false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171063887m/86142.jpg 86142 6 <div><b>An Acknowledged Classic returns gorgeously re-designed.</b> <br><br>In his first graphic novel, <i>It&#8217;s a Good Life, if You Don&#8217;t Weaken</i>--a best-selling D & Q titles ever--Seth pays homage to the wit and sophistication of the old-fashioned magazine cartoon. While trying to understand his dissatisfaction with the present, Seth discovers the life and work of Kalo, a forgotten <i>New Yorker </i>cartoonist from the 1940s. But his obsession blinds him to the needs of his lover and the quiet desperation of his family. Wry self-reflection and moody colours characterize Seth&#8217;s style in this tale about learning lessons from nostalgia. His playful and sophisticated experiment with memoir provoked a furious debate among cartoon historians and archivists about the existence of Kalo, and prompted a <i>Details</i> feature about Seth's "hoax".<br></div> 1259762 1999 It's a Good Life, If You Don't Weaken total:352|5:89|4:128|3:95|2:33|1:7| 352 1315 461 36 3 1 true false Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Aug 28 14:06:59 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 01 07:31:42 -0700 2008 more...]]> 1 1 false false Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 15 16:22:22 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 22 11:08:08 -0700 2008
At one point the protagonist says 'Why do I waste my energy on this self-pitying, maudlin cr...more...]]> 4 0 false true Wed Sep 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 05 07:21:29 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 07 05:19:15 -0700 2009
This one's good, an...more...]]> 4 1 false false Wed Jan 30 15:03:25 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 30 17:09:56 -0800 2008 3 0 false false Wed Jul 02 14:46:22 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 17 14:37:07 -0700 2008 my blog:
This was not a book that I was really wowed by, but it definitely kept my attention. Though the book is not plot driven, I wasn't thinking, "That was it?" when I was done. Seth's search for information on an obscure cartoonist Kalo from 1930s-1950s periodicals lea...more...]]> 2 0 false false Mon Mar 10 08:43:19 -0700 2008 Mon Mar 10 08:43:19 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Aug 28 10:02:25 -0700 2007 Tue Sep 04 07:26:29 -0700 2007 It's a Good Life If You Don't Weaken is both a manifesto of sorts and a condensed autobiography. The simple story is framed by Seth's fascinat...more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Jun 22 07:29:33 -0700 2007 Fri Jun 22 07:43:48 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Jun 18 01:35:47 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 18 00:30:40 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 18 01:35:47 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Mar 31 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 25 11:51:04 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 31 06:49:54 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Mar 02 08:25:26 -0800 2008 Sun Mar 02 08:54:55 -0800 2008 I've always liked the look of Seth's comics, but this is the first book of his I've read. I don't think it's the best introduction. Seth spends a lot of time in this comic worrying about whether his navel-gazing, obsessive and misanthropic tendencies make him a terrible bore and I'd have to sa...more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Oct 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 26 22:38:17 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 28 07:32:48 -0700 2009
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I get really tired of comics that are just insu...more...]]> 2 0 false false Wed Mar 04 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 04 13:37:09 -0800 2009 Sat Mar 07 11:38:28 -0800 2009 1 1 false false Tue Apr 15 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Apr 19 09:44:04 -0700 2008 Sat Apr 19 09:46:04 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Jan 17 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Mar 13 07:55:35 -0700 2008 Sun Jan 18 08:03:17 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Apr 13 21:03:46 -0700 2008 Sun Apr 13 21:10:17 -0700 2008 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=86142