SCORE: 5/5
Author: Larry Gonick
Dates read: July 24 – August 9, 2018
Version: Paperback published by Three River Press (originally published 1994)
Categories: history, comics, nonfiction, humor
The second installment of Larry Gonick’s Cartoon History captures much of the same successes as the first collection (see my review here). These volumes once again cover a large amount of material (China, India, and European human history) in a short and digestible format. It should act as an entertaining primer for the casual reader who has minimal historical knowledge – even those more familiar should still find the summaries to be both comical and informative.
The Casual Amateur 