Book Review: Pusheen the Cat’s Guide to Everything by Claire Belton

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Rating: 4.5 out of 5.

Genre: Graphic Novel
Publisher: Gallery Books
Publication Date: January 10th, 2023
Pages: 224, paperback
Source: NetGalley

Pusheen the Cat is back with a brand-new collection of adorable comics, expert advice, and silly antics featuring Pusheen and all her friends!

Whether you’re hoping to learn how to tell if your cat is a Vampurr or looking to study a comprehensive guide to being lazy—Pusheen has got you covered in this super cute guide to everything! This delightful collection of comics and illustrations features some of the most popular and purr-fectly adorable Pusheen comics you know and love, plus a healthy serving of never-before-seen material.

Pusheen the Cat has charmed millions of fans worldwide with her humor, bounces, and tail wiggles. Join in on the fun with this super cute collection perfect for cat lovers and comics fans alike!

Don’t tell Hello Kitty, but I prefer Pusheen. Pusheen the Cat really does cover pretty much everything in the latest book. We have baking substitutions, types of cat homes, quizzes to tell what kind of dessert you are, and dozens of adorable illustrations of Pusheen and her family and friends working and playing together. Especially timely are the sections on how to work from home and holiday style.

Each character has such personality and the illustrations are just so much fun. No matter your age, you’ll love Pusheen.

Get this for yourself, and copies for your vampurry friends.

Joint Book Review: Oddball (Sarah’s Scribbles #4) by Sarah Andersen

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Rating: 4.5 out of 5.

Genre: Graphic Novel
Publisher: Andrews McHeel Publishing
Publication Date: November 30th, 2021
Pages: 112, paperback
Source: NetGalley

The newest Sarah’s Scribbles collection from New York Times bestselling author Sarah Andersen

The fourth book in the enormously popular graphic novel series, the latest collection of Sarah’s Scribbles comics explores the evils of procrastination, the trials of the creative process, the cuteness of kittens, and the beauty of not caring about your appearance as much as you did when you were younger. When it comes to humorous illustrations of the awkwardness and hilarity of millennial life, Sarah’s Scribbles is without peer.

Gina’s review:

Oddball, the latest of Sarah’s Scribbles by Sarah Andersen is another great collection of her work. As a fellow introvert and cat lover, I’m predisposed to like her “scribbles,” and this book was a joy from cover to cover. I think my favorite cartoon was when she went to Heaven and saw all the dogs, and then wondered where all the cats were. No spoiler, so I’ll just say they were having a GREAT time.

Sarah’s cartoons are very relatable and always enjoyable. Lots of people struggle with social interaction and want to stay home and avoid it all. Sometimes these people also have cats. This is a Venn diagram of the two groups. A good chunk of these have appeared online, but this is a great collation of her work, and you don’t need to have read/seen any of her cartoons before to thoroughly enjoy this book.

Miranda’s review:

Sarah Andersen is one of those artists whose work speaks to my soul. I, too, am an introverted oddball who prefers the company of my cats and books/fanfics rather than other people. I would love to have some of her comics framed and hanging on my walls, such as my favorite from this collection, the comic where Medusa adopts a blind cat.

This is yet another great collection of Andersen’s comics. Since I sometimes don’t see these when they’re posted on Twitter, I appreciate having them collected into a book to keep forever. Andersen’s understanding of comedy in her art style, from expressions to body language, is topnotch as always. Her ability to use a comic format of only about four to six squares to get her ideas across in funny, heartwarming ways is always amazing.

I hope these collections continue, as I love having them on my shelf.