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knasentjej's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
I absolutely love Debbie's illustrations and the story she tells. There are a lot, and I really mean A LOT, in this story that's relatable and self experienced. I love the acceptance of not always having a full social battery and the story says that it's perfectly fine to stay at home and read instead of socializing.
I would recommend this book to everyone. You will love it.
I would recommend this book to everyone. You will love it.
mdevlin923's review against another edition
4.0
Tung shares her journey through young adulthood as she navigates school, work, and relationships...and learns that she is an introvert. Part biography, part anecdote; introverts will totally relate to her feelings, and ultimately they will find inspiration (and some humor) in Tung's gorgeous illustrations and stories.
necrabelle's review against another edition
funny
informative
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
3.75
alyssa_olaf's review against another edition
emotional
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
3.0
xabbeylongx's review against another edition
funny
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
3.5
Spoilers Ahead:
This book is a graphic novel memoir, and is talking about how Debbie started to overcome her anxiety and put herself first. As we go through her life, we can see that she suffers with crippling social anxiety. She’d prefer her own company, or that of a book, and hates going out and socialising. She has no qualms about plans being cancelled - that’s the best-case scenario for her (honestly, it sounds pretty good to me also). She graduates, and then finds an office job, but socialising never really gets easier. It always feels disingenuous, and her social battery runs out quickly. Eventually, she ends up quitting her job and starting a freelance job in the creative industry (just like she wanted from when she was a child). As people don’t make the time to make adjustments for her, she starts to put herself first and doesn’t force herself to do stuff for other people.
It’s a lovely book. The art is cute, simple but really effective. The panels are all neat, which sits very nicely in my brain. And Debbie is quite a relatable character, to me anyway, so it was nice to get some representation for people with anxiety. Sometimes, it’s nice to be heard. And sometimes, it’s nice to read about something affecting you that also affects one of the characters in the stories you read. It’s really refreshing, and relieving, to be honest.
This book is a graphic novel memoir, and is talking about how Debbie started to overcome her anxiety and put herself first. As we go through her life, we can see that she suffers with crippling social anxiety. She’d prefer her own company, or that of a book, and hates going out and socialising. She has no qualms about plans being cancelled - that’s the best-case scenario for her (honestly, it sounds pretty good to me also). She graduates, and then finds an office job, but socialising never really gets easier. It always feels disingenuous, and her social battery runs out quickly. Eventually, she ends up quitting her job and starting a freelance job in the creative industry (just like she wanted from when she was a child). As people don’t make the time to make adjustments for her, she starts to put herself first and doesn’t force herself to do stuff for other people.
It’s a lovely book. The art is cute, simple but really effective. The panels are all neat, which sits very nicely in my brain. And Debbie is quite a relatable character, to me anyway, so it was nice to get some representation for people with anxiety. Sometimes, it’s nice to be heard. And sometimes, it’s nice to read about something affecting you that also affects one of the characters in the stories you read. It’s really refreshing, and relieving, to be honest.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness and Panic attacks/disorders