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A compilation of compilations... didn't do much for me...

  • Aug 22, 2010
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So, the library gets a relatively new Scott Adams Dilbert compilation, and I put myself on the hold list.  Finally, Problem Identified: And You're Probably Not Part of the Solution comes in, and I pick it up.  Instead of the most recent year or two of strips I expected, it's a compilation of strips over the last 15 years that seem to be related to Dilbert and the Point Haired Boss.  Overall reaction? Meh...

Granted, when you get a compilation book like this, you expect to see stuff you've already seen (provided you're a follower of the strip).  But the cynical side of me keeps thinking we got a compilation of the compilations, and why would I want to get another book that rehashes the rehash?  Part of the fun of Dilbert strips is watching the short stories or themes play out over a two day to two week period.  With Problem Identified, you lose much of that, as the space is limited and the time frame is pretty long in terms of material to pull.  

I guess the best that could be said from my perspective is you do get to see the characters' images evolve over time.  The original Pointy Haired Boss didn't have pointy hair, and Wally was almost unrecognizable.  But other than that, Problem Identified was an hour or so of page turning with a few chuckles, but nothing that I'd tell friends to run right out and buy.  If you can get it in a library, go for it.  Otherwise, see if you can just find a nice couch in a Barnes and Noble and read it there.  


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"Admit it. Everyone loves to hate their boss, and who is more deserving of loathing than Dilbert's Pointy-Haired Boss? In this volume, the PHB's misdeeds, missteps, mismanagement, and utter incompetence are chronicled..."--P. [4] of cover.
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ISBN-10: 0740785346
ISBN-13: 978-0740785344
Author: Scott Adams
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
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