--- product_id: 63568303 title: "Building Stories: Chris Ware Paperback – 4 Oct. 2012" brand: "chris ware" price: "S/.1187" currency: PEN in_stock: true reviews_count: 6 url: https://www.desertcart.pe/products/63568303-building-stories-chris-ware-paperback-4-oct-2012 store_origin: PE region: Peru --- # Building Stories: Chris Ware Paperback – 4 Oct. 2012 **Brand:** chris ware **Price:** S/.1187 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Building Stories: Chris Ware Paperback – 4 Oct. 2012 by chris ware - **How much does it cost?** S/.1187 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.pe](https://www.desertcart.pe/products/63568303-building-stories-chris-ware-paperback-4-oct-2012) ## Best For - chris ware enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted chris ware brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Full description not available ## Images ![Building Stories: Chris Ware Paperback – 4 Oct. 2012 - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81lWhysJwrL.jpg) ![Building Stories: Chris Ware Paperback – 4 Oct. 2012 - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81lWhysJwrL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐ high quality repetition! *by J***K on Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 19 December 2017* I bought this on the basis of having read and loved Jimmy Corrigan, which is an utterly wonderful five star work. Now, this is a fantastic artifact. A box full of books and boards, papers and pamphlets. The story you assemble yourself in whatever order you like, each one packed with Ware's beautiful modernist art and cartoons. Not an original idea, but one very hard to get right - and make no mistake, Ware really gets the format right. But, and this is a big but, what it says isn't really very interesting. It has some good moments, some fantastic frames, some lovely tones. But we've been over this ground before, loneliness and ennui and the failure of human connections. On those subjects, this work is just a footnate to Jimmy Corrigan, variations on a theme. The format makes it, without the wonderful structure this would just be another Jimmy Corrigan. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Another brilliant piece of work by Chris Ware, the man behind one of the handful of greatest graphic novels, Jimmy Corrigan *by S***R on Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 8 November 2016* A thing of beauty - the conception is wonderful, its large box allowing the adult to be a child again on receiving the amazing gift that completely surpasses expectations. Contemplating the all sorts of different types of publications in store is the treat that takes over next.Chris Ware writes stories current filmmakers like Thomas McCarthy, Isabel Coixet and Ritesh Batra have managed to pull off when they were at their best (hopefully Batra still is) - stories that convey in the moments and have a subtlety that make the stories seem unwritten while never documentary-like. But this writer doesnt need comparisons with creators in a different medium, being the writer of the brilliant Jimmy Corrigan.It is very difficult to find graphic novels in recent years of the quality of the likes of Jimmy Corigan, Maus, The Bone series, Fun Home, The Dolls House from the Sandman series, The Watchmen, the Dark Night Returns, but here with Building Stories you have it. The different sections in different publications of his characters lives need not be read in any particular order as the quality of the writing means it is all about the moments rather than the empty impulse to find out what happens next which ultimately only reveals when the book ends that nothing happens next. One thing that is startling to me even after already appreciating the ability of this graphic novelist via Jimmy Corrigan is that he writes as brilliantly about women as he does about men.I hope that "The Last Saturday" strips will be collected together on hard copy for me to read and treasure. I am waiting until I can get to do both things. In the meantime, does anyone know of anything else of the Building Stories kind of quality (or those from years back that I mention above) in graphic novels from the last 5,6 years, say? I have looked at a few things like Saga, Scott Pilgrim, Unterzakhn, Shortcomings and American Widow, but they dont even come close. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Melancholy and curious... *by B***T on Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 9 July 2015* I thought this would be a single-book anthology. But no, it's a big collection... It's a graphic novel in two senses of the word 'novel':Firstly, the format is novel -- it comes in a curious shape, boxed up like a large board-game, containing strips, a fine book with a delicate gold-coloured spine, bande-dessinee style hardbacks, broadsheet foldouts, and more: 14 items in all! It will not fit in a shelf, unless you split it up.It's also a novel, in the sense it tells a longer story, in pieces. In fact, you can read it with your friends / significant other at the same time, like the sections of a Sunday newspaper, and compare notes. It won't make sense till you've gone through the whole thing.So, I guess I'm saying it's not really linear. It's not a book, but a collection of items. The story is dour. If you like Chris Ware, and want something melancholy and difficult, that's fun as well -- if that's possible! -- then this could be what you are after.Personally, I like it very much, but you need to be in the mood to for this kind of thing.If right now you want a good read, straightforwardly done -- then maybe not. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.pe/products/63568303-building-stories-chris-ware-paperback-4-oct-2012](https://www.desertcart.pe/products/63568303-building-stories-chris-ware-paperback-4-oct-2012) --- *Product available on Desertcart Peru* *Store origin: PE* *Last updated: 2026-04-24*