Genre: Comics, Humour
Type: e-book
Series: #3 in the Sarah Scribbles comic series
Source: NetGalley
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
First Published: March 27, 2018
Book Description from GoodReads: Sarah valiantly struggles with waking up in the morning, being productive, and dealing with social situations. Sarah's Scribbles is the comic strip that follows her life, finding humor in living as an adulting introvert that is at times weird, awkward, and embarrassing.
My Rating: 3 stars
My Review: Sarah Andersen is known for her short, witty comics that are love notes to her fellow awkward introverts. I have read and enjoyed the previous two books in the series (Adulthood is a Myth and Big Mushy Happy Lump) but this book fell short for me.
Besides including a few feminist-leaning comics (which I enjoyed), this book didn't offer anything new. The focus remains on introverted pet lovers who don't believe in themselves which would be fine if the comics were giggle-out-loud funny as in the first two installments. Unfortunately, I only had mild guffahs and possibly a snicker or two over a few of the strips (men doing housework = award winning work, the ongoing struggle to keep house clean).
Overall, this book was underwhelming for me. It has its funny bits but they are scarce. And, with a large part of the book dedicated to advising and encouraging young artists (of which I am neither) I had a hard time relating.
I think for now I'm Sarah Scribbled out.
Disclaimer: This ARC was generously provided by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.
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