andymoon's review
5.0
Love this collection of issues from Hooyman. Very mythical, trippy and fantastical. A series of illustrations in which man questions himself and the idea of being alive.
laurenbg's review
5.0
I was starting to think I had developed a supernatural skill of finding books that help me feel a little less lost (first Naive? Super and then this book). But then I figured I might be so lost that any book that offers any suggestion of anything might steer me in a different direction. And to be facing a different direction is alright with me. Better than staying still.
This book might be for you if you like the Midnight Gospel or if you tried to and really wanted to like the Midnight Gospel, but just couldn't because if you stop listening for one second, you'll be really lost. And you only started watching Midnight Gospel because you wanted help NOT feeling lost. But here you are, presumably even more lost than when you started.
The book is very existential.
Page 207 - The Conscious Observer
"Hey man let me ask you something.
Do you sort of feel like you are carrying a low level anxiety about the existence of shark attacks?
I mean, just the fact that it really happens. It's horrible.
It's horrible enough that you kind of have to worry about it.
At least a little bit.
Almost all the time."
I mean really, how relatable. Maybe not with shark attacks but maybe some other fear that is statistically unlikely to happen to you.
This book might be for you if you like the Midnight Gospel or if you tried to and really wanted to like the Midnight Gospel, but just couldn't because if you stop listening for one second, you'll be really lost. And you only started watching Midnight Gospel because you wanted help NOT feeling lost. But here you are, presumably even more lost than when you started.
The book is very existential.
Page 207 - The Conscious Observer
"Hey man let me ask you something.
Do you sort of feel like you are carrying a low level anxiety about the existence of shark attacks?
I mean, just the fact that it really happens. It's horrible.
It's horrible enough that you kind of have to worry about it.
At least a little bit.
Almost all the time."
I mean really, how relatable. Maybe not with shark attacks but maybe some other fear that is statistically unlikely to happen to you.
lkoehler46's review
5.0
I LOVE this book. The illustrations are so beautiful and wonderful and the comics are so philosophical and scary relatable. I loved the pages where he’s cataloguing items, like different cat breeds and different floral arrangements. Also some of these comics, especially “bag man” made me actually laugh out loud oh my GOD.
More...