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review 2016-03-19 16:17
Poorly Drawn Lines
Poorly Drawn Lines: Good Ideas and Amazing Stories - Reza Farazmand

Well this wasn't a bad read. It had fun bits but I can't say I enjoyed this as much as I hoped.

Bottom line: The lines weren't poorly drawn, the ideas were decent but the stories weren't that amazing...

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review 2015-10-06 08:00
Poorly Drawn Lines
Poorly Drawn Lines: Good Ideas and Amazing Stories - Reza Farazmand

I must have been living under a stone or on some obscure part of the internet, for I had not heard of the webcomic Poorly Drawn Lines (http://poorlydrawnlines.com/). However after reading 'Life is weird. Embrace it.' I thought I should give it a try.

 

It's a nice collection of (very) short comics and some short stories/essays. I figure it must be like reading the blog. However, and I can't judge this, but I was wondering it all the same, I'm not sure how extra this book gives you if you already follow the blog.

 

This being said, I quite enjoyed myself with it. Most of it was not LOL-material, but I did smile from time to time and let some of my friends read comics since we were all sitting in the same train when I was reading it. Some parts were just weird, but then I can't say that's not what was promised.

 

Thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for providing me with a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review!

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review 2015-09-08 20:45
Poorly Drawn Lines by Reza Farazmand
Poorly Drawn Lines: Good Ideas and Amazing Stories - Reza Farazmand
arc provided by PENGUIN GROUP Blue Rider Press through Netgalley
 
 
I've been a fan of Poorly Drawn Lines for a while now, I like the art's simplicity and I like Farazmand's gift for the weird, the funny, and the endless void of morbid introspection.
 
However, while this book did have a few of my favourite (and most popular) comics:
 
The way it was put together wasn't balanced. You'd get pages of sadness and self-doubt, then you'd get pages of funny comics - it didn't follow a theme or narrative line, there was no progression, it seemed aleatory, which made reading it an uneven experience.
 
So, good comics but a disorganised book.
 
Also, this comic wasn't in it, but I have to share it, since it's one of my favourites!
 
 
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