Some Presidents Were Just Meant To Be In Pictures
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Dec 23, 2009
Erok
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the art was well done in this. in non-fiction graphic novels, there's always the balance between too much info and not enough. i think this falls a bit too far on the side of not enough info. i almost put the book down at first because i was feeling pukey by how glowing they were of him and his life at first. but then it went into a bit more of the character development where it got much more interesting, and critical. i got the feeling that they didn't want to be overtly critical, because
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Sep 07, 2007
Barron
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Contains a lot of factual inaccuracies... tries to present an "unvarnished" negative perspective, but in doing so it omits relevant information.
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Jan 21, 2009
Jan
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This graphic biography is quite clever. The first few pages document the "Reagan" legacy in the glowing terms of his admirers. Once the book begins detailing Reagan's life, however, we see a side of Reagan that's not so admirable, including his penchant for revising his own personal history and the fact the he and Jane Wyman were snitches for the FBI, turning in names of so-called Communist sympathizers. There is a nice balance in this biography that reminds us that the idolized Rea
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Apr 16, 2008
Michael
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An amusing and fun way to digest some helpful information about a strange president.
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Aug 05, 2008
Mark
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OK, we all know that, for a dangerously blinkered world leader, Reagan was also fascinating and mysterious, definitely a great topic for biography. But which doorstop are you willing to read? Take your pick: Edmund Morris, Lou Cannon, Frances Fitzgerald... even the Great Communicator himself miraculously wrote a humongous memoir just as his brain was sailing over the horizon.
Here's your best place to start: a quick, insightful read, with, y'know, pictures. Though Helfer seems more sy More...
Here's your best place to start: a quick, insightful read, with, y'know, pictures. Though Helfer seems more sy More...
Jan 25, 2008
Darin
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Graphic nonfiction novels are not easy to review because they exist on two planes: they are both art and information at one time. But they must generally considered to be more nonfiction than art. If the content isn't any good, it's hard to enjoy the art. This book has that problem The art is very, very good...cartoony while still doing a good job at resembling the actual people and events. However, the content is biased at best and inaccurate at worst. If this were the only thing you kne
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Jan 27, 2008
Angel
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I picked this up because I saw a review of it; I can't recall where. I'll say that this is an interesting way to read about the life of Ronald Reagan. The art itself is pretty good. The story moves along, starting with his passing, which is conveyed in a very moving way, then moves on with his life from his humble beginnings to the end of his presidency. What the book conveys is the mixed legacy of his political life and presidency. At the same time, Reagan lived through some very interesting ti
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Jan 20, 2012
Bybee
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Meticulously researched, but author Andrew Helfer gets bogged down with minute and wordy explanations of Reagan's political career. On the other hand, the cynically humorous artwork by Steve Buccellato and Joe Staton is superb. Definitely a mixed bag.
Jan 22, 2010
Deborah
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I wanted to know more about this man I have so little respect for, perhaps he had done SOMETHING that warranted his fan adoration. Well, I didn't think it was possible, but I have even less respect for him now. Regardless, graphic novels make history FUN!
May 10, 2009
Jose
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pretty good little biography...short, sweet, maybe biased against reagan, but who cares? I think i'd like to read more on reagan.
Feb 10, 2009
Nancy
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A very cool bio about RR. I was especially impressed with the dirt on his love life...hee...hee
Jun 06, 2008
Patty
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Non-fiction graphic novels are a departure from the escapist illustrated stories I'm used to. It wasn't what I expected. It is odd to read "facts" and not a story of someone's glory. The first few pages talk about his funeral and the legacy of Reagan, but the next one hundred turn it on its head and talk about how he screwed up/put on a "show" as an actor/politician. I'm learning that I prefer to read in words and not see it depicted in images and text.
Sep 11, 2008
Emilia
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Man. This dude had a lot to do with the way modern media politics are conducted on both sides of the aisle. He is kind of awful, and I hope as time goes on some of the shine comes off of his legend. But. It's fascinating. And now I know what a huge mess that Iran-Contra scandal was.
Graphic Biographies! Give me more!
Graphic Biographies! Give me more!
May 16, 2008
Allison
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Thank goodness this is a condensed read. Reagan was a frighteningly stupid man and I just don't know if I could have handled learning anything more about how he screwed the US royally. This was a welcome, unconvential lesson in history.
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