4 stars A collection of essays from famous writers and artists. "The contributors reflect on the experience of discovering Peanuts as a child, their identification with its characters and predicaments, and, for the artists in the book, the momentous effects of their encounters with the strip on their later careers. Taken together, the essays and comics of The Peanuts Papers enrich our understanding of the Peanuts gang and its world, with contributions not only about Charlie Brown and Snoopy but also Linus, Sally, Pigpen, and Peppermint Patty." The book is broken down to five chapters. Chapter 1 -The Big Picture Adam Gopnik wrote the first essay. This is by far my favorite essay in the whole book. He gives a straightforward viewpoint of the Characters and their personalities and how they interact with each other and why. Chapter 2- Characters Chapter 3- Two Poems I truly enjoyed Jill Bialosky poem. Chapter 4- Off the Page Just my opinion but I think Rich Cohen over analyzed The Great Pumpkin movie. Chapter 5- True Stories Found some essays dull, was not able to connect to others or understand what they were talking about. Overall, it was a fun interesting book, and I would recommend it to Peanuts fans.
4 stars
A collection of essays from famous writers and artists. "The contributors reflect on the experience of discovering Peanuts as a child, their identification with its characters and predicaments, and, for the artists in the book, the momentous effects of their encounters with the strip on their later careers. Taken together, the essays and comics of The Peanuts Papers enrich our understanding of the Peanuts gang and its world, with contributions not only about Charlie Brown and Snoopy but also Linus, Sally, Pigpen, and Peppermint Patty."
The book is broken down to five chapters.
Chapter 1 -The Big Picture
Adam Gopnik wrote the first essay. This is by far my favorite essay in the whole book. He gives a straightforward viewpoint of the Characters and their personalities and how they interact with each other and why.
Chapter 2- Characters
Chapter 3- Two Poems
I truly enjoyed Jill Bialosky poem.
Chapter 4- Off the Page
Just my opinion but I think Rich Cohen over analyzed The Great Pumpkin movie.
Chapter 5- True Stories
Found some essays dull, was not able to connect to others or understand what they were talking about. Overall, it was a fun interesting book, and I would recommend it to Peanuts fans.