{"id":3956,"date":"2019-02-10T18:10:50","date_gmt":"2019-02-11T02:10:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/?p=3956"},"modified":"2019-02-10T18:06:47","modified_gmt":"2019-02-11T02:06:47","slug":"review-book-learnin-john-mcnamee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/2019\/02\/10\/review-book-learnin-john-mcnamee\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Book Learnin&#8217; &#8211; John McNamee"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"bookreview\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/41805097.jpg?w=1280\" alt=\"Review: Book Learnin&#8217; &#8211; John McNamee\" title=\"Review: Book Learnin&#8217; &#8211; John McNamee\" class=\"ubb-cover-image alignright\"><strong>Book Learnin'<\/strong><br>by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reviews\/authors\/john-mcnamee\/\">John McNamee<\/a> <br><strong>Publisher:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reviews\/publishers\/lion-forge\/\">Lion Forge<\/a> <br><strong>Publication Date:<\/strong> March 19, 2019 <br><strong>Genres:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reviews\/genres\/graphic-novel\/\">Graphic Novel<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reviews\/genres\/humor\/\">Humor<\/a> <br><strong>Pages:<\/strong> 128 <br><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reviews\/sources\/netgalley\/\">NetGalley<\/a> <br><br><p>I received this book for free from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.<\/p>My rating: <span class=\"ubb-buy\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/llama-40.png?fit=31%2C40&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"One Star\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/llama-40.png?fit=31%2C40&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"One Star\"><\/span><br><br><br><blockquote class=\"ubb-synopsis\"><p>Pie Comics began as a college comic strip way back in the mid '00s, when flip phones roamed the earth. But after a shoulder injury forced cartoonist John McNamee to simplify his drawing style and improvise comics, Pie Comics evolved into the beloved strip it is today! This new collection from The Onion and the New Yorker contributor features his most incisive and hilarious comics on knowledge, how we obtain it, and how we distort it.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote><center><span class=\"ubb-buy\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1549303066\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/amazon.png?w=1280\" alt=\"Amazon\"><\/a> \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/book-learnin-john-mcnamee\/1129349381?ean=9781549303067&st=AFF&2sid=Goodreads,%20Inc_2227948_NA&sourceId=AFFGoodreads,%20Inc\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/bn.png?w=1280\" alt=\"Barnes & Noble\"><\/a> \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiebound.org\/book\/9781549303067\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/indiebound.png?w=1280\" alt=\"Indiebound\"><\/a><\/span><\/center><center><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/41805097-book-learnin\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/widget_logo.gif?w=1280\" alt=\"Goodreads\"><\/a><br><\/center><center><p class=\"ubb-buy\"><div class=\"ubb-icon-tags\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reviews\/book-tags\/2stars\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"80\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/categories_0000s_0001_2-stars.png?fit=80%2C100&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"2 stars icon\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reviews\/book-tags\/graphic-novel\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"137\" height=\"101\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/categories_0000_graphic-novel-copy.png?fit=137%2C101&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"graphic-novel\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/p><\/div><\/center><br>\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n{\n\t\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n\t\"@type\":\"Review\",\n\t\"datePublished\": \"2019-02-11T02:10:50+00:00\",\n\t\"description\": \"\\r\\n\\r\\nI read and enjoyed the author's previous collection,\\u00a0Goldilocks and the Infinite Bears, so I was excited to see that a new collection was coming soon. \\u00a0Unfortunately, this one was a lot les\",\n\t\"publisher\": {\n\t\t\"@type\": \"Organization\",\n\t\t\"name\": \"Llama Reads Books\"\t},\n\t\"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\\\/blog\\\/index.php\\\/2019\\\/02\\\/10\\\/review-book-learnin-john-mcnamee\\\/\",\n\t\"itemReviewed\": {\n\t\t\"@type\": \"Book\",\n\t\t\"name\": \"Book Learnin'\",\n\t\t\"author\": {\n\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Person\",\n\t\t\t\"name\": \"John McNamee\",\n\t\t\t\"sameAs\": \"\"\t\t},\n\t\t\"isbn\": \"1549303066\"\t},\n\t\"author\": {\n\t\t\"@type\": \"Person\",\n\t\t\"name\": \"ReadingLlama\",\n\t\t\"sameAs\": \"https:\\\/\\\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\\\/blog\\\/\"\t},\n\t\"reviewRating\": {\n\t\t\"@type\": \"Rating\",\n\t\t\"ratingValue\": 2,\n\t\t\"bestRating\": \"5\"\n\t}\n}\n\n\n\n\t\t<\/script>\n\t\t<hr \/>\n<p>I read and enjoyed the author&#8217;s previous collection,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/2018\/08\/08\/review-goldilocks-and-the-infinite-bears-a-pie-comics-collection-john-mcnamee\/\">Goldilocks and the Infinite Bears<\/a>, so I was excited to see that a new collection was coming soon. \u00a0Unfortunately, this one was a lot less successful for me.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3964\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Screen-Shot-2019-02-10-at-1.26.51-PM.png?resize=500%2C647\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"647\" \/><\/p>\n<p>While the previous collection dealt with fairy tellings, fables, and other books, this one has the comics arranged as a sort of school with five subjects:\u00a0The Arts,\u00a0Social Sciences,\u00a0Zoology, Science &amp; Technology, and Business. \u00a0At the end, there&#8217;s a &#8220;brief summary&#8221; of the history of the universe (my favorite comic, actually) and a &#8220;certificate&#8221; for successfully reading one book. \u00a0While the format is amusing, it didn&#8217;t really work for me. \u00a0Arranging them like this meant that similar comics were often arranged back-to-back, and honestly, when there&#8217;s three cops-and-robbers comics in a row, all with basically the same punchline, it&#8217;s hard to find any of them funny.<\/p>\n<div><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3961 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Screen-Shot-2019-02-10-at-1.11.52-PM.png?resize=600%2C779\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"779\" \/><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The art style still works well for me &#8211; very minimalistic with simplistic, slightly more sketched in stick figures &#8211; and for the content. \u00a0I thought the colors were particularly well done, drawing your attention to the key part of each panel with little fanfare. \u00a0Most of the comics are 4-6 panels on a single page, though a few span multiple pages. \u00a0For the most part (excepting the last one) the longer comics didn&#8217;t work for me, as I think the snarky, sarcastic humor works best short and punchy.<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3963 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Screen-Shot-2019-02-10-at-1.21.58-PM.png?resize=600%2C777\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"777\" \/><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Zoology had the largest selection of funny comics for me &#8211; 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