Early Reader Review: Why Are You Like This?: An ArtbyMoga Comic Collection by Meg Adams

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Why Are You Like This?: An ArtbyMoga Comic Collection by Meg Adams 

Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
Publication Date:  March 7, 2023

 

Format: Ebook

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Goodreads Synopsis: 

A collection of comics with a millennial take on marriage, adulthood, pet ownership, self-love, and self-care. 

Finally, comics that answer life’s most pressing questions: Is my partner actually upset or just hangry? Whose turn is it to remember the reusable shopping bags? Is it appropriate to put up Halloween décor two months in advance? (Spoiler alert: Yes. Yes, it is.) 

“Opposites attract” has never rung truer when it comes to vivacious extrovert Meg and her level-headed introvert husband, Carson. Carson makes his coffee with only the finest locally roasted beans; Meg microwaves two-day-old joe. Carson is reserved and rarely opens up to friends; Meg ensures everyone in her life—including her mailman—knows about her hemorrhoid. From the joys of marrying your best friend to the bizarre musings of a twelve-pound pup to the humor and heartbreak of anxiety, Meg’s all-too-relatable comics leave no stone unturned. Dorky and downright hilarious, Why Are You Like This? explores what it means to make fun of oneself and find laughter in the little things.

Review: 

If you are looking for a laugh-out-loud comic collection that is nerdy and realistic in such a fun way, this will be the book for you.

The comics follow the everyday life of Meg and Caron, and their pets. Meg tends to be a little all over the place, thus the name of the collection and Carson is just living in her wake but loving her so much. The comics are about daily things, like the house, holidays, hobbies, and togetherness and it is adorable. 

I really resonated with the buying of Halloween decor all the time, because we all know it is actually all year decor, and having a partner stare at you like you are insane for it. 

The whole collection is funny, adorable, and real and I loved everything about it. Meg talks about marriage, pets, work, depression, anxiety, the weird, the normal, and crazy and she is nerdy and so great. I think this would be a great book for anyone that loves comics and webcomics and I feel like readers will live the realism of this. 

I will be adding Meg to my 'keep an eye out for' list for sure.