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waltercoleslaw's review against another edition
If you've ever thrown up while waiting for the L train, this book will speak volumes to you!
chaoticbibliophile's review against another edition
dark
funny
reflective
fast-paced
glitterandtwang's review against another edition
3.0
Gonna pass this along to any of my artist friends who are struggling with existential crises. Pretty good - like a shorter Fante Bukowski, but for visual artists instead of writers.
larakaa's review against another edition
4.0
a fine line between tragic and comic, between sad and funny. the slightly disturbing but sometimes cute but mostly weird art adds to that. nice take on the art scene in big cities. I liked it.
youfelinedevil's review against another edition
4.0
Picked this up for a quick, random read at the library. Takes a lot of artist community tropes we're all familiar with and presents them in a novel way that's somehow both whimsical and sardonic. Very funny. The art is original, intriguingly abstract, and endearing. The entire work feels at once sympathetic and self-deprecating, without leaning too far over into sad sack-ism, self-indulgent pity, or cynicism. There are these weird little stories that fall closer to absurdism or fantasy, and I absolutely love them. I like the back and forth between the protagonist, narrator, and audience.
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