Eye of the Beholder

Rating:
Summary: Clever social commentaries, but an unsatisfyingly short read
Review: Kuper cleverly presents the set-up in four comic strip panels, then "solves the riddle" of the cartoon in the fifth panel, which is "hidden" on the next page.Most of the cartoons contain some form of social commentary; unfortunately these are the weakest of the lot. The other cartoons show more ingenuity.The entire book will occupy about 20 minutes of your time, even if you ponder the solution.

Rating:
Summary: Great Coffee Table Book
Review: The formula works like this--there are four panels on the front of the page which give you a visual clue.

Turn the page and on the back is the fifth panel, which "concludes" or solves the puzzle of the first four.

Extremely simple, but extremely entertaining. The fifth panel usually takes a left turn to some quirky conclusion (which makes it that much more fun to figure out).

I leave this out on my coffee table, and people are constantly hooked after just one or two "puzzles."

It's important to get the hardcover edition, as it gets thumbed through by so many people that the paperbacks quickly fall apart.

Great for your guests or a couple of hours of fun.

There is a second book of these cartoons as well, called "The Mind's Eye."

Rating:
Summary: Great Coffee Table Book
Review: The formula works like this--there are four panels on the front of the page which give you a visual clue.

Turn the page and on the back is the fifth panel, which "concludes" or solves the puzzle of the first four.

Extremely simple, but extremely entertaining. The fifth panel usually takes a left turn to some quirky conclusion (which makes it that much more fun to figure out).

I leave this out on my coffee table, and people are constantly hooked after just one or two "puzzles."

It's important to get the hardcover edition, as it gets thumbed through by so many people that the paperbacks quickly fall apart.

Great for your guests or a couple of hours of fun.

There is a second book of these cartoons as well, called "The Mind's Eye."