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 The graphic adventures of a mouse.
…in which our dauntless rodent hero, drawn in 30s comic strip style, takes on life, love, loss and death in stoic cartoon fashion. This is a beautiful collection of early work from the award-winning author of Jimmy Corrigan: The Smartest Kid On Earth. Ware’s sometimes exhausting experimentation with form means that each page is like a maze to be navigated by the reader in search of meaning. However, s/he is amply rewarded for the effort, as the author’s achingly melancholic humour colours each of the hapless mouse’s adventures. (7/10) Michael Williams 05 December 03 Quimby The Mouse by Chris Ware is out now, published by Jonathan Cape. useful link: random house: quimby the mouse The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites. conversations
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