Just last year, Adulthood is A Myth was published. A few months ago, I discovered Sarah Andersen's comic on Instagram. And a few weeks ago, I purchased her books. Bought them when the new book was only one month away from release date, so I thought why not pre-order the new one, I can wait and it only costs about IDR 100rb.
First post-read thought,
that was quick. It only took 30 minutes to complete both books, and i'm a slow reader! Plus, Adulthood is A Myth is funnier than Big Mushy Happy Lump (debatable). By their titles people can tell they are full of phylosophies, knowledge, controversies and all that. Seriously, they are like black and white memes made into a series of sequence, consist of 4 to 6 grids per page, and completely different subject on the next page. The book tells stories about a girl character (maybe Ms. Andersen herself) and her every day life, which talks about PMS, boyfriend (it is her actual boyfriend on the book she said), creativity block, etc.
They seem childish, why read them?
Perhaps the main attraction is that they are very simple, relatable, understandable, despite of some people may think the books are childish. I can't say for other girls, but for me many of the stories reflect my life. Maybe that's why I think the first book is funnier, maybe because I consider it more relatable, and we as humans have sense of humour to laugh at our flaws?
There isn't much to discuss. Overall, it makes me laugh, then it's worth the IDR 200rb. I'm looking forward for her next work. Sarah Andersen got a new fan from Indonesia!
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