Melanie's pushing 30, treading water in her career and love life. Her impulsive friend Amanda blows into town looking for love in all the wrong places - and finds it in the arms of a charming chap with a mysterious briefcase. Their romance sucks Melanie and her friend Violet into a whirlwind weekend of wannabe gangstas, bar brawls, Bon Jovi, jealous husbands and jail time. The strain will test the girls' friendship - but will it give Melanie the kick she needs to get out of her rut? And just what's in that briefcase, anyway?
Browse our Bookshelf Favorites store for big savings on popular fiction, nonfiction, children's books, and more. |
Book Description
Editorial Reviews
Review
"Crazy Papers marks a humorous and intriguing debut for comics writer Jim Dougan. His characters are wonderfully familiar and real, and his knack for portraying women in an accurate and believable manner is refresheningly spot on. Danielle Corsetto's distinctive artwork is the perfect compliment to a story that will capture you immediately - by the time you reach the end, you'll be longing for more from this talented team." --Sarah Grace McCandless, author of THE GIRL I WANTED TO BE and GROSSE POINTE GIRL
"A Comic For The Rest of Us." --dcist.com
"A Comic For The Rest of Us." --dcist.com
Product Details
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images? |
Customer Reviews
Share your thoughts with other customers
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Amazon Verified Purchase
I bought this book because I am a HUGE fan of the artist, Danielle Corsetto. Unfortunately, while I enjoyed the art, the story was somewhere between boring and not very good.
Spoiler warning...
So the summary on the back of the book had something to do with Melanie getting out of her "rut." For one thing, it's not very well established that she's even in a rut. Her impulsive, irresponsible friend tells her she is in a rut, but there is not evidence given that Melanie HERSELF believes she's in a rut. Okay. And then, at the end, the "kick in the pants" that Melanie supposedly needed was done on the VERY LAST PAGE. There's no character development, the story is vague and almost pointless, and the end is VERY unsatisfying.
Unfortunately, though I have great admiration for the artist, I wouldn't recommend this book to anyone else.
Spoiler warning...
So the summary on the back of the book had something to do with Melanie getting out of her "rut." For one thing, it's not very well established that she's even in a rut. Her impulsive, irresponsible friend tells her she is in a rut, but there is not evidence given that Melanie HERSELF believes she's in a rut. Okay. And then, at the end, the "kick in the pants" that Melanie supposedly needed was done on the VERY LAST PAGE. There's no character development, the story is vague and almost pointless, and the end is VERY unsatisfying.
Unfortunately, though I have great admiration for the artist, I wouldn't recommend this book to anyone else.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
I love the artist on this graphic novel, Danielle Corsetto, and when I saw that she had done this project I jumped at it. And while the art is pretty phenomenal, the story itself was pretty lacking and a little boring.
The story is about Melanie and two of her friends who meet and mysterious and eccentric stranger. The set-up is interesting, but the final conclusion was a bit of a let down.
If you're a fan of the artist or the author, this is a fun thing to have in your collection. If your looking for a nice looking, short read this would be a good book. But if you are looking for a complex story long and an epic build up, I would look else where.
The story is about Melanie and two of her friends who meet and mysterious and eccentric stranger. The set-up is interesting, but the final conclusion was a bit of a let down.
If you're a fan of the artist or the author, this is a fun thing to have in your collection. If your looking for a nice looking, short read this would be a good book. But if you are looking for a complex story long and an epic build up, I would look else where.
By Maddy
Amazon Verified Purchase
The illustrations were totally Danielle Corsetto, but the plot was nowhere near as stellar as her well known web comic "Girls with Slingshots". Of course, she didn't write it. I felt this was a waste of money and a huge disappointment. If you're a fan of Danielle Corsetto, don't buy this - the story is simply boring. It felt like a cheap knock off of Sex in the City that did not translate well to comic form.
Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store
If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store.
Learn more
