Sadly did not finish this, although I loved the concept it wasn't quite for me! Thank you for the opportunity to review.

We are as one; Experiences as an introvert or with depression. Sarah’s scribbles are both touching and humorous.

It doesn't matter that I've already seen most of the comics singularly on the internet—I will always want to read the new Sarah Scribbles book. Each moment of awkwardness, of silliness, of joy, is so relatable and endearing.

I love reading anything and everything by Sarah Andersen. She creates extremely relatable comics that are so heart-warming

I always enjoy Sarah's scribbles, and had already read some of the strips in this collection. Although I'm not an introvert myself, I have a lot of friends who are, and her hilarious takes on introvert problems and social anxiety always crack me up.

This collection also featured commentary along with some strips, which provided an interesting insight into her life, and just when you'd start realizing the grave nature of a problem, she'd follow it up with a strip to keep things light.
I really enjoyed this read and look forward to more and more content from Sarah! ♥

Sarah Andersen can do no wrong in my book! Everything she puts out is so relatable and "Big Mushy Happy Lump" is no different. Love it, and thank you!

What can I say? I have always loved Sarah Andersen's work so much!!! I love the simplicity of the illustrations and how, in spite of that, her content can still provide profound, thoughtful messages told in a delightfully humorous manner. Her scribbles speak to me at a spiritual level.

Quick disclaimer: I received a digital copy of this book (via NetGalley) in exchange for an honest review!

Actual rating: 5 stars

'Big Mushy Happy Lump' by Sarah Andersen is a new collection of Sarah's Scribbles. It's just as funny as the first collection was.

Sarah's humor is a bit self-effacing as she makes fun or her introversion, her love of books, and her self-esteem problems. This time, there are some illustrated personal essays, like how she became a cat lover, and her habit of stealing sweaters. She has comics about working at home, and problems with budgeting.

I read the first collection and really liked it. I enjoyed this one even more. I think the humor has gotten even better, and Sarah's willingness to expose her own weaknesses just make her someone I can relate to.

I received a review copy of this graphic novel Andrews McMeel Publishing and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.

Title: Big Mushy Happy Lump - A Sarah's Scribbles Collection (#2)
Author: Sarah Anderson
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing, 2017
ISBN: 978-1449479619
Price: $ 14.99
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Summary and Thoughts: Sarah's Scribbles are mostly one shot, daily web comics by Sarah Andersen. In her comics, she talks about animals, anxiety, fashion, creativity, and basically, life. Comics in this work are collected before the 2016 election (I'll get into this more in the third collection review).

You've probably seen Sarah's Scribbles on Facebook or on Twitter. If you're connected with me I have most definitely shared them. Librarians have probably seen this comic in their social media feeds.

The comics are very slice of life. When Sarah needs a sort of narrator or other person explanation of sort, she employs a rabbit. Her own character (and a lot of the others) are big eyed, no nosed, round figures that are very much a chibi style. What makes this a fantastic collection of comics (compared to others) is that Sarah goes into detail about dealing with anxiety (a huge help) and how she came to love cats. It's funny but it's also real.

Big Mushy Happy Lump was my first exposure to Sarah Andersen's full work (officially). I read an arc ages ago and basically squeed when I saw the physical book in my new (as of 2017) library. It's currently in our Young Adult collection and I have to admit, I'm not 100% sure this is where it goes, but on the other hand, it's also not 100% adult either. It really speaks to a certain age demographic: those out of college or grad school and up to the older end of Millenials*. I relate so much to these comics from the comics about periods (I love the uterus coming on and being all doe eyed and then evil) to the cat ones to the anxiety.

Overall, I love this collection and it's nice to have something physical to hold. It has teen appeal but probably best relates to Millenials. If I had my way (and I do mean to do this eventually), I'd have a copy in each section (and we have two so that'll work!) because older teens will probably appreciate it but adults will relate to a lot of this. Also the cover is fuzzy on the text and the sweater. It's always a good idea to have books that have a little fuzz on them. This is a must have.
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Recommended Audience: older teen and adults *Millenials especially: I say this because I really think that the age group of 20-30 year olds (which I am in) will relate the most (and OH MAN do I). There's a fantastic comic in here where Sarah races off against a Baby Boomer who wins the race and goes "Typical Lazy Millenial" (p. 34) as she's struggling with a rock labeled "Crippling Debt." The struggle is real.
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Things to be aware of: BEWARE THE UTERUS. Seriously, there's nothing here unless you hate women talking about their periods and then I'd say, read it anyway.
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Source: Netgalley and Library.

Unable to read - I read via Kindle and my Adobe is acting up, so I was unable to open the document.

Yet another cute and on-point collection from Sarah Andersen. I enjoy her view on life and the humor she brings to it. If you're an introvert or riddled with anxiety or just like cats, I think you should give this one a try.

Unless you've been living under a rock for the last few years, you probably have already seen Sarah Andersen's artwork on the internet, like I previously saw. She's a cartoonist and illustrator. who takes the most normal and awkward everyday situations and creates this hilarious, short and witty comics about it.

I only read 'Big Mushy Happy Lump' after I was sent 'Herding Cats' for review, because I decided to marathon the entire series, and oh my god! It was hilarious and so relatable. Sarah has the talent to turn any awkward situation that all humans (and non-humans) go through, and make the best of it in her comics.

Because I read the entire 'Sarah's Scribbles' series in a short period of time, I definitely saw the author's improvement in her artwork and in the situations she illustrated in her comics. In the end of this third installment she discussed how it feels to have an online presence, that sometimes can be great but it can also be full of negative and non-criticism comments. I enjoyed that the author focused not only on her comic scribbles, but also to take the time and to talk to her readers about subjects that mattered, like anxiety, being an introvert, being an artist, and so forth.

To conclude, it's a series that will definitely cheer you up, and probably make you laugh out loud at times, because that's how much you'll relate to the truthfulness and the funny situations illustrated in this series, situations that happen to everyone at some point in their lives. Enjoy!

*Thank you Netgalley for giving me the opportunity to read this in advance!

I'm always a huge fan of Sarah Anderson. I related so much to her first collection of comics so I followed her on Instagram. I've seen several of the strips that were in this collection, but they still made me laugh out loud.

The illustrations are simplistic, the text fairly simple, the humor due to real life experiences - hey, why couldn't I write an award winning book like that?

Yet it was Sarah Andersen that, through her Sarah's Scribbles (this the second book of the series), brings us the further adventures of her alter ego in Big Mushy Happy Lump. Imagine getting the 2017 Goodreads Choice Award in Graphic novels for writing down your worst neuroses and projecting them on to a cartoon character. Just the joys and more importantly, the angst, of being female can easily fill a book with plenty left for future editions. What's so humorous is that the subject matter is so familiar - just everyday stuff exaggerated to the nth degree. Light hearted every day situations where one is able to laugh at themselves when life doesn't quite go as planned. Perhaps a little too close to the truth, this is more a smile than a laugh out loud book, but a good way to escape the normal routines.

Three stars and a thank you to Netgalley and Andrew McMeel Publishing for providing a temporary copy of this ARC in exchange for an honest review. This review also appears on Goodreads.

I. Love. It. *fuzzy heart here* And this time, she also adds some short stories with her drawings together. I like how she describes such things like procrastination, social awkwardness, overthinking. She is really good at describing such moments.

I already love her comics and I am following her on social media. :)

*ARC provided by NetGalley in exchange for an honest review*

This is one of those books that are funny, enjoyable and easy to feel identified with <3. I have the physical book just because I really liked the other one, Adulthood is a myth, though I enjoyed that one more than this. Still, is a book that I would definitely recommend, I am sure that you are going to laugh at every page and Sarah is just marvelous for turning bad experiences into hilarious comics!

This will be a short review because the book was funny and smart and sometimes so true it hurt, so I don’t feel the need to dissect each panel. Sarah Andersen never fails to write content that I identify with in such a way as to make me feel both part of the in crowd and a slight failure as a human being. Adulthood is a Myth was one of my 5-star reads from last year, though I thought this collection wasn’t *quite* as strong.
So…saying it wasn’t as good for me as the first collection isn’t really saying a lot. You should check these books out if you haven’t seen them. I feel the need to buy another copy just to cut apart so that I can frame 70% of the pages.

I'm embarrassed to admit that I forgot about BIG MUSHY HAPPY LUMP. Anytime an eARC isn't available as a .mobi file, that's a risk, and this one completely got away from me.

I love this author. Her stuff cracks me up! There was so much stuff in here that I could relate too. It made me smile.

BIG MUSHY HAPPY BOOK (5 STARS)

I absolutely adored Andersen's Adulthood is a Myth so I was thrilled to get another book filled with the same relatable hilarity. It's funny in general but I think it hits a lot of struggles contemporary women face like body image and mental health. I would recommend this as a gift to any friend who has been feeling down and could use some chuckles.