I an unable to review this title, as it was archived before I had a chance to download and read it. This feedback is only to stop this title from adversely affecting my netgalley feedback rate. If in the future I have the opportunity to read this title, I will post a proper review here.

'The Book of Onions' by Jake Thompson is a collection of cartoons with dark and funny twists.

Jake Thompson has a bizarre sense of humor as seen here in these four-panel comics. The humor is on clever and wry side, just like I like it and I enjoyed this collection of weirdly funny comics.

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

I've followed Jake on social media for a while and I always enjoy his particular blend of humor and sadness. I feel like a lot of comics that start on the internet now forget thinks like punchlines, but that isn't the case here.

Hilarious comics. A nice example of dark humor. I was following the webcomic, and it was great to see the comics got published.

Unique, bizarre and entertaining. Certainly for a unique taste in humor. I enjoyed it. Not for all, but I enjoyed it.

A very amusing collection of easily accessible 4-panel webcomics with slight dark tinges and twists.

Thompson has a dark, cynical, wry sense of humor that hearkens back to Gary Larsen's time on The Far Side. I like the 4 panel construction and only wish the book had been longer.

Thompson's Book of Onions is a collection of one shot cartoons mostly focusing on the darkly humorous side of life. Other comics were simple absurd non sequiturs guaranteed to startle a laugh out of the reader. Like sexy bananas. I enjoyed the artwork. Some of it, and the humor, reminded me of The Far Side, and others called to mind the Non Sequitur comic, even though that one was only one panel and each of these is a four panel comic. I loved the disclaimer at the beginning too! Haha, priceless! "If you were expecting an educational volume about vegetables, then I am sorry for wasting your time..." Highly recommended! Great for a pick me up laugh. Perfect coffee table book.

***Many thanks to the Netgalley and Andrews McMeel Publishing for providing an egalley in exchange for a fair and honest review.

Funny and weird. This short read was pretty damn perfect. If you've read Jake's work online, which I'm sure you have if you're going to read this, then this is for you. Enjoyable. And weird.

3.5 Stars

A delightfully morbid book of comics that speaks to the cynical and pessimistic. I can’t say I laughed out loud at anything, but did have a wry smile of satisfaction through the majority of the book. The synopsis of the book likens the comics to that of Gary Larson’s “The Far Side”, which I can totally understand and would back up that statement. The book is lightning quick to read, and each “gag” is only one-page long. So, easily something where you can make a photocopy of your favorite and hang it in your office.


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This graphic novel is another one of those funny/relatable comics that have been coming out recently.
It has several themes but what I liked the most were the random jokes that caught me off-guard.
I recommend it.

This collection of strip from a web comic has lots of laugh for my guy Josh, but it’s just not for me. It’s not my type of comedy. But the book moves smoothly and is well arranged. There are a few really funny, or at least shareable strips, but not a book I feel I need in my collection.

These cartoons are clever and made me smile. I had never heard of this cartoon artist before, but now I will look up his other work.

This is intended to be a collection of dark, hilarious comics about life, and given my own tendency for gallows humor, I was pretty stoked, but, eh... for every one or two comics that registered on the funny scale at all, there are five that ranged from un-funny to downright eyeroll-inducing. I also don't think this humor is particularly dark, unless your idea of dark is just cartoon guys stabbing each other every now and then.

Thank you so much to the publisher for providing me with this ARC in exchange for an honest review!

I received an arc of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

I freaking loved this book. I was laughing the whole way through. The art is really good but I definitely appreciate the dark humor the most.
From sexual bananas to theivi g universes this book has it all.

Embrace It, Jack

This is not a cookbook, although a book of onion-based delicacies does sound amazing. Rather, THE BOOK OF ONIONS is a collection of strips from the webcomic Jake Likes Onions by by Jake Thompson. Drawn in black and white with a four-panel convention, Thompson’s comics often veer toward the absurd and bizarre, with a wickedly dark sense of humor. They’re a little reminiscent of THE FAR SIDE, but more obscene (mostly in a good way). The never did get me crying quite like a fat, juicy onion, but they were good for a chuckle or two, and some of the especially bleak ones just may haunt my nightmares. (Jack, I’m looking at you.)

If you don’t follow Jake on twitter, what are you waiting for?

If you've read Jake Likes Onions online, you know exactly what to expect from this book. Some of the comics have been released online already, but quite a few are brand new. Thompson's often acerbic, dark sense of humor in these short comics might not be for everyone, but if you enjoy it they are hilarious.

One of cleverest, funniest, and most sadistic collections that I have ever read. Bravo. I have absolutely not criticisms.

The Book of Onions by Jake Thompson was a mix of lighter and much darker jokes. For the most part, I enjoyed the book. Some of the jokes weren’t my kind of humor. My favorite ones were The Old Oak Tree and Never Forget Your Roots. The numerous swear words throughout the book felt unnecessary and, to me, it detracted from the humor.

I received an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

A funny, slightly dark collection that ranges from in your face humor to something a bit more subtle. A little something for everyone.