We leave the Heart and Brain characters from this series' regular comic pages behind here, as we see instead reportage dressed up in cartoonish ways. And this is all reportage from the front line of medical incident, where people swallow sewing needles, entire rockpool shells jam themselves into feet, and so on. A couple of the vox pops are just simple anecdote, or discussion of what it's like to have this or that, and so suffer a little from lack of incident, but the creator of the images is always coming up trumps. I've seen similar books to this regarding dreams and other things sent in to the illustrators to dramatise, and while it's therefore a format I've seen work very enjoyably, it's also easy to see it making for a bad book as well. This isn't one of those bad books. So although I would have wanted something more geared to the freakish, and Darwin Awards kind of action (the chapters involving popcorn and lawnmowers – say no more – are highlights), I'd still recommend this. Unless the phrase "I could taste burnt nose flesh" puts you off, that is.

I love The Awkward Yeti, so whenever I see that there's a new collection up on Netgalley, I jump to download it as soon as possible. I think this has to be one of my favorite works of Seluk's yet, even though it totally branches out from the usual style! Instead of a collection of short, humorous, silly comics, this is actually a collection of true medical stories that were submitted (mostly by patients, but sometimes by providers) and then dramatized through comics. They're still adorable and hilarious (the gallbladder has my heart forever with its little "you don't wike da stones?" moments), but it's also super informative and morbidly fascinating. Whether you're new to The Awkward Yeti comics or a long-time fan, I strongly recommend picking this one up!

I've seen Awkward Yeti comics online and loved them. This was a well done book that tells a story over a few pages.

The stories ranged from funny to the down right scary. I loved the comments added in throughout the stories, they really brought the humour.

If you're looking for something quick and funny, this is a must read.

As a huge fan of Heart & Brain comics, I couldn't pass up reading this collection. A series of true medical stories, with some added humor and illustrations. A few of the stories were bland, but most of them were very entertaining and disturbing. I have a few good friends that are ER nurses, and stories like this are epically funny.

I quite liked the weirdness of the stories illustrated!
**Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book from Netgalley/ Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review.

Ohmygod this was both weird and so funny, and I enjoyed every second of it! I love the concept of these comics so much as someone interested in medicine. Really enjoyed and want to read more of these!

This book is a whole bunch of my favorite things all rolled into one. First, it's Awkward Yeti, which I love, second it focuses on the guts characters, which I love even more (my fiance and I ARE Heart and Brain, I swear!) and it's a compilation of horrifying medical stories, which are AWESOME.
Some of these are hard to read for the squeamish (I am not even squeamish and some of them made my bones ache) and some are just silly or funny, but all of them are weird and fascinating.

I received a copy of this book from Netgalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review.

Some very concerning medical stories coupled with hilarious illustrations. A snail in the foot? Seven spleens? Murderous spines your jam?
This is your book!

I got this book through NetGalley. Since I'm such a huge fan of the others, I couldn't wait to read it. I found this funny and interesting. I'll continue reading anything that Nick Seluk decides to publish.

I received a free copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

The Awkward Yeti is by far one of the best comic strips out today. I love all the organs. And this book tries to bring to light some of the ways they like to mess with people. Its laugh out loud funny.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for providing this book in exchange for an honest review.
I have enjoyed the Awkward Yeti comics I have read before. This one was somewhat different from the others I've read but still has a lot of humor. I loved the artwork too.

How I Broke Up with my Colon is by Nick Seluk, of Awkward Yeti/ Heart and Brain comics/ Organ Attack card game fame. I love his comic collections, so I was super excited to get approved for an advanced copy of How I Broke Up with My Colon. As soon as I downloaded it, I started reading. The book is surprisingly easy to tear through without realizing it. A classic case of "just one more" turning into staying up past my bedtime and finishing the book without realizing it.

So the good news is that the stories are easy to read, and the collection is difficult to put down. The bad news is that the stories themselves are just fine. There are some really fascinating obscure medical conditions and accidents featured. But the way the stories are related is very anti-climactic. I didn't think stories like nosebleeds that come out the eyeballs could be less than absorbing, but they all sort of petered out into "and then the condition was fixed. The end." Not that I didn't want the conditions to be fixed. It's just that the way the stories were related wasn't super satisfying. A condition would be introduced--they might be fascinating, or grotesque, or funny, or sad, or some combination thereof, but sometimes they weren't even very interesting--then they'd be solved, and we'd hop right on to the next story. Makes for easy reading at least, if not satisfying.

The art is, of course, the highlight of the book. Nick Seluk creates such engagingly clever art that anthropomorphizes the various working parts of our body so well. That art translates well to these medical stories. I think I'd read pretty much anything he illustrated because I enjoy his work so much, and this book is no different.

So, if you're looking for short, quirky medical stories with clever, humorous graphic illustrations, that you can read through in one sitting, pick up a copy of How I Broke Up with My Colon. It should tide you over til the next Heart and Brain comics are released, and you may even learn about obscure medical conditions in the process.

Thank you to #NetGalley and Andrews McMeel Publishing for letting me read a free #advancedcopy of #HowIBrokeUpWithMyColon. This is my honest opinion.

You can find this and other reviews on my blog at www.onceaweekormore.wordpress.com

Incredibly funny and real stories about people's medical maladies. I'm used to reading Seluk's single comics, so reading whole stories was very rewarding and I laughed more than I probably should have at these people's stories. I appreciate people's willingness to share crappy moments in their lives for the amusement of others, and Seluk does wonderful work with all the different organs.

I love the Awkward Yeti, so thought this would be more of the usual humor that you see there.

It is not.

Instead, it is just as funny, and weird, and tells stories of medical conditions that turned out weirdly. Done in the same style as that of the Awkward Yeti, we hear stories of kidney stones, and moldy pancakes, and losing ones sense of smell.

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Fun, but weird book.

Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review.

Nick Seluk has produced another entertainingly illustrated collection. Using some of your favourite characters from Heart and Brain he illustrates a collection of anecdotes of the weird conditions and situations presenting in the doctor's clinic. As an Awkward Yeti fan I enjoyed Seluk's style, but felt it missed some of the whimsy of his comics. 4 stars.
I received a copy of this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

Review to come in March 2020 on blog/goodreads.

I received this book from Netgalley in exchange of an honest review.

I do love The Awkward Yeti's comics and so I couldn't resist this book about all sorts of health stories, I wasn't sure what to expect though, other than health and comics. :P Let me just tell you, my tumtum isn't happy with what he read. :P I would probably already have been feeling naesous reading about it, but also having graphics and illustrations made things a tad too much. That shell. OMG, ewwwwwwwwwwwwww, or that needle, OMG. And that is just two of the stories.

This book contains 24 stories about bizarre, fascinating and yes, all true health stories. From a trip to the beach ending with a lump to the tooth fairy to a monster inside someone. I liked that we also found out several things about the illness/health problems. I learned quite a few things about things and I love it.

Not all the stories were ones I enjoyed, and no I am not talking about the ones with gross stories and images and photographs, I am talking about those that just didn't interest me much. And yes there were a handful.

Oh, and at times the stories just seemed to end abruptly. Which I just found a very big shame. At times I was still very much into the story only for it to just end and the next one to begin.

I liked seeing the organs pop by, but also see the humans walk around.

I just loved the art and how well it fits with this book (and in general with the stories that The Awkward Yeti writes/makes).

All in all, if you don't mind blood, guts, gore, and disgusting health stories, be sure to check these out. You will learn something, and it is just so interesting to see what kind of silly things the human body can get up to.

Wow! The stories contained in this collection are truly harrowing and terrifying. The Awkward Yeti has delivered yet again with his trademark with and charm.

ABSOLUTELY LOVED EVERY PAGE!

As a cancer survivor who has had numerous inadvertent comical medical encounters throughout his journey, I thought this book was a great look at the humor within a hospital's four walls. I even learned something new in each story. I shot through it in less than a day, and probably could have done it even faster if my pesky job didn't get in the way.

ARC gained from NetGalley. All opinions are my own.

I never know how to rate the Awkward Yeti comics because they are hilarious, but never 5-star heart touching hilarious amazing, you know?

Anyway, this collection from The Akwars Yeti is about freaky medical things that have happened to people. It's fun to read through - especially if the human body and it's bizarre nature is something that interests you. Some stories were funny, almost all were weird and the illustrations were pretty dope, as always.

10/10 would recommend!

Thanks to Netgalley for the ARC of this book! All opinions are my own!

This is a collection of fun, light, and sometimes gross true stories, so I enjoyed it a lot! The book is an easy read with a couple of more substantial stories. The illustrations are quirky and a perfect complement to the text.
I wish there'd been a page that explained how the author came by/collected these stories. Some are from patients, some are from healthcare providers... That's what I was most curious about when I finished.

As usual, Nick Seluk nails it with this comic book. A pure delight to read and educational to boot, it’s not quite for the faint of heart, but still highly recommended. Seluk manages to turn otherwise horrific medical stories into humorous moments that you can’t help but giggle through. A few chapters in particular, one involving lawn mowers and the other with rubber cement, were noteworthy. I think I actually gasped out loud. You may shake your head once or twice but you’ll definitely want to keep reading!

I received an Advance Review Copy through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

I thought that this book would just be just another collection of the always-delightful Awkward Yeti comics, but what I ended up with instead was better than I ever could have possibly anticipated. As should probably be no surprise, Nick Seluk's warm, squishy art style and large cast of adorable and quirky organs are the absolute perfect medium to elevate any medical mishap or bizarre trip to the doctor's.

The minute I saw this comic I was interested in it. I´m in med school so a book about bizarre health stories was right up my alley and I´m very happy that I picked it up. This comic has small “chapters” in which we follow different true health stories. The author manages to turn horrific medical events into something funny and lighthearted while also being informative and real.

This comic was so funny, adorable and informative and I had a great time reading it. I was reading this while I was in class and I actually interrupted my teacher to ask if he had seen something like this (ops). My favorite part had to be when the author couldn´t draw a representation of what the patient said so he simply wrote “above the artistic abilities of the creator”.

Overall, if you are looking for a short fun comic that will make you laugh and also teach you some things, this is perfect for you. I am definitely going to keep an eye out for other Awkward Yeti comics.

Thank you so much to the publisher and NetGalley for providing me with this ARC in exchange for an honest review!

This is a short book of illustrated medical stories, told in comic strip type of drawings style. It's really cute & entertaining, & actually is of educational value....& the artwork is colorful! The title 'How I Broke Up with My Colon' is one of the 24 stories included. Most of the stories are a bit humorous, & it's all pretty 'G- rated'!
I was awarded an e-ARC of this book from Andrews McMeel Publishing via NetGalley, with the understanding that I'd read it & post my own fair & honest review.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for an ARC of this comic!

I love The Awkward Yeti!
I haven't read any of the previous book, but I've been following Seluk on IG for a while.
This collection of stories was great! These were real medical stories from patients and providers dramatized in the classic Awkward Yeti illustrations.
Some of these you couldnt imagine anywhere but on TV, others will make you laugh out loud.

Totally recommend!

I wasn't sure really what to expect with this one (I just liked the cover so I requested it on Netgalley lol) but it turns out - I quite like it!

It's essentially a comic book and it tells all these true stories of several peoples illness/injuries. Every story is illustrated in a clever, catty way (white thought bubbles and all) and I love the twists of humor peppered in all throughout these serious events.

I really enjoyed this adult picture book and I bet you will too! 4 stars :)

Thanks netgalley for the chance to view the advanced PDF and give y'all my opinions on it!

I have like all of the Awkward Yeti's stuff and this one was funny too! I wasn't as captivated as I have been in the past with Heart and Brain, but all of his stuff is great.

I've loved all of the Heart and Brain books, so I was really excited for this one. This was a fun journey through various medical issues. They still have the same humor, and the way they are illustrated make even the more grosser issues easier to deal with. This book had me chuckling to myself quite a few times.

How I Broke Up with My Colon is a hilarious collection of medical oddities. Nick Seluk had me laughing out loud a lot of times! The cases presented are very interesting, and the comics and humor make that it’s very readable and easy to understand, even if you’re not into medical things. I think this makes for an absolutely perfect gift for anyone working in the medical field, but don’t hesitate to pick it up for yourself or anyone really, as these comics are GOLD. I promise the comics lighten even the grossest things up so I promise you: you can stomach this! Pun might be intended lol!

I love The Awkward Yeti comics and this did not disappoint, as countless other readers pointed out! This is an interesting anthology of medical stories and was not too graphic, probably due to the comic content!

I am a huge, huge fan of Nick Seluk and his incredible work as The Awkward Yeti. I have all of his other books and a whole bunch the organ related merchandise.I was so excited to see his upcoming book, How I Broke Up With My Colon, available on Net Galley.

This one is a little bit different from most of his organ related work. While previous books were focused on the anthropomorphic Heart and Brain and the endless battle between the two, and later he grew to focus more and more on a wider array of other organs, giving them all personalities and coming up with endless creative tales about the organs themselves, How I Broke Up with My Colon is a set of short comic stories about various health issues and oddities that have happened to his readers and fans. Nick uses these stories, often including the storyteller’s own words, to illustrate a wide variety of experiences one might have with their body. So there are lots of humans in this book and it’s a bit of a departure from previous books. Never fear though! There’s adorable, hilarious, relatable organs aplenty, and appearances by the yeti as well. Just worth knowing going in, the focus is a little different and shifted from much of what we’re used to from Seluk.

In this one the organs are more like sidekicks, showing up with jokes and funny little asides. There’s a lot of diversity here from the title story that’s told as if the main character and his colon were dating and break up, to mysterious objects in places they don’t belong, medical scares, and even a story about mental health. Several stories are from doctors or the children or friends of doctors as well, one involving a lawn mower was especially funny to me. And have you ever wondered why the tooth fairy is so interested in collecting teeth? In this book you’ll get your answer!

I’m giving this one 4.5 stars and rounding up to the 5 because while I somewhat prefer having the organs at center stage, Seluk is, as always, an incredible storyteller. Even though he’s working with the stories of others here you get his trademark creative tellings and have to marvel once again at how he uses actual medical knowledge, a punny sense of humor, and his immense artistic talent, to help us all to understand and marvel at our bodies and how a disparate set of so many organs and parts, while occasionally uncooperative or dysfunctional, somehow manage to work remarkably well together much of the time.

Highly recommended (not just this book, but all of Nick Seluk’s work!) to bodies full of organs everywhere! Whether your organs work in such perfect harmony you’ve never given them a second thought, or if like me, they’re so dysfunctional you’ve taken to personifying them yourself at times, there is truly something for everyone here. Humor, fantastic art and creativity, a dash of medical knowledge, a dash of cuteness, and stories that will have you nodding along and feeling seen from the inside out, or laughing out loud.

Seluk is one of my all time favorite comic artists and I will be buying this one to add to my collection in March!

Delightful! I especially like the fact that all the stories, while weird, are relatively upbeat. And accurate while still being accessible to the average person. (I also "Broke up with my colon" in 2002 and I'm contemplating photocopying that story to hand out the next time someone asks....)

Nicely done! Amusing & worth reading!

The Awkward Yeti writes a relatable and interesting look at what it’s like to navigate a chronic health condition. I must admit - Tongue’s voice in my head sound somewhat like a snake (as there’s so many extra sssss’s). I loved the comics!!

This collection of weird medical comics is HILARIOUS. I cried laughing at the story called "Pancakes". Recommended for readers 16 years-old+ who aren't queasy about odd (and sometimes gross) stories.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for a complimentary e-ARC in exchange for my honest review.

Fascinating and hilarious stories of health issues and mishaps. Great choice to make them into comics! Fun for both adults and teens.

I needed one more graphic read this year to satisfy my appreciation for the artistic-love of comic-reality.

These were real medical stories from patients....
Gastrointestinal disorders... illnesses... and oddities.

Medical conditions, mysteries, painful physical challenges, chronic issues, are no joke....
however these stories were filled with humor and warmth and knowledge.

This was my first introduction with the author, Nick Seluk, and the Awkward Yeti.
I’m really impressed!!!!

Some very brilliant artistic, meaningful, emotionally felt helpful-medical-storytelling
going on!

Definitely a new fan!

These comics are my absolute favourite. How I Broke Up With my Colon is a mix of a few of my favourite things, crazy medical stories, cute comics and a fun tone. Really fun read!

Leave it to Nick Seluk, aka The Awkward Yeti, to bring medical mysteries to life in such perfect, hilarious ways.

I have always loved the Heart and Brain comics, which highlight so well our inner struggle between the rational, responsible path (Brain) versus the fun, follow-your-emotions path (Heart). Seluk has also done several other comics in which he brings other organs and body parts to life (who doesn't love Gall Bladder trying so hard?!).

This book is sort of an extension of that, but it's full of tales of bizarre yet fascinating (and usually horrific) medical issues that real people have faced. Seluk makes them fascinating (and I guess, kind of palatable?) through his humor and unique storytelling method. Part of that includes anthropomorphizing various organs and inanimate objects.

I'm not sure I'll ever love his other work as much as I love Heart and Brain but this was still an enjoyable collection and I'd check out anything new he creates.

Fantastic graphic novel about medical oddities. I've experienced some weird ones myself, so I could relate- as could my son, another sufferer of anosmia. I never thought I'd think a cartoon rendering of a colon was adorbs, but it totally was.

5/5 stars for sure! This was an amazing read. I just blew through this graphic novel. There's many short comic stories about medical topics and things that have happened to people in real life. The dialogue was very clever throughout the book and it was a very entertaining read. Each story made me laugh out loud because the author managed to tell each story in a very light-hearted, joking, and sometimes sarcastic(?) tone. There are a lot of medical terms here too so it's a little educational as well. I highly recommend this book to everyone, even if you have no interest in the medical field or medical topics, you won't regret reading this. The art style was also very well done and all the body parts had such emotive faces and personalities which helped to make the comics more entertaining to read.

How I Broke Up With My Colon by Nick Seluk, The Awkward Yeti is fascinating, often funny tales of medical issues. The illustrations are brilliant as per usual.

This illustrated collection of real medical stories comes from the talented brain of Nick Seluk, creator of the The Awkward Yeti webcomic. You've probably seen his comics of anthropomorphized body parts like the heart and brain shared on your social media or re-posted on Reddit. If you haven't or are allergic to social media, he also has a book following the tales of Heart and Brain, eponymously titled Heart and Brain.

This book shifts focus to other parts of the body, with organs playing supporting roles to the anecdotal stories. You'll see a lot of familiar faces from Seluk's work such as the cranky colon, sad gallbladder with his stones, and kidney with his pebbles. There is also a new cast of characters (hello Tooth Fairy!) that add depth to the stories. Again, the organs help tell the stories but aren't the stars of the show, unlike Seluk's other work. This doesn't take away from the story by any means, if anything it makes the book feel separate from the webcomic. .

This is a fun breezy read that had me laughing, cringing, and sympathizing with all of the people. I may have even teared up at some of the stories. Overall, it only took me a couple of hours to get through, with most of that time being spent looking at the art and characters in detail. Definitely Recommend!

Who it's for: Awkward Yeti Fans, House M.D. fans, people who like to laugh and cringe
.Who it's not for: People that don't enjoy medical stories of any sort

I received a free ARC of this book from the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

Let me start off by saying this author is one of my favorite comic authors. I have followed this comic for years. As a result I did read some of these when he was posting them on his website. But now there was more, in a book format, all together!!! YEA!!!!!!!!! And then I saw it was an auto approve. I think my mental happy dance was like the Macarena on steroids.

This was so funny. They were all amusing the pictures add so much to the true stories. I think I would read a minimum of another ten editions of these type of stories. Highly, highly recommend!

How I Broke Up with My Colon collects "fascinating, bizarre, and true" stories of medical oddities, retold and illustrated by Nick Seluk, creator of webcomic The Awkward Yeti and the Heart and Brain book series. It's a humorous look at some of the many ways human bodies can be weird and at the weird things that can happen to human bodies.

The cartoon nature of the book--which includes anthropomorphized human organs wreaking havoc on their unsuspecting owners--ensures that even the most gruesome tales never become too nauseous. All of the stories have happy outcomes, which is another boon to the squeamish.

Each individual story is told over the course of several pages, for a total page count just under two hundred, and the book reads very quickly. However, my understanding is that the material presented here is all-new, with nothing duplicated from The Awkward Yeti, so fans of Nick Seluk's work are still likely to feel they've gotten their money's worth with this book.

As a high school librarian, I can see this book not only entertaining many of my readers, but informing them, too, and I'm likely to acquire it for my collection.

Thanks to NetGalley for a review copy of this title.

This graphic novel is a collection of 24 weird medical stories illustrated as The Awkward Yeti comics. The stories are completely wacky and definitely something your friends in the medical field would write home about. The author's drawings and dialogue make the stories hilarious. I was giggling throughout this book, and I highly recommend it for anyone who needs a laugh.

The Awkward Yeti is not only an online comic strip I follow, but also a comic strip that the majority of my social media friends also follow. Scarcely a day goes by where I don’t see Heart and Brain being shared, and I loved all three of the previous books.

HOW I BROKE UP WITH MY COLON surprised me, as I didn’t know I could possibly like this new collection more than all previous. It took a great and already well appreciated format and, using it to tell the real life stories, made it even more connectable than ever before. Personally, “The Scar” hit home because I was there just a few years ago.

If you are already a fan, pick it up. If you know someone going through a medical situation that needs some cheering, pick it up. If you enjoy laughing but have never seen anything of these comics before...pick it up and know that you will find yourself looking at all the back comics online after you have read it.

I received a copy from Netgalley. All opinions expressed are my own.

As someone with digestive "issues," I think it's best to laugh at one's discomfort. I recommend you go out and purchase a copy today. You'll thoroughly enjoy it!!

I love The Awkward Yeti and dove right into this one.
This isn't as funny as usual books. How I Broke Up with My Colon tells true stories of health issues. Some are poignant, some ridiculous but each is touched with Nick Seluk's humor.
As someone with chronic health issues, I didn't find many of them funny. I know the pain first hand. I had more admiration for these people and their journeys. So know this isn't the same kind of book. Go in understanding their is outrageous and funny stories but also those that stir you deeply.

I've always enjoyed the Heart and Brain comics from the Awkward Yeti, so it wasn't surprising to find myself enjoying How I Broke Up With My Colon, even if it does veer away from the stuff we're used to.

Nick Seluk illustrates two dozen medical stories narrated to him by those who experienced them, ranging from the minor to the serious, the weird to the funny. The stories were often interesting and hilarious, and Seluk's style definitely adds to the humour. As someone with a lot of health issues of my own and an accident-prone nature, it was also pretty easy to relate to many of them. A few of them did make me cringe a bit, but not because the storytelling or art was flawed, but because we all have those one or two things that make us feel a touch squeamish.

If you enjoy Seluk's other work, you'll enjoy this. If wild medical tales draw you in, you'll enjoy this. I definitely enjoyed it, for the humour, the relatability, and the opportunity to learn a bit about illnesses and conditions I wasn't familiar with.

I have been a fan of The Awkward Yeti for some time and this book certainly does not disappoint. Featuring some weird and wonderful stories - including a very murderous spine - and lots of laugh out loud moments, there is something for everyone to enjoy.

I read this book in one go and, despite being almost 200 pages, it did not feel its length at all. I thoroughly recommend although some of the stories you might need a strong stomach for! Oh, and that gall bladder! So adorable!