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I Never Liked You Kindle & comiXology

by Chester Brown (Author, Artist) Format: Kindle Edition
4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 53 ratings
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A harrowing memoir of loss and the struggle to connect, Brown's story is told with a spare poetic elegance. A self-absorbed teenager, Chester Brown strays into the difficult territory of friendship and early love while at home there is a slowly building crisis over his mother's mental health. Emotionally intense, the story veers unsteadily between the extremes of eerie detachment and sudden desperate outbursts of need. A complex and disturbing true story told with a nuanced, queasy visual style that lingers in the mind long after the book has been put away.
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    I Never Liked You
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    194 pages
  3. Language
    English
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    Drawn and Quarterly
  6. Publication date
    January 11, 1994
  7. File size
    174290 KB
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"a minimalist, but haunting, memoir of the artist s troubled adolescence". -- The New York Times Book Review

"an engrossing memoir by one of the most talented artists working in alternative comics today". -- Publishers Weekly

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Chester Brown is commonly regarded as one of the leading figures of the alternative comics "renaissance" that began in the 1980's.  As a cartoonist, he has produced three regular comic book series, Yummy Fur, Underwater, and Louis Riel, and his work has been collected in four books: Ed The Happy Clown, The Playboy, I Never Liked You, and The Little Man. Throughout his career, Brown's work has been known for its diverse and unpredictable nature. His stories have ranged from the absurd surrealism of Ed the Happy Clown, to the deeply personal, understated autobiographical accounts of his youth, to, more recently, the dada-esque, linguistically-challenged oddness of Underwater. Brown has won two Harvey Awards, for Best Cartoonist and Best Graphic Album

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0153PLCTY
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Drawn and Quarterly (January 11, 1994)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 11, 1994
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 174290 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Not enabled
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 194 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 53 ratings

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4.4 out of 5 stars
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Runar
5.0 out of 5 stars Great read
Reviewed in the United States on May 19, 2013
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Brown writes and draws excellently; a book I didn't put down. And my 14 year old liked it too. Only negative: too short!
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Cstar
4.0 out of 5 stars Awkward and devastating. I loved this graphic novel.
Reviewed in the United States on November 23, 2019
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Awkward in the best way. I loved it.
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Chris Francz
5.0 out of 5 stars So worth the purchase!
Reviewed in the United States on September 8, 2014
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Great stuff and this made me a fan! Very poignant, honest, and sometimes heart-breaking.
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G. Klingman
3.0 out of 5 stars Slightly Original, yet completely BLAND - It's not bad, but it's not good either.
Reviewed in the United States on June 12, 2010
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It's always nice when a writer can depict an unflinching look at all of the most profound moments of their lives, or at least the ones that are good examples of what shapes us. I love stories about awkward moments that end up showing us more about ourselves, but this book offers nothing more than that. The art leaves a lot to be desired, and there is absolutely no story nor much of a moral here. In fact, the main character is so positively stupid that it is near impossible to relate to his irrational stumblings through life.

DON'T BUY THIS BECAUSE SOME INDIE-LOVING BOOKWORM TOLD YOU THAT IT'S GREAT. It's not. Much like many other indie comic books, it's just celebrated because it's different, and not because it's of much quality at all.
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Samantha Jean Disinger
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on December 15, 2016
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GREAT BOOK!
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Hwy61Joe
4.0 out of 5 stars A cartoon journal of real life.
Reviewed in the United States on September 27, 2010
I Never Liked You is simply a recounting of various poignant moments in author Chester Brown's adolescence. I really enjoy this sort of visual narrative and found the book to be quite well done. I sat down and read the whole thing in about an hour.
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Z. Hollowell
5.0 out of 5 stars Required Reading!
Reviewed in the United States on November 8, 2017
Probably the best telling of what its like to be an awkward kid. I go back to it all the time and it's honesty absolutely slays me. As funny as it is poignant and heartbreaking.
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Diamonddulius
5.0 out of 5 stars Subtle, beautiful...
Reviewed in the United States on April 24, 2011
As stated by several previous reviewers, there are many graphic novels about teenagers coming of age, but none do it as well as Brown in this book and it's companion  The Playboy  . Coming off the insanity of "Ed the Happy Clown", Brown shows how subtle a cartoonist can be in his auto-bio work. The sparse drawing and dialogue give the reader just enough without hitting you over the head. The understated beauty of the drawings work perfectly with the story told... cartooning at it's finest. And, as with most of Brown's works, repeated reading brings out understated story points that might be skimmed over upon first reading.

When dealing with a medium such as comics, you are often confronted with loud, screaming, obnoxious drawing and storytelling. With this book, Brown successfully avoids all that and shows comics can be an artform. Several of the previous reviewers (who mistakenly call this work "overrated" or "bland") should take this to heart. Or, if not perceptive enough to pick up on the nuances of Brown's work, perhaps should just stick to "Batman"...
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graadthekeeper
5.0 out of 5 stars Touchant, sensible sans être mièvre.
Reviewed in France on February 6, 2020
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Avec cet ouvrage Chester Brown nous touche directement au cœur et cela fait mal. La bande dessinée peut vraiment procurer des sensations incroyables. Le trait sensible et délicat de l'auteur nous rend sa fragilité palpable. Un très grand livre.
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Pocket Satire
5.0 out of 5 stars Really Charming
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 11, 2019
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This is really charming. The tone and balance of words and images is exquisitely done.
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RAUL Gallardo Flore
3.0 out of 5 stars Una novela gráfica minimalista
Reviewed in Mexico on January 26, 2017
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Me pareció una buena novela gráfica, pero el estilo minimalista, me parece se podía beneficiar con otros complementos. Como historia de la adolescencia me parece interesante.
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shilpi
2.0 out of 5 stars Two Stars
Reviewed in India on June 26, 2015
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After a waiting of 20 days, the book delivered was damaged.
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Gizmo
4.0 out of 5 stars But you will like the book
Reviewed in Canada on July 25, 2014
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Chester's earlier work is very good
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