Big Mushy Happy Lump: A Sarah's Scribbles Collection (Volume 2)

by Sarah Andersen

Paperback, 2017

Status

Available

Call number

NC1429.A57

Series

Sarah's Scribbles (2)

Genres

Graphic Novels and Comics

Comics

Graphic Novels

Publication

Andrews McMeel Publishing (2017), Edition: Illustrated, 128 pages

Description

Comic and Graphic Books. Fiction. HTML: Sarah Andersen's hugely popular, world-famous Sarah's Scribbles comics are for those of us who boast bookstore-ready bodies and Netflix-ready hair, who are always down for all-night reading-in-bed parties and extremely exclusive after-hour one-person music festivals. In addition to the most recent Sarah's Scribbles fan favorites and dozens of all-new comics, this volume contains illustrated personal essays on Sarah's real-life experiences with anxiety, career, relationships and other adulthood challenges that will remind readers of Allie Brosh's Hyperbole and a Half and Jenny Lawson's Let's Pretend This Never Happened. The same uniquely frank, real, yet humorous and uplifting tone that makes Sarah's Scribbles so relatable blooms beautifully in this new longer form..… (more)

User reviews

LibraryThing member flying_monkeys

Sarah's charm and sense of humor will surely resonant with many women but with teens and twenty-somethings in particular. She muses and rants on a variety of topics including budgeting, hipster tendencies, whether or not cats are worthy of all the love they receive, and of course the insidious

uterus. Plenty of laughs and feels to go around. If you haven't read Sarah's Scribbles yet, you're missing out.

4 stars

(My fave strip was page 14, "How I Spend Money," because priorities are important in life.)

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LibraryThing member bell7

Comics from "Sarah's Scribbles" continue with an introvert's take on life, humor, a look at potentially crippling social anxiety and how she managed to get over her tendency to dislike anything popular and fall in love with a cat. Hilarious and totally relatable.

LibraryThing member kthxy

(I got this through NetGalley, which I signed up for ages ago and never used until now, yay me.)

So. Sarah Andersen's comics don't really work for me in book form. There's just too many of them all at once. A small percentage that I straight up didn't like, okay, I can ignore that. Another

similarily small percentage that I related to and really liked a lot, yay! And… a very large percentage that I largely related to, or that I at least thought were nice to read, but I still couldn't get myself to really care about them. And that's okay when I see one or two of those on my tumblr dash, but 10 of them in a row… no, that got tedious. So, not bad, but as I tend to read comic collections like this in one go, I didn't enjoy reading it.

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LibraryThing member BrynDahlquis

I think we've all seen plenty of her comics on the web, but there's so much more in here and it's beautiful and wonderful and I love it so much.

LibraryThing member Tiffy_Reads

I love these cute graphic novels. Hope she makes more soon. :)

LibraryThing member bragan

This is the second collection of "Sarah's Scribbles" comics: simple, delightful little cartoons about dealing with everyday life, including such topics as social anxiety, female friendships, inconveniently timed periods, making future you hate present you, dressing for cold weather, and learning to

love cats.

I just love these. Even though they are from the point of view of someone significantly younger and a bit girlier than I am, I still find them utterly, hilariously relatable.

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LibraryThing member AmaliaGavea

I know now who my ever- faithful companions for life are. Meet Mister Social Anxiety and Mister Over-Thinking while Mister Crippling Lack of Self-Confidence appears in many Oscar-worthy cameos. And these gentlemen are gloriously presented by the pen of the magnificent and ridiculously talented

Sarah Andersen.

I feel so connected to the wonderful character Andersen has created. The introverted, procrastinating, awkward me was constantly nodding in agreement over every sketch. It is a glorious feeling when you close a cute, little book and you discover you have a big smile on your face. And let me tell you, the world of antithesis between introverts and extroverts that Sarah has created is a very pretty, amusing, and comforting place...
.....and a little terrifying, but I have my shock-blanket just to be on the safe side...

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LibraryThing member rabidgummibear

Perfect for fans of Allie Brosh's work. I enjoyed this for a quick read.

galley provided by netgalley.

LibraryThing member DanieXJ

Heh. That was lots more Sarah’s Scribbles and they were as good if not better than those in the first book.

The situations still seemed to have sprung from my head instead of Andersen’s they were so perfect.

And then at the end there was some prose writing along with the comics, and that was

really cool.

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LibraryThing member sweetiegherkin

Andersen delivers again with humorous and relatable comics about growing up, dealing with social issues, and of course cats. Unlike her other two collections that were funny but unconnected, this one actually has longer narrative threads. These are still usually short (a few pages), but it was nice

to see. Overall, this is a quick and fun read.

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LibraryThing member Carlathelibrarian

Sarah Andersen writes and illustrates the best relateable humor for adults, specifically millenials. She illustrates social anxiety to a tea. When demonstrating over-thinking, I had to laugh. As a shy adult with very low self-esteem, she presents situations everyone has been in and makes you laugh

about them. I loved the inclusion of her personal essays taken from her real-life experiences with anxiety. Her bits on relationships, both in groups and in a romantic way were cute, yet again made you laugh. Having family members with social anxiety, I can see him/her in these strips and it actually helped me to understand their actions just a bit more. I am not sure if they would appreciate me giving them this book or not. It might make them laugh at themselves. the illustrations are great. They are scribbles, but the emotions are so easy to see. I love that Sarah is able to share all this with her readers. Of course the title itself says to much. To just cover up, dress however you want and me a Mushy Happy Lump with no expectations would be wonderful for many people even for short periods of time, but for someone with Social Anxiety, it would be the best. The publisher provided me with a copy of this book via Netgalley.

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LibraryThing member Daumari

Sarah's Scribbles are almost *too* relatable, definitely worth a follow in whatever media you follow. Big Mushy Happy Lump includes many hugely popular hits (the "How I Spend Money" where frugality is in everything except book purchases, the titular big mush happy lump during winter, etc.) but also

includes a couple more linear stories about how she learned to love popular things (cats) and overcoming social anxiety (or at least getting better with it).

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LibraryThing member AliceaP

Her sequel, Big Mushy Happy Lump, showcases relatable female humor at its best. She really leans into the jokes examining her introverted/socially awkward personality traits. She added an end section to this book where she talks directly to the reader about how she feels/acts in social situations.

She also discusses at length why she's a sweater thief forever and always. It's really cute and I think it's a great way to connect more with her audience.

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LibraryThing member readingover50

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.

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LibraryThing member DGRachel

Some panels were really funny and relatable, but others were just "meh".

LibraryThing member MontzaleeW

A book to bring a smile to my heart

Sarah knows how to make her art express the everyday life trials in a funny way yet with truth! Her art is fun and heartwarming and I can't help smile at the crazy antics she draws. Another winner of a book! Loved it. Will read it again before returning it to the

library. Great fun!

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LibraryThing member MickyFine

Another endearing collection of comics that had me giggling while I also often identified with Sarah's attitudes and reactions. Funny and highly recommended.

LibraryThing member booklover3258

Absolutely loved this book from beginning to end! Funny all the way through and a lot of the comics hit home. I especially loved towards the end about dealing with anxiety and I must try and say the mantra "I don't care" and picture the big buff guy every single time. Ha! Looking forward to reading

her other books in this series.

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LibraryThing member Vantine

Read alike for fans of Hyperbole and Me

LibraryThing member Linyarai

This book is fantastic, I felt like the author really knew me as I could relate to many of the comics.

LibraryThing member Glennis.LeBlanc

This is the collection that has my all-time fav panel by her of shopping in a bookstore. Everything in this book is wonderful and starting here is fine for a new reader since each comic is pretty much self-contained.

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