit (not two))
The sad, gentle tale of a man who continues to grow and how it affects his family members.
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