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Picked up a lovely looking used copy today for under $13 with a dealer discount from a local store, and must say that after thumbing through it, I'm more excited about the book. I'll try to read it tonight or tomorrow and post a few thoughts, but I'm more optimistic now that it's on my nightstand and I've read Crumb's intro about his aims re: this tome. Forget my previous post's....must've been some bad fuggum or such....
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Well, I spent a few hours last night and this morning reading The Book Of Genesis, and while there were a few things I really liked about the book; Crumb's art in general, his interpretation of the serpent in the Garden Of Eden pre-snake, The story of Noah before the flood, and The story of Lot, and some other things, I found for the most part I was bored reading the text. It really is the whole book of Genesis, with all the begats and begots and names and all I could think of was that this book will do well with the folks I see on the bus all the time with their little bibles, reading with their lips a-movin' and when they get to the end they'll start all over again. Crumb, in his introduction, states that he saw the project as pretty much a straight illustration job, and that comes across pretty plainly. He also states that he didn't really set out to offend anyone even though he's a firm believer of the bible being a book written by men and not by god, and that's probably the thing that will get him into the hottest water with the true believing crowd, which I'm not one of. The book will probably do well with people that aren't his rabid fans because there's enough Crumb-looking females and nudity and weirdness to just pique the average reader, but for those of us long time Crumb enthusiasts it just seems like sanitized Crumb. It may be, aside from the Kafka book, the first tome of his to not say Adults Only, but rather "Adult Supervision Recommended For Minors." With that warning you know this ain't your Dad's Crumb. I don't expect Crumb to be doing stuff as he did in the 60's and 70's like Joe Blow and that ilk, but this book is a little too mainstream for my tastes. I guess that since Crumb sees Genesis and the bible akin to fairy tales and myths, I would have preferred his adaptation of Grimms Fairy Tales or Hans Christian Andersen. Of course, I'm not going to get rid of my copy, I just don't think I'll be taking it down from the shelf and thumbing through it very often. Not like say, Carload Of Comics, The Bible Of Filth, most of the volumes of Complete Crumb, or the sketchbooks. The art IS quite excellent and some of the best he's rendered, I just wish it was for something else.
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| just received my copy of this in my package from DCBS, looking forward to checking it out.
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Saw it in the window of the local independant book store on the way to work this morning... It does look nice...
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| I picked it up as well. I have not yet read it, but I really haven't looked at much UG material. While I have never been a big bible fan, I guess this may be the only way I'll read through it. Crumb Cliff Notes? 
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| Kim Deitch posted this yesterday "The thing I am discovering as I read on in Crumb's Genesis is that as good as it is, it grows in power and quality as it goes along. Tonight I picked it up at chapter 28. It was so good I stopped because I want to read those chapters over when... I get up in the morning. I have reached the point in this book where I am finding it so good that I am loath to finish it too soon." Seems that the Wolverton bible is recommended too.
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Artwise, I'm very much in agreement with KD, but I think the real reason he stopped reading is that his eyes were glazing over.....Reading Genesis is a great antidote for insomnia...that may be what he's really trying to say to avoid offending Mr. C. or The Almighty...and yes, 50, I highly recommend the Wolverton Bible, especially in it's current form as published by Fantagraphics. Personally, since I think they are the same price, if someone held a gun to my head and said you have to choose Crumb or Wolverton's book, I'd have to say the latter, in all honesty.....of course that may also point to the reason my interest in Crumb's Genesis is on the low side....I read the Wolverton version within the last year and it's perhaps too soon to really be objective.
Argus, if you think Crumb's Genesis is a Cliffs Notes version, be advised that it is the COMPLETE Book Of Genesis and not some sort of abridgement. If you read Crumb's book, you will have read The Book Of Genesis and can move on to Exodus and the rest.....
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Saw this page on Democratic Underground about Crumbs "Book of Genesis" upsets Christians. It has over 100 comments posted from readers there. check it out Enjoy!
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x4108643
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Kinda makes it all worthwhile, then....don't it???
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