I give this 5 stars. Sarah's comics are so me it's scary sometimes. Guaranteed to have you laughing.

If you're a fan of Sarah Andersen's previous comics, you will most definitely enjoy these too! Cute, quirky, and funny - just as I expected them to be.

But maybe the best part of this book is when Sarah honestly speaks about being an artist in this day and age. I think it'll resonate with a lot of people, and I appreciated the way Andersen's addressed it here, with just the right amount of humour and seriousness.

She had me at the title "Herding Cats" and I really enjoyed all the cat related comics. I totally sympathized with the author because my cats act the same way. Many of the scribbles are about being socially awkward and introverted and lots of people can relate to those feelings. Comics are not usually my choice of reading material but I found this to be quite engaging. I enjoyed this book.

Herding Cats: A Sarah's Scribbles Collection is the third volume of collected comics from Sarah Andersen. Her distinctive style and humor do a painfully on point job of illustrating the very specific growing pains that occur on the way to becoming a mature, put-together grownup. The illustrations also show how to behave as an adult, even though keeping up that behavior is just as hard as getting there to begin with. At the end there is also encouragement and support for readers trying to keep their head above water when dealing with creativity, art, anxiety, and life in general. 

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. While we might not all have the same levels on anxiety or the same creative outlets as this author and artist-  we have all had the moments when we felt so very different, anxious, or other as the drawn version of Sarah. I could relate to so many of her strips. Even in the strips I could not relate personally I could see the reality of the day to day struggles that so many face. I loved the relateable feel, and the perseverance and humor that underlies her actions. Some of the strips were ones I have seen before, since I follow Sarah's Scribbles, however I felt like there were a significant number of fresh, new strips. I also found the other text from Anderson at the end of the book to be uplifting and supportive to artists and others dealing with anxiety or having trouble adulting to be a great way to connect with and support her readers. All most of us want is to know we are not alone, and seeing someone that you might look up to commiserating with the same troubles could be just the encouragement readers need.

Information:
Genre: Comics, Humor, Nonfiction
Target Audience: All ages
Warning: This hits you in the feels as it gets too real at points. 
Rating: 5 out of 5 stars

Summary:
Sarah Andersen known better as Sarah Scribbles brings us her trademark humor. She talks about many facets of life and even passes along some words of wisdom about art and the internet. 


Review :
First I'd like to state I received a free advanced copy for review through NetGalley. This has in no way affected my opinion or this review. 

If you haven't heard of Sarah Scribbles by now then I need to inform you that you are missing out. Sarah has a unique art style that she uses to relay her truth to the world. 

I've been a fan of Sarah Scribbles for some time now. This is the first time I've read one of her books, however. So when I saw the familiar artwork that I had seen posted on her facebook I read with a smile on my face. Her comics are always humorous but sometimes they get real. I can really relate to her feelings on anxiety and self-worth.

While most of the work in here has been previously posted on her social media accounts towards the end we get new art. New to my knowledge anyway. We also get some insight, through actual paragraphs and not comics, into her views on art and the internet. She tries lightens this up with comics, dealing with the stuff she just talked about, posted in between. For me, this section came as a surprise and felt all too real.

Sarah's work is not to be missed. She deals with life, mental illness, and societal issues in a way I think everyone can relate. Her comics will be sure to bring you enjoyment that's why I'm recommending this book for everybody.

I would like to start off by thanking netgalley for providing me a free copy in exchange for a review.

Graphic novels are in general very easy and fun reads. This book is a light read but it packs a lot of punch! I loved the art work I related to a lot of the issues the protagonist deals with here. A lot of her jokes are so funny and also very deep. I would read this multiple times just for the feel of nostalgia it gives me and how relate-able it is to me.

The last few pages in the book contain a bit detailed explanation on some of the artwork in the preceding pages. The explanation was helped add an extra punch and felt more personal and like the writer really cared about sending out the right message. In our current times sending the wrong message or being wrongly interpreted or just plain exaggerated is too easy. So I understood her need to explain.

Some of her jokes really hit home especially the insecure ladies jokes and the nerds turning into bullies on social media. I wish there were more artists who could capture the irony of our generation like she did. 

In conclusion, this book makes a great read, I devoured it in 1 hour flat and would go back for multiple reads. It has great humor, good artwork and good for people of all ages. Please give it a try you will not be disappointed!

I loved this instalment of Sarah Scribbles comic strip collection and gave it five stars. All of her comics are extremely relatable, and that may just be because I am an introverted 22 year old who loves books and animals but I feel like most people can also relate to so many of her comics. This one was particularly relatable for me since in the last 2 years I have found an absolute love of cats that came from my family getting our cat Lilly who is just the light of my life! So now I understand the absolute devotion that comes from cats so much more than dogs, they honestly one day will rule the world.

I have read Adulthood is a Myth by Sarah Andersen which I also had a great affinity with since it is so true! Being an adult is the worst so I just enjoy reading about other peoples suffering in comic form.

I really enjoy her art style, it is really quirky and fun. I also really enjoy how simplistic she makes it through using minimal characters so that we have familiarity with them, using only black and white, and making the dialogue and expressions the main aspect of the comics. I also love how in this form of art using comic strips you really have to exaggerate what you are trying to convey which I think goes really well with the ‘problems’ that she is trying to portray since most of them wouldn’t be considered issues to people other than the introverted individuals who relate to them :)

I love how she can take ordinary every day things and make them so funny and relatable. I also really enjoyed the section that she wrote for writers, I loved how she shared her story and gave some really great advice to aspiring writers and artists. It will really encourage the next generation of artists which I am so happy about, there really has to be something positive out there to let people know that it is possible to put your art out there and it really be appreciated by others, especially with how the internet is today.

I would definitely recommend this to anyone who really just wants something light and fun to read and relate to as well as aspiring artists who just want to see how it is possible to achieve your goals and get some motivation to follow them :)

Thank you Netgalley and the publishers for my copy in exchange for an honest review. 

This book was pretty on point. I laughed out loud more than a few times. I am goin to give it 3.5 but round it up to 5 stars. For some reason I thought it would be more around cats and other animals and I wish it was longer. But it was quite funny.

Sarah Andersen is back with the same trademark humor that I love about the previous volumes. The comics about anxiety/depression and creativity are super relatable, and the guide to surviving as an artist in a digital world was encouraging for me as a budding creative.

This is a wonderful book full of fun, quirky drawings and some really good advice to young and old alike. If you are a creative person or know someone who is, this is a great read. Anderson distills truths about every day life into simple yet evocative line art that speaks to all generations.

Sarah Andersen is one of my favourite comic artists out there. Her comics are so quirky, funny and so relatable that I caught myself laughing out loud several times. As an introvert myself, so many of the comics made me think, "I have been in this situation before too" and it felt comforting to think that I am not alone with all these thoughts. 

Thank you NetGalley for the preview.

I really love Sarah Andersen's work. So fun, and pretty and I can't even describe how I feel while reading her books! I truly reccomend it <3

Another home run by Sarah Andersen!  I found myself relating to so much in this book just like I have since I first discovered Sarah Andersen.

I discovered Sarah Andersen's works through Tumblr, and promptly fell in love with the quirky illustrations. Her anecdotes are so relatable that I feel like we could be best friends. I've since bought her two previous books, and after having read this one, I plan to add it to my collection as well.

*ARC received in exchange for a fair review*

Interesting and unique to me. I was expecting more kitty fun and adventures. Kind of lost interest before the end.

I didn't like this collection as much as the first one, and maybe not as much as the second one either. There were a handful of panels that made me chuckle, but overall I just felt too old to be reading it! Like the last book, she switched partway through from short comic panels to a long format, this time about being an artist. I couldn't relate to that at all, so a huge chunk of the book was of little interest to me. Still, I'll keeping on reading her comics because she is quite funny and some of her work really speaks to me!

You know Sarah Andersen right? That weird looking black n’ white one page comics that somehow know how we live? Yeah, those are created by Sarah Andersen and this is her third book.

Sarah’s Scribbles is a comic strip that takes us on a trip of her life and finds humor in daily observations. Observational comedy is always very subtle that points at our surroundings in a third party manner. We don’t see it because we are in it. And it frames a more authentic stage when the comedy is about us and our own life.

Sarah Anderson is one of us – that might be the most fitting thing I can say. Her life, anxiety, laziness, friends and all else are so much like us that one feels asking her, “How did you know?” again and again.

The last part of the book is a collection of short-notes, open letters and relevant comics for struggling artists, writers and any kind of creative developers. It feels like a friend’s pat on the back to those who are facing self-doubt and other problems.

A must-read if you love cats, dogs, food, yourself and life. 

Disclaimer: I love Sarah’s Scribbles and it was a delight to get ARC of it. I received a copy of this book through Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

Finished this e-arc tonight. It's my second book from Sarah Andersen, and I still like some of the panel comic even not as much as I like the first book of the series. 

In the Herding Cats, Sarah is not only drawing some panel but giving story about her work as artist and her opinion about art this day on internet. I really like the second part, the panel when the author sharing about her works and her anxiety about trying to get some creativy and share her works on internet. And I really love the last of this collection. It's like the most important part from the book.

Beside that, I was incredibly related and enjoyed some panel. Like, omg this panel really like me in real life, messing up with my room after cleaning or me who always self-judging myself. Can't believe there is so many panel I can related.

The things that I don't really like, some panel kinda boring and I don't get the humor what the author mean. Repetitive topic like the other books from author. I expected to read more about cats but yeah the panel about cats can be count. And The book itself is kinda short than other books from author. 

3 ★★★ for the last section in this book, the enjoyable experince read some panel, the great content and the color of cover. 

And thanks for giving me chance to provide the e-arc.

Another fantastic volume from one of the best cartoonists around. Sarah Andersen really understands what it is like to be me (and apparently a lot of other people)!

I'm so sorry this book wasn't for me... I had read the first book of the series and this had me waiting impatiently for the next books... I still haven't read the second one, and I hope it wasn't like "Herding cats"... I really like the typical sketches of Sarah Andersen, but I felt she wasn't 100% loyal to her uniqie style this time... The whole didactic tone got me so uninterested, it felt like I was reading about a self-improvement book and not a funny comment. I hope the next comics of Sarah Andersen will be more like "Adulthood iis a myth" , and that they'll be closer to my tastes!

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