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"Funny, introspective, and touching. . . . The lessons Meichi gently shares with us through delightful stories are full of wisdom for people at any life stage who need a reminder they're not alone." â??Mari Andrew, author of Am I There Yet?
From the creator of Barely Functional Adult, a painfully relatable webcomic with over 130k followers on Instagram, comes a never-before-seen collection of incriminating short stories about exes, murder, friendship, therapy, anxiety, Hufflepuff, sucking at things, freaking out about things, calming down momentarily, melodrama, wrinkles, pettiness, and other wonderful delights.
Wielding her trademark balance of artful humor, levity, and heartbreaking introspection, Meichi Ng's indisputably relatable collection of short stories holds a mirror to our past, present, and future selves. Featuring a swaddled Barely Functional Adult as its protagonist who says all the things we think but dare not say, this book is equal parts humorous and heartbreaking as it spans a spectrum of topics from imposter syndrome, therapy, friendships, first loves, letting go of exes, to just trying to find your purpose in the world. Prepare to excitedly shove this book in your friend's face with little decorum as you shout, "THIS IS SO US!"
In this beautiful, four-color collection compiled completely of never-before-seen content, Meichi perfectly captures the best and worst of us in every short story, allowing us to weep with pleasure at our own fallibility. Hilarious, relatable, and heart-wrenchingly honest, Barely Functional Adult will have you laughing and crying in the same breath, while taking solace in the fact that we're anything but alone in this world.… (mais)
I'm too old to have much interest in this young whippersnapper's self-help/inspirational thoughts on becoming an adult, though I do admit I recognize a lot of her qualities in my own daughter. I'd recommend it to my daughter, but I think large chunks would be too relatable and just make her sad, so nah.
I didn't like that this is one of those hybrid graphic novels where the cartoon panels act as humorous accent pieces interspersed between blocks of text of varying sizes. I enjoyed the cartoons, but then was punished with boring words before I could have another. Unfortunately, the pictures don't make a great deal of sense without the words, so I couldn't just ignore them.
Convert more words to cartoons and this might not have been the book/reader mismatch it ended up being. ( )
This reminded me a lot of Hyperbole and a Half. It has a similar artistic style—the drawings even simpler, I think—and Ng has the same ability to convey lots of emotion with a few lines and a bit of color. The combination of prose and art works well, and the stories of her life are relatable, even to someone (me) from a different generation. This book, although less laugh-out-loud funny than Alli Brosh’s work, would be a good fit for Hyperbole fans, and vice-versa. ( )
This was extremely relatable, as a millennial living with that all too common uncertainty about the future. I loved the simple, cute, but funny art style and the way Ng approaches everything with an open heart and a bit of self-deprecating humor. The writing itself was extremely good and followed the great memoir tradition of tying in seemingly unrelated things in an interesting way -- from a wishing tree leading to a meditation on imposter syndrome, to a cow leading to musings on getting everything you think you want.
Highly recommended for anyone who likes graphic memoirs with a bit of humor, especially millennials looking for something relatable and ultimately comforting. ( )
Informação do Conhecimento Comum em inglês.Edite para a localizar na sua lÃngua.
Don't forget. We write our own stories. And we can write whatever the hell we want.
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Informação do Conhecimento Comum em inglês.Edite para a localizar na sua lÃngua.
For the people I love, Who tolerate my nonsense on a regular basis.
For Mum, Who has supported every ridiculous dream I've ever pursued.
For Dad, Who taught me how to be brave in the face of darkness.
For Jenny, Who was my very first therapist.
& for all the Barely Functional Adults out there, Who ought to know they're not alone.
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Informação do Conhecimento Comum em inglês.Edite para a localizar na sua lÃngua.
There is a strange but potent comfort in the discovery that someone else in the universe has experienced the exact same feelings as we have. [Introduction]
Shortly after becoming a strong, independent adult, I decided it was finally time to start a family.
So I bought a fish.
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Informação do Conhecimento Comum em inglês.Edite para a localizar na sua lÃngua.
I think at the end of it all, I just want to be able to look back and know that I enjoyed my time here.
Comic and Graphic Books.
Fiction.
Literature.
HTML:
"Funny, introspective, and touching. . . . The lessons Meichi gently shares with us through delightful stories are full of wisdom for people at any life stage who need a reminder they're not alone." â??Mari Andrew, author of Am I There Yet?
From the creator of Barely Functional Adult, a painfully relatable webcomic with over 130k followers on Instagram, comes a never-before-seen collection of incriminating short stories about exes, murder, friendship, therapy, anxiety, Hufflepuff, sucking at things, freaking out about things, calming down momentarily, melodrama, wrinkles, pettiness, and other wonderful delights.
Wielding her trademark balance of artful humor, levity, and heartbreaking introspection, Meichi Ng's indisputably relatable collection of short stories holds a mirror to our past, present, and future selves. Featuring a swaddled Barely Functional Adult as its protagonist who says all the things we think but dare not say, this book is equal parts humorous and heartbreaking as it spans a spectrum of topics from imposter syndrome, therapy, friendships, first loves, letting go of exes, to just trying to find your purpose in the world. Prepare to excitedly shove this book in your friend's face with little decorum as you shout, "THIS IS SO US!"
In this beautiful, four-color collection compiled completely of never-before-seen content, Meichi perfectly captures the best and worst of us in every short story, allowing us to weep with pleasure at our own fallibility. Hilarious, relatable, and heart-wrenchingly honest, Barely Functional Adult will have you laughing and crying in the same breath, while taking solace in the fact that we're anything but alone in this world.
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I didn't like that this is one of those hybrid graphic novels where the cartoon panels act as humorous accent pieces interspersed between blocks of text of varying sizes. I enjoyed the cartoons, but then was punished with boring words before I could have another. Unfortunately, the pictures don't make a great deal of sense without the words, so I couldn't just ignore them.
Convert more words to cartoons and this might not have been the book/reader mismatch it ended up being. (