"Good Grief: The Story of Charles M. Schulz" by Rheta Grimsley Johnson was written when Charles Schulz was alive and he had some input in his life story. I thought she captured his life in a true and accurate light. I am a fan of the Peanuts characters (having played Linus in the seventh grade) and learned much about Mr. Schulz after reading this biography. I learned about his depression, his fear of traveling, his strong work ethic and his incomprehension of his own wealth. This book is a good representation of the life on of one of our greatest cartoonists.
I was somewhat apprehensive about reading this biography after reading some of the bad reviews and found out that the Schulz family hated it. But it is a book, and I love to read, and I take it all with a grain of salt. I actually enjoyed “Schulz and Peanuts” and it didn’t change my opinion of Charles Schulz. I feel that Mr. Michaelis did a fine job in researching Mr. Schulz’s life. I enjoyed the insertion of the comic in relation to what was being written. What I didn’t understand is why the biography stopped in the 70s and then picked up near the death of the artist. What happened in those few decades? I guess nothing important, according to Mr. Michaelis. I did learn much about Mr. Schulz’s early years and his career that I had not know before and that made the book worth reading.
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