You know when something is so funny you make a laugh-like throat-thing and choke on a bit of saliva and end up coughing and dry-heaving for fifteen minutes and you actually see your life flash before you eyes and feel genuinely certain you're about to die? That happened to me while reading this. I live in mortal fear of the comic that caused this reaction. It is hilarious.

As is the rest of the book. It does tackle some slightly heavy subjects (mental health, society's expectations, the kind of thing that keeps millennials awake at night) but with a heavy dose of humour. Think Sarah's Scribbles (yes, I'm joining that choir because it's true) but with more buff dudes and less cats. Said lack of cats is unfortunate, but the buff dudes make up for it. And the above-mentioned deadly hilarious comic.

Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for providing me an ARC in exchange for my honest review.

Yes, yes, yes, yes! This was a quick but totally on the nose read for me. So many relatable ideas in one place. Emotions are hard, but they’re fun to read about when there are buff dudes around.

I have seen a few of Andrew Tsayaston's comics here and there. They were amusing, but it wasn't until I sat down with Emotions Explained with Buff Dudes that I was able to truly appreciate his world. HIs style is simple and not overdone but it has a cutesy element that gives the characters their own personality.
I loved the way these characters exporessed life and living in it. I loved the emotions put in and how the creator is able to make some of the most depressing things in life make us smile. I truly connected with the themes and loved reading this compilation.

Reading this was a short and sweet delight. I found myself actually stifling laughter and wishing my best friend were in the same room with me, because I'd be stopping at almost every page to show her. Each comic was clear and easy to understand and insanely easy to relate to.

I absolutely LOVED this book. I’ve seen a lot of the comics on the OwlTurd Tumblr page before, but they never get tiring. I always love to read them, and they make me feel good about life in general.

If you're a follower of Owlturd Comix, you've probably already read some (or maybe all) of these like I have, but don't let that stop you, because Andrew's comics are totally worth rereading, and having them all in a collection like this is lovely. If you're new to his comics, they're all basically about life and how difficult it can be, especially when you have anxiety! I relate so much to practically every single comic in this book, honestly, and sometimes, you just need someone who gets it to playfully poke fun at the messy parts of your brain.

Oh, and, uh... end morning culture.

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

Loved his comics on the internet and they're even better in book form. Laughed out loud in a restaurant reading it.

Thank you, NetGalley for the preview of this graphic novel.

I have been reading Andrew Tsyaston's - or better know as Shen - webcomics in Line Webtoon for years now. This is a collection of some of his best work. They are so relatable and funny...

Andrew Tsyaston has written a book that delightfully balances whimsy, weird and weariness with the world. These cartoons take turns being funny, and being depictions of the things that are in your heart making you sad. The number of pages you'll want to text to friends, or share on Facebook like a jerk is pretty high.

Also, as a teacher, there are definitely cartoons I'd put in front of students as catalysts for conversation or writing.

4/5

I love this! Owlturd always delivers a hearty dose of something inside his comic (I especially like the little firefighter one - it isn't in this book, bty) that makes you think.
We go through day to day issues and how he views the small to big problems.
Although most can be found in his web/ig, this definitely worth to buy.

Emotions Explained with Buff Dudes is hilarious and relatable. I had already seen some of the comics online, but the ones I hadn't seen fit well and can easily apply to anyone.

I've been following Andrew's social media for a long time so I was thrilled when I found he had written a book. Some of these comics I have seen as a long time follower and some are new to me. The comics can be equally poignant and hilarious and that's what makes them unique. I can't wait to see more books from him and I wish him success!

This is one stunning collection of loud of loud/ cry internally jokes! I found the comics to be completely relatable, and beautifully illustrated. I certainly couldn't draw that good. This will be my new go to book for gifting to anyone whos having a bad day. Pure coffee inducing, life crushing, anxiety-fighting, too real to be anything but funny gold. We need more of this! Keep it coming! Write more!

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for giving me a digital copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. I truly appreciate it!

Absolutely hilarious look at mental health and what we are feeling. Illustrations keep even the darkest anecdotes from being dismal and all in all anyone who has struggled with being depressed or an introvert will be able to laugh through this book.

Emotions Explained with Buff Dudes by Andrew Tsyaston is hilarious, and also deep. The art went well with the concept and tone of the book. The only disappointing part was that the book ended.

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

Unfortunately, the digital copy did not come through in the download. I am giving this book a rating based on my knowledge of the publisher's excellent work with graphic novels and poetry.

This book was provided by NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

It was a short read, but very good and hilarious! I have read some of the comics in social media before, but it was a new experience reading all of them at once.
Besides, I could relate to almost every comic in the book and even if the illustrations are simple, they are quite good and original.

I could relate to every comic on the book. It was so hilarious. In the book there is a guy who wants to be happy and he fights against life however it tries to let him down. We all sometime feel like that guy on the book, don't we? Seeing that formed in a book really made me laugh and liked Andrew Tsyaston's imagination. Recommend it.

Shen comics are your typical Tumblr fare, making jokes about life events and mental health. They're well drawn and almost never fail to make me laugh. There's nothing that perks up your morning like reading a comic where LIFE is a massively roid raged character who wakes you up with a studded baseball bat.

But along with the humor based on life problems, Andrew comes up with actual sweet adorableness, and those are sprinkled through the book like tiny rays of hope, and I LOVE IT.

A hilarious story about life and all the things it can throw at you. Made me chuckle and I found parts of it very relatable.