Thank you NetGalley for this book.

One thing I loved about the book is how cute the graphics are. They make reading about important topics like recycling and saving energy a lot more fun. Plus, I liked how the book is divided into different topics, like saving water and reducing waste. It made it easy to find the information I was looking for.

I found this book to be funny and relatable. I loved the illustration style, and that at the end of each section, there were photos of the authors inspiration and examples from her own experiences.

I think this book would be a cute stocking filler or a nice gift for someone looking to become a bit greener :)

Comics about one woman and her efforts to be green. Forget the contrast between the need to consume this and the need for us all to be a bit more eco-minded, this has a style and approach that will never manage to win universal favour – although such a thing was quite probably impossible. This documents what might be best described as a beginner's baby steps – the ditching of fast fashion, the preference for local, organic and fresh produce, the lessons in caring for houseplants – and therefore loses a lot of authority. It's a snappy, quippy impression of an eco-conscious life, but when it goes for the quips and yucks, and ends up with an awkwardly staged polaroid of the creator in something like proof of the previous few pages, it all can feel really too flippant.

That said, I dare say this could have ended up with a lot more ego on the page than it currently has. Similarly, the lessons are better for being light-hearted, and the smug, heavy-handed show-boating this might have been is successfully avoided. But while this has a levity you might need, is it really – really?! - the case that adults still need Beginner's Green Thinking 101 books in 2023?

Are you doing everything in your power to live sustainably and save the environment? Are you really!?

Full of humour and honesty, this is an account of the author's attempts to live a greener life. Attempts - some successful, others less so - that many of us will recognise!

2.5 stars

Going Green: Giving It (Almost) My All for the Planet is a comic book of vignette centered around the author's efforts to go green and her journey towards living a more "planet-friendly, environmentally-aware life". From her successes to her misfortunes, Robert shares her day-to-day struggles and thoughts on the environment and how one can try to be more eco-conscious.

While I found the concept to be admirable, the execution in terms of literary direction left a great deal to be desired. I did find Robert's art style to be approachable and aesthetically pleasing but I found the formatting of this comic book to be directionless. I appreciated what Robert was trying to do with this book but it felt unfocused as a comic.

I liked the idea of the book, and the artwork is pretty decent, but it became redundant and preachy, and then the author can't even do the things they are advising on doing. I don't know if I read this wrong and it was supposed to be a more tongue-in-cheek reading, but I just wasn't a fan. Also, there was just so much white space in the art, which can be a good thing, but in this case, made me think a chapter was over before it actually was over. I would hope it doesn't come that way in a physical copy, but in the digital copy I just got done and over the book before it had a chance to finish. Maite has some great ideas and hope for the future, just not enough to keep my interest.

Maïté Robert is going green, or trying to, or thinking about it at the very least. She draws comics about the problems she runs into, such as loving plants, and books, and meat, and having a friend who is totally ecofriendly.

I liked the style of the comics, but it’s the sort of comic that should be enjoyed in small dosage, such as once a week or month (probably the original format). Though there is an overarching theme (going green), there is very little that connects the individual “chapters”.

3.5
It was a funny graphic novel but I learned a lot about going green. I could relate with so many things, specially with the part of the bookophilia because I have SO MANY BOOKS, and I LOVE THEM ALL. I also enjoy the part of flexitarians because it is important to understand that there are some levels and everything is part of a progress.

Thanks for the e-arc :)
An special post on my instagram is also available (maryisnotreading)

This was a fun way to look at climate change and ways we can make our lives more environmentally friendly and sustainable. I wasn't a huge fan of the art style, but I thought the story was good.

Going Green is a memoir written in short snippets. It follows the daily habits of Maïté Robert and her attempts to go green. She is successful in some fields and a little less in others.

With a lot of humor and self-criticism. The art is very good, funny. It goes well with the topic.

Thanks to Europe Comics for the ARC and this opportunity! This is a voluntary review and all opinions are my own.

Something with which our generation continues to struggle is the burnout one experiences when trying to be environmentally friendly and living a "green" lifestyle. It can feel like not just an uphill battle, but an uphill battle during which the person is being shot at by capitalism, mass consumption, and greenhouse gases. This book offers a trauma-informed approach to dealing with being environmentally conscious and being forgiving with yourself if you're not able to get it 100% correct all of the time. I've often heard the sentiment "better to be eco-conscious and do it poorly 50% of the time than just give up and not try at all" and that is truly at the core of this book. I enjoyed the inclusion of photographs of the author as well as the adorable illustrations. I think it would've been great to be a bit more organized and focusing on just a few topics instead of all of the conflicts eco warriors endure. I feel like this book would be great in a series. All in all, I think this is an incredibly digestible book that supports those of us who can't get it right every time.

Thank you net galley for allowing me to read this early.
This was not for me. I did not finish this. It may be better for younger children. It showed a lot of problems but had no solutions unless they were at the end, at that point it isn't formatted correctly. The drawings were good and it felt like you knew the narrator.

This was a super cute book, a lot of the points were eye-opening too and presented in a really informative way that never got boring.

The artwork is cute but I didn't feel this focused on going green but random life stuff which I don't mind but felt like the title was misleading. This would have been great on webtoons or a daily page site as for the book format I didn't feel it worked cause it didn't interlink.

Going Green by Maïté Robert is an honest book about trying to do your best to 'help the environment and live sustainably. It touches points beyond the basics of recycling and buying less. The situations that she is in are quite relatable and show the moral dilemma of our precious hobbies and habits. But this book does not shame us for choosing certain options but rather that we don't have to feel bad for being imperfect.

3 stars: It was a funny graphic novel with cute drawings, that sometimes left me questioning my own habits. But the stories were quite short and felt more like a webcomic. There was no storyline between the short stories. I could see this being a great coffee table book.

I received an advance reader copy of this book to read in exchange for an honest review via netgalley and the publishers.

Going Green: Giving It (Amost) My All for the Planet I'd a comic book about so much more than just recycling. It touches on so many thought provoking and important things in a fun way. This book guides the reader in ways they can help the planet and environment all around us. The humour is great and encouraging in all areas the book raises. Everyone should give this book a go and educate themselves in a really fun way to make a difference to the planet and help make a change. This book is personalised by the authors own experiences which I also enjoyed reading about in a humorous way. Definitely give this book a go!

I loved the book. It was such a unique way to tell the story !! The illustrations were so cute 😍. I loved how the storytelling was done, like it was succinct and not an overload of words.
I'm not a big fan of graphic novels but this one was great and it would definitely make a great gift for some of my friends.

A graphic novel-memoir about climate change and the things we can do to prevent it that managed not make you fell bad every time you fail at it. I learn new thing I can change, but also learned that you don't have to do everything right.

i really liked this book. The story was informative without being stress inducing and made it feel easier for us to do something to help the climate crisis.

**ARC provided by NetGalley for honest review**

Going Green by Maïté Robert was a lighthearted and a bit self-deprecating graphic memoir about one young woman's struggle to live in a way that's good for the planet. This was a quick, humorous read cataloging the challenges one might find when trying to make this choice, i.e. inconvenient, expensive, misunderstanding from family/friends, etc.

The art was cute, and the the chapters were broken up into varied topics surrounding day-to-day life going green, which made it simple, interesting, and easy to follow. I wouldn't mind reading from this author again, not that I'm going to start following her life choices though. ;-)

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