Reviews of book: Picture This: The Near-sighted Monkey Book

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by Lynda Barry

the terror of whatever rated it

14 years ago

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I'll maybe write an actual review later. But basically: Lynda Barry doesn't ever use the word "religion" in this book but I think it's what she's circling around. It's a book about drawing, but it doesn't really "teach" you to draw. The idea is, and it's one that I subscribe to completely: doing cre...

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cindywho rated it

14 years ago

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It's not really much of a memoir or a graphic novel, but more of a scrapbook of Barry and her partner making art for fun and self-expression. It's fun to look at and read, being large and colorful and full of charming monkeys.

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Bright and Shiny Shiny rated it

14 years ago

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I would give this 10 stars if I could. I love Lynda Barry & have every since I discovered her in the LA Weekly back in the 1980's. This book was just inspired and I am so glad I got to read it. It made me happy to read every page.

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Bright and Shiny Shiny rated it

14 years ago

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