This was a beautiful graphic novel. The style was lovely and the story heart-felt and poignant.

P.O.S. is advertised as being about Pierre and his adoring dog, Sonny. It’s not, really. It’s about Pierre with Sonny as his constant. There are a few times when he says that Sonny is all he has. But. Even as the only regular in Pierre’s life, he’s very often in the background. Maybe this is unfair. I did just finish reading For the Love of Bob (James Bowen) and that is about Bob the cat more than Bowen. P.O.S. is about Pierre more than Sonny; his mistakes, fears, challenges and relationships.

I liked P.O.S. It has fun moments, hopeful moments and a genuine love between Pierre and Sonny.

At it’s core, though, it’s a story of loneliness. He really does have no one but Sonny, whether that’s because of his choices or life circumstances (and it’s both). He has no one to turn to when Sonny’s sickness flares up again and again and Pierre’s scared and tearful.

Pierre comes to the conclusion that he is a piece of sh*t, but his selfishness doesn’t seem especially unique. He defends himself when needed, has morals he tries to follow, gives in to his fears like we all do (he is not significantly shitty-er than the rest of us). But he is alone. It reminds me of the About a Boy movie in which Marcus decides that one is not enough, “you need a back-up.” Pierre needs a back-up.

A copy of this book was provided by Netgalley for an honest review.

I'd never heard of Pierre Paquet prior to seeing this graphic novel on NetGalley, but I am definitely going to be seeking him out now. The book is a memoir that explores some of his love life, his publishing career, and his relationship with Sonny, his unique-looking dog. The bond with his dog centers throughout the book, to great dramatic effect. Paquet reflects a bit on his own behavior, but he does well at simply presenting himself without a great deal of editorializing, even when he makes poor decisions.
While the book could have focused solely on his relationship with Sonny and been fine, it's the contrast between his undying affection for the dog and his "easy come, easy go" attitude with friends and lovers that is most striking. It also helps to humanize Paquet when he is making questionable life choices.
The art is some of the most striking work I have seen in comics in *years* -- and I have read more comics than seems possible, so take this as a sincere, heartfelt recommendation.

It was an interesting book. I thought it was a bold choice to have so few words a page and have the rest blank, but then I realized my download didn't work. I was unable to get the download to ever come through with pictures, so I am basing this off an incomplete book.

I am a sucker for a dog so any story with a dog, instantly gets my attention. The impulsiveness of the main character/author getting the dog and then his mother yelling at him was pretty much my life once I got out of college, though I was a bit more responsible about owning a dog.

POS: Piece of Shi*t basically destroyed me, and I'm not even sure if that was the intention.

This is an auto-biographical look at the life of Pierre Paquet. A young man who is trying to launch a book publishing company, find love and happiness, and just generally figure out what is what in his life. It's about love, loss, friendship, and just the ups and downs you get from life.

There are a lot of mixed reviews on this read, and I understand why. People look for different things from what they are reading, and how I see/interpret books isn't the same as everyone else. I very much loved this book, because I felt a strong connection with what Pierre experienced - emotionally. While our life paths are not exactly the same, it touched me deeply.

The art work is unique and gorgeous, the colors are perfect for what is going on in their given frames / pages. All working together this gives the whole graphic novel a very appealing visual effect.

The story moves with 2 different linear stories. They are distinguished by the coloration of the panels. In the "present" the frames are blue tones. You receive glimpses of what the end of the comic will be through these pages. Sandwiched between them are full colored pages that give you a look at how Pierre got to the present.

It's a roller coaster of a ride, and I am grateful for the chance to have read it, and that Pierre decided to share it with everyone. I don't want to explain why due to spoilers, but this brought tears to my eyes, and happiness to my heart. In your life there will be a lot of love and loss, but if you take a look around, you'll see that sometimes even when you feel like you're alone, you're not. There is always someone, or something, friend, family, pet or a loved one - beside you.

This was just a really good display about the hard truth of life.
I recommend it, wholeheartedly.

Downloaded this twice, months apart, and the only piece of the file that shows onscreen is the lettering, and large black gutters when used - no artwork comes with the file whatsoever.

'POS: Piece of Sh*t' by Pierre Paquet with art by Jesus Alonso Iglesias is an autobiographical story and the follow up the the author's 'A Glance Backward.' It was also a bit tough to figure out exactly what this was supposed to be about.

A young man struggles to establish a publishing company. With cash outlays and promises kept and broken. Along the way he pursues love in all kinds of ways. There is also the only faithful companion in his life, his dog.

The story swoops back and forth through time, and it's easy enough to follow that. The problem is with the exact narrative flow. What are we supposed to care about? The love life, the dog, or the problems with publishing company? The title of the book, refers to how the main character feels about himself, I think. It's hard to feel sympathy towards a character who gains and loses friends and treats strangers in such a strange way. It's possible that this is a better story in its original language.

However, the art by Jesus Alonso Iglesias is worth checking out. It's a bit of a loose sketch style, but it kept me turning pages and admiring the art. It's too bad I didn't feel the same way about the story.

I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Lion Forge, Diamond Book Distributors, and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.

This one didn’t resonate with me. The autobiographical story was disjointed but the artwork was nice. Overall too much navel-gazing for me to recommend.

Great story line and an interesting art style. Lots to love here.

Was not able to read the off file much rather a kindle version of this I was eager to read and saddened