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"It's A Magical World"
2009-09-26
- Reviewed By User: A8AUWAHMB39M9
After reading all these reviews it seems to be sacrilegeous to write a dissenting review. However, I must say I do not think this is up to the level of "The Authoriative, The Essential, and The Indispensable." The subtle humor is missing and the preaching is not subtle.
Calvin and Hobbes is one of those series that is Thouroughly word-for-word entertaining. I always warmed up while reading this, because it's so charming and humorous. There's never a joke that doesn't hit me in my funny bones.
It's a Magical World is a book with episodes from Calvin and Hobbes that span over a year. As we read, the seasons change along with the topics and moods. It's hard to pinpoint a favorite part of the book, because it's all hilarious. Whether you are a comic reader or not, this book offers something to people of all ages and types. No one can deny the magic that Calvin and Hobbes create. It is a book made to be loved.
Well, this is the last installment of the C&H series. But does this mean more misery? No, of course not! The last C&H strip that was ever published gives us all a sense of hope for the world. And it also gives us more appreciation for the entire series. Calvin and Hobbes is filled with imaginary adventures, philsophical and satirical discussions, slapstick humor, and gorgeous scenery. I didn't appreciate these comics back when I was young, but I do now. Calvin and Hobbes will last another millenium, because it's brilliant stuff that shouldn't be messed with (with the exception of the hilarious "Robot Chicken" skit).
"Magical World, Calvin and Hobbes"
2009-01-21
- Reviewed By User: A15XE4OSCNXTSB
This book is good humor and intellectually stimulating. I purchased it for my son who is LD. He and I read it together. I love it.
To the person with great imagination, the world is magical, for if it is not the way you want it to be, your imagination can change it. In your mind, you can fly, heroically battle monsters from space, travel through time and subject your enemies to whatever purgatory you desire. Calvin is such a child; his life is difficult, except when he is with his best friend Hobbs. Watterson does a masterful job in blurring the line between what is Calvin's imagination and reality regarding the actions of Hobbes, the stuffed tiger. On occasion, the story is as if Hobbes is alive and did something and at other times it is Calvin doing what he believes Hobbes would do. This blurring of the line improves the quality of the strip, for Calvin and reality often follow divergent paths. Calvin is a hero to all children, independent of their age, whose imagination sustains them through life. May he and all like him never truly grow up.
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