I enjoyed this short book of drawings & commentary by Sarah Andersen. I loved her 1st book in this series & thought it was 'laugh out loud' funny, but I feel in this 3rd book she sets a more serious tone. It's certainly not as funny as the 1st was. She does offer real & good advice to artists, & her readers, a very healthy lecture. All of us can take this lesson from her, it just isn't very funny.....which is what I was hooked on after reading her 1st of the 'Sarah's Scribbles' series! Her drawings are pretty easy to relate to. I'll continue to read Sarah Andersen.
I received this e-galley from NetGalley in return for my own fair/honest review. All opinions here are my own.

I would like to thank Netgalley for this copy of Herding Cats by Sarah Andersen which is her third collection of her popular comics.

I absolutely adore these comics. I have read her first collection and I loved this collection just as much. I just love what she contributes with all of us. It makes me happy to know that there are small commonalities in our personalities or in how we think, react, or think about ourselves that unite us all. Everyone can find something to relate to in this collection and they will laugh at least once if not more. I especially liked her thoughts on the internet and how it has changed as a place and platform. I found that incredibly insightful. I would highly recommend this collection! I found it has the same level of quality as her other comics! :)

Once again this author left me rolling on the floor laughing. I love all of her panels throughout this graphic novel and especially love the hostile uterus. Cannot wait to add this book to my collection when it comes out.

I have truly enjoyed Sarah Andersen Scribbles for a while now. They are so much fun and such a quick read. This one was not my favorite, but it still had some really fun and cute scribbles. I thought her other two were better than this one, but I still recommend it to you guys. It literally takes a couple minutes to get through. I always find at least one comic that I really connect with. I also always tend to find some that crack me up and I find myself thinking about that later in the day. So much fun!

I have read Sarah's 2 previous graphic novels and found them deceptively deep. The art is so simple, but the topics and ideas are profound, I love how she can openly discuss her own anxiety and fears in a way that is both specific and universal. Her work makes me chuckle with the self-knowledge that I, too, do some of the things that she talks about. What makes this collection stand out is the way that she introduces a section about artists. Her kindness and empathy for the feedback loop pains, self-doubt, and general anxiety make this portion really valuable for anyone who is interested in the arts and creativity. She is marvelous and this is another slam dunk of a collection!

I was crazy blessed with an ARC of this and I read it immediately!!! I love Sarah's scribbles and I even use the 2018 journal they put out. I thougth I had got all my giggles out but Sarah came out with even more comics. most of these photos will have you saying "same" and screeenshoting them or dog earing the pages. this is a fun quick read!

This book was funny, not as much as the author's other books but I found it a light and enjoyable read.

Sarah’s Scribbles is a comic about one artist’s every day struggles as an awkward and introverted millennial. I’ve always found the comics to be cute and extremely relatable so I’m usually quite happy to read them when I run into them on my various social media feeds.

Now, I will say that as a collection, Herding Cats was not the best. The comics were less ha-ha funny and more just constant reminders that Sarah loves cats, her boyfriend, and Halloween as well as anxiety over deadlines and adult responsibilities. All things that had me nodding my head saying, “Hey me too,” but it got very repetitive. Not to say there weren’t still the occasional gem mixed in there, because there definitely were, it just felt more bland overall.

Now the one spectacular thing about this book isn’t so much the comics, but the personal essays at the back of the book. Sarah talks about how the internet has changed for her from a place of happiness to one full of anxiety and harassment. She talks about her growth as an artist and gives advice to fellow creators out there about the importance of creating art and to keep their chin up. The essays are heartfelt and relevant to our times, and I really enjoyed reading them.

Overall not the best collection of comics, but worth the price of admission for the essays.

This book is so much more than I thought it would be. I've always loved her work when I've stumbled across it online; as a fellow cat-loving, anxiety-riddled artist, I feel she gets me. The final chapters of advice to artists is superb. It is truly wonderful, to where I'm buying copies for friends and their kids and even one for a library volunteer off to art school. Thoughtful and true, about art and pets and the internet, and thoroughly delightful.

How Sarah Anderson manages to always make hilarious comics is beyond me. She never fails to make me laugh. She always seems to make something that not only I can relate to, but everyone else as well. In this book, she takes it one step further, she shows that anyone can do what they want. Artist, author, musician, whoever you may be. You can be who you want to be, and don't let anyone tell you otherwise. She's a motivational artist, who only wants the world to succeed, and honestly? What's better than that?

I've recently read the other two Sarah Scribbles books and thoroughly enjoyed them, and this one I enjoyed just as much. Her drawings are cute and I love her little words of wisdom.

This book is AMAZING. Sarah Anderson uses her art to beautifully illustrate life's anxieties as well as pleasures. I found this book to be relatable and adorable. I think the thing that most sets Anderson apart from other comic artists/writers is her ability to embrace the uncomfortable. She is not afraid to show vulnerability through her work. As I read Herding Cats I found myself realizing that the author is a person I would love to know in real life. I have followed Sarah Anderson's art on facebook for years and am thrilled to see that she has a book coming out this year. I will be buying a copy for my personal collection.

This collection of comics is adorable, entertaining and extremely timely; as I would expect from Sarah Andersen. The first half makes you think "oh, hey, that's my life she is drawing about," while the second half is fantastic advice to artist (young and old) and anyone with a creative bone in their body.

I absolutely delighted in reading Herding Cats. Thank you to the publishers and NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for an unbiased review.

This is a very relatable and charming book. The art is really simple but the humor takes center stage this way. I

I've read all the books by this author and this new addition didn't disappoint. As a matter of fact, it may be my new favorite. It was funny as always, but the best part was the end where the author tells new creators to keep creating and not to be afraid of the internet. It was very uplifting and sweet and left me with a smile. I would definitely recommend this to all my friends.

This book was one of most anticipated release of 2018, and like Sarah's previous books, it didn't disappoint. What I love the most about her comic strips is that no matter my current state of mind when I read them, whether I am happy or sad, I always have a good time and enjoy my reading from the first page to the very last.

As always, Sarah draws and talks about every day life things, never forgetting a small touch of humour, and it feels good. It's a very fast read, yes, and when you close the book you can only ask for more, but that's one of the things I love the most about Sarah's books: you can never get enough of them.

Sarah also took the time to talk about the Internet and its relationship with art nowadays, and even though I am not an artist, I could only agree with everything she said. In a way, I could even relate to it, since a lot of things she mentions also apply on many other subjects.

It's the third book I read by Sarah, and I will definitely keep reading her next ones, and I would recommend her work to anyone.

Je vois souvent des strips de cette autrice sur ma TL twitter, alors la retrouver dans un comic a été génial ! Je suis concernée par l'anxiété, je suis artiste également (mais encore aux études) et je me suis énormément reconnue dans presque chaque strip.
Ca se lit très vite, et c'est très agréable à lire : je ne peux que le conseiller !

5 stars!

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Herding Cats is another 100% relatable and incredibly funny comic collection. Sarah Andersen is an expert at putting the most confusing and messed up feelings into drawings, and doing so in a way that always gets a laugh out of people. There is nothing quite like seeing your deepest thoughts reflected back to you in the form of bunnies, cute brains, and the most accurate charts.

Andersen provides readers with insightful and witty comic strips, but she also opens room for a discussion about the relationship between artists, their art, and the internet. The advices she gives to aspiring artists is both inspirational and funny, but still maintain the realistic aspect her work always carries. She encourages people to create and put their work out there, addressing how difficult it can be to navigate all the negativity that can, and often does, come with being online.

In the end, Herding Cats delivers a pretty lovely message: don’t give up, keep making stuff, and have fun with it. <3

I went for too long in my life without knowing Andersen's work; I make up for that now by greedily consuming everything she does. Andrews McMeel gave me the opportunity to read this before the publication (March 27th), I happily accepted despite that I've been vastly cutting back on my ARCs recently.

As evidenced below, Herding Cats certainly lives up to Andersen's legacy of awesome work and hitting close to home. My primary caveat about this collection is that probably more than a third of it is entitled "Making Stuff in the Modern Era: A Guide For the Young Creative". This may sound strange, but I didn't expect it to actually be a practical guide per say (I expected more humor), but that's what it is.

I don't begrudge this, because Andersen has dealt with some really terrible stuff online. If you're not familiar with what some of that truly shitty stuff may be, I beg of you not to go googling it as I did because now that awful stuff is associated in my head, and I would do just about anything to return to my pre-googling-innocence and be able to love Andersen's work without all of that. In any case, I definitely understand her desire to put out there a manifesto of sorts about things other creatives can do to enjoy working online and how to survive. It just isn't what I wanted or needed from the collection. It just, unfortunately, reminded me of the the terrible google results. The guide didn't ruin my experience of the collection, to be certain, but it didn't enhance it, either.

In any case, examples of the magnificence of her work:


I just absolutely love her.

* I received an eARC of Herding Cats by Sarah Andersen from Netgalley, so a huge thank you to them and to Andrews McMeel Publishing for the opportunity to read and review this collection of Sarah's web comic *

CUUUUUUUUUUUTE!! (... that is an appropriately professional review - right?)

I have been following Sarah’s Scribbles on Tumblr since I ... made a Tumblr? Like 2011? Maybe? Either way, I adore everything that she draws! Her comics are cute and highly relatable and while being quirky, often deal with grown-up themes. I already own her other two books in the Sarah’s Scribbles series, and I love them! And so when I saw the arc of her next instalment I, OF COURSE, needed to read it. Herding Cats definitely DID NOT disappoint and while it’s publication date isn’t set until March, I wanted to take this opportunity to ✨ FLAIL AWKWARDLY IN YOUR FACE AND TELL YOU TO READ HER FIRST TWO GRAPHIC NOVELS SO THAT YOU CAN READ THIS ONE IN MARCH WHEN IT IS OUT CUZ CUTE ✨

again … professionalism …. what is it? …. *shrug