KBM's review
Schulz and Peanuts: A Biography
by David Michaelis
Oh, dear. Really? That kind of makes me sad. Huh. Still interested in reading this, but huh.
It was a good book, and an interesting read, but to hear about a man in his 50s saying to women "nobody likes me" just so that woman will say "I like you!" Eh, it gets a little aggravating. HOWEVER -- it is fascinating to read how this man really shaped the modern comic strip. Things we take for granted in comic strips are the way they are because Schulz did it first.
KBM's review
Schulz and Peanuts: A Biography by David Michaelis
KBM's review
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Huh. I'm not quite sure what to say about this book. It was tremendously well researched and written -- if a bit repetitive. What bugs me is that Michaelis doesn't seem to like Charles Schulz at all. Schulz comes off as a passive-aggressive jerk. Michaelis doesn't seem to find any redeeming features in his subject. But having read this, I don't think I would have been able to deal with Schulz and his emotional manipulation -- maybe that's how Michaelis felt while revising!
The best part of the book is how the author uses Peanuts strips to illustrate what was going on in Schulz's life. It's kind of amazing to note how MEAN Lucy was when Schulz was unhappily married, and how she mellowed out when he was happily remarried.
Is there a Jim Henson biography? I think all I need at this point is to read he was womanizer who kicked puppies and my childhood will be ruined.
The best part of the book is how the author uses Peanuts strips to illustrate what was going on in Schulz's life. It's kind of amazing to note how MEAN Lucy was when Schulz was unhappily married, and how she mellowed out when he was happily remarried.
Is there a Jim Henson biography? I think all I need at this point is to read he was womanizer who kicked puppies and my childhood will be ruined.
Oh, dear. Really? That kind of makes me sad. Huh. Still interested in reading this, but huh.
It was a good book, and an interesting read, but to hear about a man in his 50s saying to women "nobody likes me" just so that woman will say "I like you!" Eh, it gets a little aggravating. HOWEVER -- it is fascinating to read how this man really shaped the modern comic strip. Things we take for granted in comic strips are the way they are because Schulz did it first.