Snake Pit Gets Old Daily Diary by Ben Snakepit is one of the most entertaining books I’ve read in a long time. The creator, Ben Snakepit, draws three panels every day about the day. I like how not every day is exciting. In the whole book, there are probably 300 panels that show Ben at work, first at a video store, then at a printing shop.
One thing I like about Snake Pit is that Ben doesn’t make it seem like his life is super perfect.
There are plenty of times when he makes it seem like the opposite. There are six Snake Pit books and Ben matures a lot in each one. At the beginning of this book, he buys this old, fashioned arcade cabinet for $50. He works day and night to get it working. He installs his playstation into it and rewires everything, then, to my surprise, he sells it because he needs money. These real life experiences make it a lot more interesting. I would also like to mention that Ben draws himself as a big pile of poo whenever he plays video games
The artwork in Snake Pit is very
cartoony. It’s not the super best, but I really like it. In my opinion the
thing he draws the best is his dog, Peeber.
I think Ben should give himself more credit. He always writes about how he thinks he sucks at drawing. Another thing I like is how he puts a theme on a lot of his drawings. Like if he eats tacos, he’ll draw himself with a sombrero. If he reads X-Men, he’ll draw himself with Wolverine claws. If he watches Zombieland, he’ll draw himself as a zombie.
I think Ben should give himself more credit. He always writes about how he thinks he sucks at drawing. Another thing I like is how he puts a theme on a lot of his drawings. Like if he eats tacos, he’ll draw himself with a sombrero. If he reads X-Men, he’ll draw himself with Wolverine claws. If he watches Zombieland, he’ll draw himself as a zombie.
Snake Pit Gets Old is really
simple, but I love it. I don’t think that Snake Pit Gets Old is appropriate for
the younger audience. There is some swearing & alcohol in it. I also think that some may find it boring. Ben
draws every day of the year, even if they’re boring. I would Snake Pit Gets Old 4¾ graphic autobiographies
out of 5.