Customer Reviews

I Went to College, and It Was Okay

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Five sequels of Jim's journal are the best comic strips in the world. It is talking about the beauty, sorrow and fun of the moments we mostly just ignore. It was one of my best luck in my life that I ran across these great works. But I found that some people don't felt what I felt about them. Strangely it was almost impossible to let those people know what's good about Jim's Journal.

I have to disagree a little bit with the other reviewers. I love Jim's Journal, and I laugh and laugh when I read it--especially when I read it with my friend Carolyn. But it's not the kind of humor that everyone appreciates. In fact, some perfectly good people don't find it funny at all. Not much happens. You may or may not like that style of humor.

I picked this book up years ago and have bought every one since! This used to run in my college newspaper and I loved it immediately. This type of humor isn't for everyone: few people I meet can grasp it. My brothers and I have used this type of humor our whole lives when we make fun of stuff or act funny. You have to understand "anti-humor" to see why Jim's Journal is so good. Precisely because it is about nothing is why it is so funny. If you do something the opposite from what is expected, that is anti-humor. Such as a 4-panel comic strip with no punchlines or good drawings: Because it is unlike any strip before or since, it is funny. I love Jim's attitude, it is exactly like my own. I'd publish my stuff, but it is so much like his that now I can't!

I read this book and it was okay. Actually, it was amazing. No one has ever captured the general listlessness of the college experience nearly this well. An incredibly droll commentary on our very average lives...

The title alone pretty much speaks to people who are in college are were. It's quite funny, because you have either had those experiences or someone you know did. It is a type of comedy that takes a little getting used to such as Dilbert. But Overall I think is was a good comic strip. A definite look at least.

The on-line review does not do this book justice; this book is one that speaks right to the heart of life and the humor unique to college. I was lucky to have found this book...it is excellent. You will not be disappointed...in fact, you'll buy the whole series, I nearly guarantee.

This comic book, along with the three sequels, follows the life of Jim Dikkers as he enters college. The comics are compiled from the comic strip "Jim's Journal," which is mainly carried by small papers and college papers around the U.S.A. The following three books in the series follow Jim as he drops out of school, gets a job, and finally gets married. I strongly suggest this particular book to anyone who has attended college. Many times, you will find situations that you have faced in your own life reflected back in the simple drawings and experiences of Jim. One bit of fair warning...the "collegiate" mentality, or an understanding of that mentality, will be needed to truly enjoy the book.

This is one of the funniest books ever. A perfect going to college gif

I don't understand how anyone could give this book a good review. There is not one strip that is even remotely funny. If you buy this book, you are encouraging mediocrity in the comic arts. All of Will Eisner's craftmanship has been for naught for "Jim".