Status Updates From R. Crumb's Dream Diary

some gross revelations coming out of R Crumbs personality - guess it proves the authenticity of it as a dream diary. kind of made me want to stop reading but then I figured it’s a library book so I’m not supporting anything… plus maybe it’s not fair to judge someone over dreams they can’t control; some really beautiful things about Crumb reveal themselves in the dreams as well… interesting…

really enjoyable absurdism that accidentally has the perfect blend of believability due to it being a literal dream diary. the realness - and obvious lack of intention to ever publish this book - does have some draw backs. Particularly that the “chapters” are too short to be absolutely immersive. it’s hard to criticise a book never made for publish though

very strange but enjoyable

I have a feeling this this book is either for hardcore Crumb fans, or readers actually interested in dreams. These stories have some narrative value as Crumb injects his own analysis into his nightly wandering. But I can’t see this being interesting for casual readers.

Was also expecting more comics because it is, you know, the man himself. But this book is mostly text with a handful of illustrations.