The design and UX isn't done, Rob and Abbie, okkurrrr! 😌
vanessa_issa's review against another edition
3.0
Apesar de abordar os temas com bom-humor, a autora retrata situações muito complicadas, com as quais muitas pessoas podem se relacionar. Achei interessante.
Thanks to Andrews McMeel Publishing for the ARC via NetGalley!
Thanks to Andrews McMeel Publishing for the ARC via NetGalley!
karimorton33's review against another edition
5.0
A super relatable collection, I loved it! Humorous and introspective.
wanderaven's review against another edition
4.0
Comparisons to both The Bloggess and [author:Allie Brosh|6984726] caused me to pick up this book SO FAST and, for once, the comparisons are quite apt.
I just love the illustrations and the incredibly relatable observations, thoughts, stories. Like Brosh and Lawson, Elliott writes (illustrates) about social awkwardness, depression, and other personal mental health issues. She does so with rich humor, insight, and tenderness.
If you already love Brosh and Lawson, you'll adore Elliott as well!
I just love the illustrations and the incredibly relatable observations, thoughts, stories. Like Brosh and Lawson, Elliott writes (illustrates) about social awkwardness, depression, and other personal mental health issues. She does so with rich humor, insight, and tenderness.
If you already love Brosh and Lawson, you'll adore Elliott as well!
haylstormer's review against another edition
2.0
I appreciated the concepts and topical matter as I'm all for de-stigmatizing mental health, but I don’t think the comics always resonated or drove home any sort of meaningful impact. I wanted to like this more than I actually did.
annebennett1957's review against another edition
4.0
This book is funny (especially the illustrations) and sad (the subject matter of mental illness.) It made me feel so many things I am not even sure if I can describe all my feels. I need to talk to someone....
Why not a 5 star? This has nothing to do with the writing or the illustrations but the e-book publisher. Why did you insist that the book be delivered in landscape sizing? I couldn't read half the writing, everything was so small. Then when I would enlarge it I had to spend all my time moving the text around. Grr.
My review: https://headfullofbooks.blogspot.com/2023/07/review-its-all-absolutely-fine.html
Why not a 5 star? This has nothing to do with the writing or the illustrations but the e-book publisher. Why did you insist that the book be delivered in landscape sizing? I couldn't read half the writing, everything was so small. Then when I would enlarge it I had to spend all my time moving the text around. Grr.
My review: https://headfullofbooks.blogspot.com/2023/07/review-its-all-absolutely-fine.html
kricketa's review against another edition
4.0
Extremely delightful treatment of a tricky topic, and a good reminder that people can experience depression/anxiety/etc in lots of different ways.
foggy_rosamund's review against another edition
3.0
I like Rubyetc's Tumblr a lot, and I admire her comics and drawing style. I also admire her for writing so honestly and wittily about depression and other mental illness. That said, this book didn't completely work for me. I think her comics lose their impact when viewed one after another, and work much better seen occasionally on Tumblr or Twitter. As someone who has had significant mental health problems, I found some of her auto-biographical writing about dealing with therapists, living with eating disorders, etc, a bit basic, and I would have liked her to delve deeper. That said, she's good at getting the basics across and I think this is a book a lot of people will find funny and useful.
laurenash's review against another edition
4.0
This was a lot deeper than I was expecting, but that's a good thing! Ruby's artwork is pretty simple, but it still made me laugh or feel. It was a perfect read at the perfect time.