Welcome to Litsy!

This was... okay? Kinda samey/repetitive, and reminds me of every other quirky set of comics about reading/writing. Tom Gauld is usually funnier, too.

The promising title got me to pick this book without a second thought and it started out great. What seemed like a fun and quirky book turned out to be repetitive, boring and disappointing though. The illustrations are good and the comic style of writing was great but the content itself seemed nothing new. It‘s all the things that readers and writers do and I found myself skimming through it.

Fun book to read, perfect palate cleanser.

Every reader will find an illustration that will speak to her/him.

You're probably familiar with some of the content shown in this book from social media.

I think bookshelves can say a lot about their owners. How do you organize your books?
My French books are together. Then my English books are divided into fiction and non-fiction.
Pet peeve: seeing books organized by color

I was on Litsy in its early days but deleted my account years ago. I just need a place to talk books! I have no followers yet so I‘ll be shouting into the wind for a while, but that‘s ok.

The pic: Occupational hazard of being a public librarian—book gluttony. And there‘s a stack at home yet. The power corrupts.

#librarian #ItsNotHoardingIfItsBooks #helloagain

BOOK TETRIS WINNER!

Hey book friends, long time no post ❤️. I have been in a serious reading slump for most of the year. The struggles of my job and buying my house just left me drained. The past couple days I joined some reading challenged on StoryGraph, signed up for a Halloween exchange here, and reorganized my bookshelves. I missed y‘all 📚❤️

Happy Friday! 🎉🎉🎉

I just finished this hilarious book of bookish comics and it was such a fun palette cleanser! Also, I'm not going to lie.... I most definitely judge people by their bookshelves! 😂

It just didn‘t gel with me. Maybe it will gel with you? *shrug”

A low pick for some sweet and super relatable cartoons about reading. However, I‘m not a writer so the second half all about writing and authorship/poems were not what I signed up for. A pleasant way to start my mornings several days in a row while trying to wake up. Probably would be less forgiving if I‘d paid for this, -but I don‘t pay for any books I read (libraries rock!)- because it‘s not very meaty.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️(4)

Lives up to the hype. Took me longer to read this one because I spent a lot of time looking at all the details in the illustrations.

#Libby
#20in4 (1 book) #Readathon @Andrew65

Short story inspiration: This year we customized our 2nd graders' backpacks. They picked out the patches, I stenciled on their first initial. Then yesterday, 4 days into the school year, someone took my DD's bag from in front of her classroom. Later that night, a custodian found it on the playground, and returned it this morning. What kind of adventure did it have, wandering around campus on its own? Her brother thinks aliens took it.

This is an interesting collection of comics about book lovers & their bookishness; also about writing. Many are amusing & entertaining, some I can relate to. The ones about the Pig Latin, Stages of a Reader & Murakami Bingo are gems. Fun read, but I reckon you‘ll enjoy it better if you read a few pieces a day & not binge read it in one sitting..I think they‘re great on their own but lacks ‘the flow‘ when read as a collection.

And here is mine 😅😅...... (2/2)

I was reading this book by Grant Snyder while waiting for a phonecall and started doodling my own stages of reading. Here is Mr Snyder's book stages... (1/2)

I went book shopping again ❤
Another successful retail therapy session!
Only problem is, I need to spend more time reading and less time browsing and scrolling.

Litsy is my happy place though 😊😁

I've been asked by @Mavey to share a positive thought ❤ thank you for the tag! 😊

I thought I'd share this gorgeous cartoon by Grant Snider on Iridescence. I saved it years ago from Facebook and it's a gorgeous reminder that beauty can be found everywhere.

The plot hole! 😂🤣

Ah! What a brilliant thing it is to like reading.

April kind of blurred it‘s way into May and I‘m still playing catch up. First time I crossed off five boxes, though! #bookspinbingo

I enjoyed the first half, which were great comic pages about reading and readers. The second half was about writing and writers, which I could not really relate to and wasn‘t expecting. Cute art that had almost a Dr Seuss vibe (with less nonsense and more adult) with the rhymes and puns and cleverness.

I‘m already liking all the cats and books from the inside cover 😻

A low pick, but more enjoyable/relatable than the Sarah‘s Scribbles I just read.

quick, fun and surprisingly inspiring read.

I am enjoying this so much!!

I much preferred Debbie Tung's Book Love over this one. I think the burden of reading this one aloud to my kids ruined the pacing as they questioned some of the vocabulary (way more advanced than our normal bedtime reading). But they had several ah-ha moments seeing some of their own bookish quirks within the panels.

This was so fun! I‘ve seen mixed reviews — many of the comics are about writing, not specifically reading — but I really enjoyed it. Definitely coming back to it! 📚🤓

Nothing really unique, but I liked the art style and some of the big maps.

Here‘s to all our new reading goals! #newyear

Meh. I was fine that it was just as much (or more?) about writing than reading but it felt smug at times, and while he sort of challenged “canon” he also upheld the old white man ideal in a lot of ways. I connected to some, enjoyed others, and was disappointed often.

(#day3)

Levar Burton... ♡♡♡ HIM!

This is such a cute book♡♡♡

My #ChristmasBookHaul that I had to 100% but for myself but I don‘t care. The hubs did give me an Amazon gift card though. My parents lost their minds and bought everybody nerf guns. I think quarantine is getting to them. 🤣🤣🤣 The Lost Queen is for #NewYearWhoDis with @monalyisha and @BayouGirl85

@TheKidUpstairs - your packages spoil me! I am SO excited to read this book! The chocolate treats sound delish ♡ Merry Christmas! #jolabokaflod swap.

Probably my favorite from this collection. Definitely a must read for readers and writers alike.

#DashingDecember

This is a cute book of bookish cartoons, more about writing than reading. I was expecting it to be more about reading and readers, so it wasn‘t exactly what I was hoping for, but some of the panels were a lot of fun.

Cute, quick read -- perfect for readers, writers, and book lovers in general!

I was really hoping for a little more from this collection, but it felt stale pretty quickly. This would be better (for me) as a webcomic or something I think. #bookspinbingo

Pretty much covers it. #readinggoals

At a time when life and the world seems so serious, this is a great reminder of the need for light-hearted reading. This book gets me, it will get your too. #funny

My review of this book can be found on my Youtube Vlog at:

https://youtu.be/erTgHaMpAyI

Enjoy!

I liked some of the comics alot but essentially what it came down to was perhaps the lack of cohesion. This collection (like other reviewers have noted) would perhaps be better suited as a different format - that way the author could have tackled both topics separately - reading / writing.
I enjoyed the comics relating to reading better.
Read for #nfn2020

Some of these were fun and cute, some felt pretentious. I think this better off as a web comic rather than a book. It got rather monotonous repetitive halfway in.

#NFN2020 #nonfictionnovember

Trying to read a few of the graphic novel nominees in the GR Choice Awards, and found this nonfiction one on Hoopla.

This is the first page...definitely my kind of book! #booksandcats #NFN2020 #nonfictionnovember

Accurate portrayal of my life

Finally spent all my Indigo gift cards! #bookhaul

A fun collected volume of mostly one-shot webcomics. The art and frequent rhyme scheme are delightful. I feel like the title isn't quite right for this collection. It misses the comics about writing and literature and focuses on bookshelves. I felt like writers, English teachers, (some graphic designers) and readers would all get something out of this book. #comic #webcomic #booksaboutbooks

My bookshelf may be a chaotic mess of funko pops & various fandom merch but it is 100% me. I don't necessarily "judge" because everyone is entitled to their own opinions and should be able to read what they love. I won't lie though, everytime I go visit someone I find myself perusing their shelves because it is always nice to talk about what we've read.