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An all around fun time! Great art, grand characters and amusing and inspiring thoughts on every page. I enjoyed every page.

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Delightful! I enjoyed the structure and balance between humor and introspection. A fun, quick read with an interesting premise.

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Super cool!! Da weiss ich auf Anhieb schon 2 Menschen, die das von mir geschenkt bekommen! Total gut! Werde es oft empfehlen.

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4,5 stars!

As a bird lover, this graphic novel just hits the right spot. I truly laughed my ass off with some of these illustrations and the faces of the birds. The illustrations are as beautiful as they are funny and one of a kind. The behavior of the birds truly stood out against the funny aspects such as building a next, loneliness and internal thoughts.

It makes me kind of remember that we think too much ourselves. Where birds can enjoy the beauty of nature and each other, or themselves. This graphic novel is beautifully done with fun aspects to it.

I'd highly recommend this novel if you love birds as much as I do, and are in for a very fun and quick read about the funny behaviors and internal thoughts of birds and other creatures. Because ew, that was so beautiful.

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If you are looking for a light-hearted, thought-provoking and funny read, I enjoyed reading about these birds.

The illustrations are beautiful, and I enjoyed how the colour palette changed with the seasons.

Thank you to Andrews McMeel Publishing, NetGalley and Edelweiss for this DRC.

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This one was so delightful!

It's a collection of comics from Joshua Barkman, and if you follow him on social media you've probably seen some of them. However, in this collection they are divided into seasons and I just love this framing.

Overall, this was funny yet melancholic, and I think that everyone would love to read this. Not only are the drawings fantastic and detailed, but the critters have distinct personalities that just make sense. And all of them are just so, so adorable. And, frankly, relatable.

If you've wondered what the pigeons thought about while they scrolled downtown, or you just want to have a fun time, I beg you to pick this one up.

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A quick and refreshing read.

Ew, It's Beautiful is a collection of memes that explores some of the bizzare places our minds could go through the inner thoughts and conversations of animals. The art was beautiful and some of the comics made me smile, but for the most part, the humor was not my cup.

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This was a quick and quirky read about animals (mainly birds). It was pretty enjoyable collection of small comics.

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"a bird after a bird after a bird" -- or something like that. this comic collection was perfect. i'd come across barkman's comics on tumblr, so having realized the chance to get my little raccoon hands full of them was a no-brainer. i love that the comics were structured around the seasons. it really sends home the point that we're all just some little creature living in this world, full of our own thoughts and feelings.

if you want a good laugh with dashes of existentialism and hope, read these. a little birdie told me so.

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A fun collection of bird memes. The artwork is fun and intriguing. I don’t think this humor was for me though.

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A hysterical collection of great art and hilarious comics. Quirky and beautifully illustrated! Worth a read!

A great way to laugh out loud- you'll want to share this one!

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Thank you NetGalley and Andrew McMeels publishing for the arc.

I thought this was a very cute collection of comics. Quite a few made me chuckle out loud while others made me stop to think. (There were a couple I didn't get as well, but overall I enjoyed them). I love to imagine conversations birds and other animals have on a daily basis and I feel like these comic strips perfectly captured that. The artwork was beautiful as well.

This was a very quick and easy read through, which was a perfect palate cleanser after the heavy book I just read. I would recommend!

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I’ve seen Joshua’s comics (False Knees) come up before on my instagram feed, so I was looking forward to reading this collection.
It’s a perfect mixture of funny, thoughtful and melancholy. It’s a great book for fans of the series and those who just love funny little birds and animals. I also liked how it was divided by seasons as it made the book flow.
Thank you McMeel Publishing & NetGalley for this ARC!

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Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.

Have loved and followed this artist online for ages, and was happy to get approved for this little comic collection. Each page or two is a separate, stand-alone comic and the art styles also vary throughout this book. One thing that stays the same is the artist's amazing ability to capture nature in such beautiful detail while providing a funny little commentary about life alongside it. Can't wait to buy this for real!

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Ew. Its beautiful is the perfect name for this book, little comics about birds and some other "city" animals, sometimes having fun other times having moments of sadness, thus creating this wonderfull book, delightful art.
Every fan of short stories would enjoy this, also due to the lighthearted nature of the comics, its perfect as a refresher after a really heavy book.

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This book is so charming and funny. I love all these goofy birds! The illustrations are so fun. Highly recommend!

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A beautiful collection of one of my favorite comics. I really loved the way it was collected into seasons. Humorous, melancholy, and introspective, all at once.

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A beautiful and thought-provoking work that's really a whole experience in itself. An aesthetic treat for the senses and a great journey into the imagination.

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Amusing comics that examine the absurdity of our thoughts by imagining the inner lives of animals. At times it is very funny.

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This is just brilliant. The simple, gorgeous artwork with the life observations and snark -- I want to make the whole book into posters. This is a book to enjoy over and over but it's also a wonderful book to share.

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