Adulthood is a Myth: A Sarah’s Scribbles Collection (Volume 1)

Adulting is overrated—and Adulthood is a Myth is the proof., The category Contemporary Women Graphic Novels is already one of my preferred genres to peruse for new reads, but I had no idea this book existed two days ago. Finding out about Sarah Andersen and her drawings was totally a fluke. I saw someone shared one of her drawings on Facebook. It was about books, so naturally the first thing I did was share it to my own author page. After that, I had to find out more about the artist, so a few clicks later I was getting my own copy of the book. And like many of the other reviewers of this book, once I started reading it, I stared wide-eyed at my computer screen, screamed “OH MY GOD SOMEONE GETS ME!!”, Andersen’s drawings are cute and quirky, but they do get the humor and the occasional complete nonsense that is a socially anxious bookworm with a heart of gold. Had I not needed to walk away from my computer to do the adult thing for awhile, I would have devoured this book in no time. In fact, I almost wish I could have not discovered this artist until she had published four or five books so that I could have had a delightful weekend binge. Anyway… it’s an awesome series of comics that sort of just gets life.

Adulting is overrated—and Adulthood is a Myth is the proof., The category Contemporary Women Graphic Novels is already one of my preferred genres to peruse for new reads, but I had no idea this book existed two days ago. Finding out about Sarah Andersen and her drawings was totally a fluke. I saw someone shared one of her drawings on Facebook. It was about books, so naturally the first thing I did was share it to my own author page. After that, I had to find out more about the artist, so a few clicks later I was getting my own copy of the book. And like many of the other reviewers of this book, once I started reading it, I stared wide-eyed at my computer screen, screamed “OH MY GOD SOMEONE GETS ME!!”, Andersen’s drawings are cute and quirky, but they do get the humor and the occasional complete nonsense that is a socially anxious bookworm with a heart of gold. Had I not needed to walk away from my computer to do the adult thing for awhile, I would have devoured this book in no time. In fact, I almost wish I could have not discovered this artist until she had published four or five books so that I could have had a delightful weekend binge. Anyway… it’s an awesome series of comics that sort of just gets life.

I’ve been a fan of Sarah’s work ever since I caught her comics randomly browsing the web. I purchased the book as soon as I knew about its existence. There really isn’t much to say except that it’s really, really fun. Being a compilation of mostly unrelated comic strips, giving a better, comprehensive description is a bit hard. All I can say is that they all do an excellent job of describing the life of awkward people. Just like the blurb at the back cover says, this is a book for those people who are still confused at the prospect of adulthood., I really can’t say much else without giving away the content of some comics as example, and I refuse to ruin even one of them. It’s better to just get the book and read them all on your own. The only bad thing I can say for the book is that it has an end. That, unfortunately, is unavoidable. The good news is that there’s a new book by Sarah coming in 2017, which I already have on preorder. Hopefully that one doesn’t end.

Once again, Sarah Andersen proves what’s it likes to be the defacto web comic for representing the introvert experience. You’d be hard pressed to find a better series of comics that reflect on the irony and comedic experience of an introvert.

Once again, Sarah Andersen proves what’s it likes to be the defacto web comic for representing the introvert experience. You’d be hard pressed to find a better series of comics that reflect on the irony and comedic experience of an introvert.

It was refreshing to read life’s realities that I can identify with in a cartoon format that was quick and easy to read. The subtle humor was great. I did find the characters got creepy looking at times but maybe some people like that style.

Have bought at least 5 books that she has written or co authored.

Have bought at least 5 books that she has written or co authored.