I just received the ARC of this from Netgalley and I'm so excited! I've had the physical book pre-ordered for months and I'll still be getting it because I <3 Sarah Andersen.

This book was just what the doctor ordered. I laughed at every page and loved how Sarah once again manages to make even the mundane hilarious. Even the tragedies of depression and low self-esteem are rendered funny in her single page comics. Just like with her first collection, I wonder if somehow we are connected through our names, or if she is just my spirit animal, because almost every comic had be nodding in agreement while I laughed. I've loaned the first collection to people and I can definitely see doing that with this one as well.

LOVED IT!

What can I say? I love the Sarah Scribbles comics. She posts them on her facebook, and she always makes me smile. Her humor is so spot-on for me, it is like someone is reading my mind and/or plasming my feelings on paper for me to laugh at them.
In this book we find some of her funnier stories about expensives clothes, deadlines, cool clothes, periods, and so on. What I also truly enjoyed on this book is that she tells us some stories and then illustrates them. For instance, she talks about her life with social anxiety and overthinking, and to help us understand we find anecdotes that has happened to her drawn in her particular style. Or about how she is always cold and hates winter, and then we got all this comic strips about her being either a cold blump or a happy lump (dependending on the coldness).
I love that she talks about things I can relate to, and that she does with so much humor. This is a total have, really. Such a funny read you would not be able to put it down until you have read it all!!!

I love Sarah Andersen! She's so funny and talented. I follow her everywhere on social medias and I had the pleasure of reading her previous book, Adulthood Is a Myth. When I saw this one available for request on NetGalley, I didn't think twice before clicking on it! I knew it would be amazing!!! We all can relate to her drawings. Worth reading!

Painfully truthful at points but mostly a feeling of pure joy throughout the whole book. I cannot wait to buy the hard copy when this comes out and laugh all over again.

Another delightful book by Sarah Andersen that speaks to my introverted, anxiety ridden, soul.

From crippling student debt to social anxiety, the scenarios are at once completely relatable and feel utterly true. Sarah Andersen has a way to relate things that I am experiencing and making them FUNNY. I enjoy her work and look forward to seeing more of it in the future!

Another little masterpiece of humor and sarcasm by one of my recent favorite author.

Un altro piccolo capolavoro di umorismo e sarcasmo dalla mia piú recente autrice preferita di strisce.

THANKS TO NETGALLEY FOR THE PREVIEW!

I relate to nearly all the comics collected in here. Especially with Sarah's essay and the accompanying comics about social anxiety and OverThinking. I don't know how to be a person either, Sarah. I feel you.

Its really hard to go wrong with Sarah Andersen's doodles. They're light hearted and funny and for me, usually right on the button. I really love her stuff.

ARC for review - EPD March 17, 2017.

I didn't read the first edition of "Sarah's Scribbles" but I believe it was shortlisted for a Goodreads award this year. Anyway, when I saw that the second edition was available on Netgalley I jumped at the chance for a little fun and Sarah's drawing's are adorable. This edition includes a number of stand-alone comics and three longer stories, covering self-image, sweater-stealing, cats, selfies, liking (or not liking) people, being average, and, of course, cheese. What else would one need in a collection. Very cute and will speak to those who have been missing the wonderful Allie Brosh.

I love Sarah's drawings & will buy any collection she publishes! She's honest, talented, & I love how she talks about her social anxiety, because that's something I can relate to. Highly recommend to all, this one & her first collection as well!

This comic strip is one of the funniest I've ever read, i enjoyed even more that the first book 'cause here the author let us know a little more about her, and that was so cute and interesting.

I'm not exactly Sarah Andersen's age, but I was once. Her humor is universal, and in this book she deftly reaches into the topic of anxiety, especially social anxiety. I particularly love the panels about stress, reading, and that perfect friend who is always healthier than thou.

I also happened to read this on a day when a cat, a dog, and a guinea pig (that don't belong to me) all showed me some love. I could relate perfectly to Sarah's story of Sadie the cat!

Thanks to NetGalley, the author, and Andrews McMeel Publishing for an advance copy in exchange for an honest review.

The second volume that bundles Sarah Andersen's comics. I just had to have it when I spotted it on Netgalley. I just love her art, her comics are fun (and at times totally relatable).

The comics in this one? Well, like with the previous one, I knew all of them, at least the first part, I am not entirely sure if I know all of her comics in the later part (with the text explaining about her life and anxiety). But that doesn't matter, sure, I read them all, but her comics have a good re-readability, you can just keep reading them again and again.

Sure, I had kind of hoped there would be some more new comics, that is always fun, but I am already quite delighted to see her comics off the internet. Now one can read her comics whenever and wherever they want.

The art is still a good one, of course at times the characters look a bit weird, but mostly it fits the style of the comics.

One might feel a bit awkward about the menstruation comics, but I don't mind them that much. Especially since they are all 101% true.

My favourite comics from this bundle are the ones about her boyfriend, her stealing his sweater, how they met, and more. They were so cute, but also funny to read (and again, relatable!)

All in all, I would highly recommend these comics. Even if you have read them already online, even if you never heard of this artist (how could you!) I would say, read them! Keep reading them. And let's all hope she will be making another fun bundle for her comics.

Yay! I ❤️ Sarah Andersen's comics, and this one-sitting read is absolutely great - I think I made my husband read every other page because of my belly laughing! I follow her on FB, so I'd seen many of the comics in the first half, but the last half has some longer comics with commentary attached that make this collection definitely worth the read. So great!

This is the kind of collection I would never describe as "laugh out loud funny", for the reason that I hate this expression. But I imagine this is something people would say about it. And to be fair, I actually laughed out loud a couple of times. But mostly I just had a comfortable smile on my face. The kind you have when you meet someone who knows exactly what you're talking about, even if it doesn't make sense for everyone else.

Sarah Andersen shares with us those parts of her life we usually like to hide. The fears, the anxieties, the stupid shit. It is really helpful to see that we're not alone in feeling we're alone. And the art style is amazing, of course. Simple, yet expressive. Cute, but not meek.

All in all, a very good collection.

I love Sarah Scribbles! This book is great. Very funny and I can relate to the things she goes through (even though I am older!). I even like the illustrations. It is a fast and easy read, but I loved it! Can't wait for more.

Wonderful! All the feels. We are as one. I will be recommending this everywhere!

After finishing Adulthood Is a Myth I was excited to get my hands on Big Mushy Happy Lump. I absolutely loved the first 75% of the comic. The last quarter was good as well but it wasn't my favorite. Just like with the first collection this comic showed how awkward, shy and anxious people could react to certain situations. It was hilarious, I laughed out loud a lot and I just had to finish it in one sitting. I need a hard copy of this comic. It's just something you can pick up any time of the day, especially when you need a laugh and it will give you this fuzzy and happy feeling. I am hoping for a third collection and can't wait to see what Sarah comes up with. This book is perfect for book lovers like me, who prefer to spend more time with books than people and try to avoid social events.

I had periodically seen Sarah Andersen's work sporadically on the internet and loved that she seemed to have the inside track on what was going on my brain. Having now read this collection I think Andersen has truly captured what many of our generation feel like.

Andersen infuses humor into her experiences with anxiety, depression and antisocial behavior which make the reader feel that she understands us and that it is all surmountable.

As a dog lover I appreciate that at first Andersen wasn't too keen on cats but an definitely related to what it feels like to form an irrational bond instantly with an animal.

A good little collection, I look forward to more by the author and I would definitely recommend this to anyone and everyone but especially gen-xers and younger and to those who identify as female.

Let me start off by saying I am a fan of Sarah's Scribbles and I find the comics very relatable. So I was very excited when I saw this book. To me, there is something very comforting about reading a book like this. I think it takes me back to my youth and my love of comic strips.

Overall, this is a great collection. Some of the topics seem a little bit random, but most were very good. I especially love her strips about being an introvert. They ring so true. I think if you are a fan of Sarah Andersen, you will enjoy this book. It was a fun little read.

I received a free ARC from NetGalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review.

As always, Sarah does an amazing job at narrating a story and making me laugh. I found myself nodding and laughing as I read through the pages. My personal favorite was the comment about the crop top sweater, because these exist, and I have said the same thing several times. This book is short, hilarious, and just extremely fun to read. If you're a fan of Sarah Anderson, you will definitely enjoy.

I absolutely LOVE Sarah's Scribbles and this did not disappoint! A new favourite

When I saw this available I excitedly clicked on it and immediately started reading. *More to come*

Pithy, incisive, and hilarious, BIG MUSHY HAPPY LUMP is a wonderful second collection from Sarah Andersen. Her comics embrace the uncertainty and everyday struggles of millennials and gives them warmth, heart, and just the right amount of sardonic bite. An enjoyable and quick read!

This is my first time reading Sarah's Scribbles and I loved it. The self-esteem issues, social anxiety and tendency to overthink resonated with me so much. There were numerous times I laughed out loud which is always a good sign! I would definitely recommend this.

I can relate to this book so much and couldn't put it down. Very funny and hilarious!

I love when these come across my Facebook page so was excited to get to devour a book full of these quirky comics.

By far, my favorite is making it rain for books. Seriously. Best. Thing. Ever.

Toward the end, it gets into a bit more descriptions before the comic strips which kinda killed it for me. I understand wanting to give some back story, but it kinda killed the flow of this for me.

Still loved it and highly recommend.

*Digital review copy provided by NetGalley and the publisher.

Awesomely funny and relatable. Sarah Andersen proves with her second book that she is an author and illustrator to keep tabs on.

Perfect as always! Sarah is a gem of an artist and just 'gets it'. Will be following her work for years to come!

I am a big fan of Sarah Andersen, and I absolutely loved her first collection. I don't feel like this collection is quite as successful, but I still enjoyed it a lot. The major thing that didn't quite work for is that in this collection there are some written interludes through the book, with cartoons illustrating certain points. It just seemed to disrupt the flow of the book for me, however, your mileage may vary. As always though, Sarah Andersen is so easy to relate to, and I'm sure that everyone would be able to find a comic they can especially relate to. If you're a fan of Sarah Andersen, definitely check this one out.

Sarah Andersen's comics turn me into a big mushy happy lump.

And the thing I love most about collections like this is that, when it comes to her comics, I can *kind of* remember the subject material, and maybe kind of remember the style? But ask me to remember the author/illustrator, and I'm lost.

So, I end up saying things like this:

"Oh, man, I saw the funniest cartoon online, about book shopping. You have to see it."

::pulls out phone and starts googling::

"Comic....book....money...."

::changes parameters::

"Black and white....girl with cat....sarcastic bunny...."

Goddamit.

Collections of online comics make me so happy.

I enjoy Sarah Andersen's comics when I run into them online (and if you run in any bookish/introvert circles, you've probably run into them online) but I don't seek them out. I find them relatable but not terribly memorable-- cute renderings of sentiments you've seen elsewhere.

This collection is a slight departure from her last. About half the comics are just delivered straight, while the other half are worked into longer text narratives about her life. We get to learn about sweater-stealing habits and the process of learning to love cats. Overall I wish these narratives had been dispersed better throughout the book instead of all squashed in together.

Buying comic collections like these are a great way to support creators for things you enjoy online, but don't go in expecting to find much more than you can get online.

Sarah Andersen, I love your drawings!

I could say that it feels as if she can crawl inside my head and see my most intimate thoughts and frustration. But I see many other people feel the same way. So I want to thank Sarah for showing me that there are other people such as myself out there. And I hope that she will publish many more Sarah's Scribbles books/comics.

I enjoyed these immensely, as I enjoyed Sara's other collection. Her sel- effacing style is charming and endearing, but carries great power when describing things like being an introvert. It will be easy to hand-sell this collection

Cheryl DeFranceschi
Assistant Manager
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If you're looking for a fun, quick read that guaranteed to make you laugh then look no further. This isn't a novel or anything as lengthy or in depth as that, but it is a great collection of humorous cartoons. It appears this is the second in the Sara's Scribbles book line, though because each comic portrayal serves like miniature essays on everyday life, social skills, female problems, and more. There's no reason to feel you can't start here and go back to book #1 later; that's what I'm going to do. I have noticed some of Andersen's individual pieces online in the past so when I saw this book was available for review and I recognized the artwork I knew I had to get it. I didn't laugh out loud at every "scribble", I did however find most of her musings both relatable and funny. And I continually found myself saying "ooh this is so me!"

Thanks to the author, publisher, and to NetGalley for hooking me up with this enjoyable compilation.

Sarah Andersen does it again. Her work is creative, adorable, and very relatable. There’s something so charming about how goofily she draws herself, and even though several of the comics were repeats, they are still so funny that I enjoyed re-reading them.

I can’t wait to add this to my comic collection in the spring! (And if you don’t already follow Andersen on Instagram, you better start!) Thank you to Andrews McMeel for making the galley available on NetGalley—when Adulthood is a Myth came out this year, my husband and I read it together, and we were also able to read Big Mushy Happy Lump together on the laptop. We can’t wait to read Book #3 together too!

I love Andersem's drawings and the humor in her comics. I have read Andersen's Adulthood Is a Myth and this sequel is just as fun.

Have you ever heard the phrase: When a funny joke is repeated, it becomes less funny? Well... it's the same for repeated comic strips.

A LOT of the scribbles in Big Mushy Happy Lump are the same ones published in Adulthood Is a Myth, which makes the whole experience much less funny.

Sure, I still related to some things. But... been there, seen that and it's not that amusing anymore.

A cute cartoon collection for those that like social awkward humor.

Sarah Andersen is definitely the master of the small one-shot comics, but I enjoyed the inclusion of the longer comics (especially the story about the kitten).

Sarah Andersen follows up her Goodreads Choice Award-winning book Adulthood is a Myth with Big Mushy Happy Lump, which is essentially more of the same - if it ain’t broke, eh?

Andersen’s strips are humorous and self-deprecating snapshots focusing on her insecurities, low self-esteem, lack of confidence, social awkwardness, period pains, and general self-loathing (procrastination) couched within drawings of cute big-eyed/small-bodied figures.

That might sound a bit too neurotic but Andersen turns her public therapy into really funny strips. I laughed at the feline Paris Hilton (that vapid face was dead on!) and Sarah’s expression at seeing a puppy in a sweater, and her observations on tattoos and the differences between men/women’s fashion were insightful and clever.

She’s doing something different from her first book in the second half of this book by branching out into longer-form narratives. Included are stories on learning to overthink less, the Saga of Sadie (a cute kitty who helped solve her mouse problem and showed her why people love cats), and The Sweater Thief, which was adorable. I can see her maybe moving away from strips soon and building up to a book length-narrative - these encouraging longer pieces definitely show she’s got the storytelling rhythm down.

Andersen’s strips are charming and easily accessible and, like many other readers I expect, I identified with her anti-social tendencies to be alone, watching Netflix or reading, over mingling with real people in the real world - blech! Combine that with self-awareness, imagination, comedic timing and wit and it’s not hard to see why people respond to her books.

Not all the strips are home-runs and a few feel like retreads of similar strips from the first book, but Big Mushy Happy Lump is still a very enjoyable, fun read - fans of Sarah’s Scribbles will love this!

I admit I don't have a lot of experience reading graphic novels, but I fell in love with these illustrations as soon as I saw the cover. And what better way to start the year with a light read full of 'down to earth' and endearing illustrations and situations that are extremely easy to relate to? Big Mushy Happy Lump is actually the second comic by the author and is coming out on March 7th; the first, Adulthood Is A Myth, I will be looking forward to read soon. I had a lot of fun reading this graphic novel and it was really easy to connect to the illustrated personal essays of Sarah Andersen. I could see myself in so many of the real-life situations! The essays talk about the author's real-life experiences with for example anxiety, career and relationships. They are both fun to read, orginal, easy to relate to and feel authentic; the illustrations a real treat. This bundle would make a perfect gift!

A Big Mushy Happy thank you to NetGalley for providing me with an ARC of Sarah Andersen's latest collection.
I don't possess enough love to shower on Sarah's work. Her comics are so universally appealing, ageless and completely spot on. It's as if I confided all my secrets and fears to Sarah and then she managed to make them silly, darling and totally normal.
LOVED the collection. Will ABSOLUTELY be buying as gifts for everyone I know!

absolutely loved this one, I didn't think I could like this one more then her first book - Adulthood is a Myth - but my worries that I might not love this one as much proved to be completed unfounded, the illustrated personal essays in this one were so great & I loved all the comics as well. I'm so glad I saw this on NetGalley & then finally decided to read it today because this was exactly what I needed to read

I read the first volume of Sarah’s Scribbles last year and thoroughly enjoyed it, so when I saw a chance to read and review this volume I couldn’t resist. This collection is even better than the last, and covers so many important topics, making it fun, but also a must read. Topics covered in this volume include social anxiety, self perception and relationships, all told in a fun comic scribble style.

What I loved most about this collection of scribbles is how I could identify to so many of the pages. For readers it is so important to read books that you can identify with, and this one really hits the mark. Whether it be wanting to steal my boyfriends hoodies, as they are clearly more comfortable than mine, or whether it be getting that correct angle on a selfie so that I don’t have ten thousand chins. This book explores fun topics, and also more serious topics in a clever and reassuring manner. As you read the pages and giggle to yourself at the scribbles, you realise you aren’t alone, that what you feel about various different experiences in life are common feelings, you basically learn that you are ‘normal’.

While this book works as a standalone, I would highly recommend you read the first book in this collection first, as I think you will get the most out of the books this way. These books help you find confidence in how you relate to so many everyday problems, yet in a humorous and somehow also still sensitive way. I can’t recommend this book enough, and if you are trying to decide whether to read it or not, I highly recommend you just jump on in.

Wacky fun, Big Mushy Happy Lump is like finding your soulmate/BFF. Smart and quirky it perfectly captures our most intimate and introspective moments. Perfect for a quick pick me up or a virtual sympathetic shoulder to cry on, Sarah Andersen knows when and how to comfort our fragile egos.

A fun, short read. I had seen several of the strips in this collection around the internet before reading, but I enjoy Andersen's art and her sweet and straightforward sense of humor.

I think we all need a bit of relatability sometimes and that is exactly what I find in Sarah Andersen’s hilarious illustrations. I love that this particular collection is called Big Mushy Happy Lump because that is totally what I aspire to be (chronic depression and anxiety mess up the ‘happy’ part for me a lot, though), and I really love that Andersen uses her own experiences of anxiety and the big bad world to create drawings that actually represent life for so many people – not the sugar coated, everything is awesome life, but the curling on the sofa and not moving at all life.

The focus on self-love, the importance of friendship, the shittiness of anxiety and depression and self-doubt, the greatness of books and caffeine are all things that appear regularly in Andersen’s illustrations, and at the risk of being repetitive they are so relatable because of it. Life is hard, people are mean, hormones are evil, but there are silver linings – books, hot cups of tea, stealing your partner’s warmth, puppies – that make things a little bit easier sometimes. Coincidentally, Sarah Andersen’s simple black and white drawings are one of those silver linings for me, and they never fail to make me smile.

Most people with a brain cell or two know that life isn’t always brilliant, especially with everything currently going wrong in the world, but this collection – and everything that Andersen draws, I feel – puts a funny spin on it all, a ‘things are terrible but let’s laugh, just for a minute’ spin on it. Let’s face it, most of us laugh and use humour so that we don’t cry or spiral down some abyss of loathing, and that is the beauty of this collection. Anyone who has never been exposed to ‘Sarah’s Scribbles’ should go and get themselves some exposure, and anyone who already loves it should go and get this new book when it’s released.

We should all try to be big mushy happy lumps, and accept that sometimes stuff sucks and life is hard, but at the end of the day we are all majestic goddesses (and gods) who deserve a giggle.

This is such an awesome book! I could relate to so much to this book that I feel like Sarah crawled right in my brain and poked around. It is a great complement to her other book "Adulthood Is A Myth".