This LOVE this book. I've used many of those excuses to get out of awkward conversations (MOST conversations are awkward) and was inspired to be more creative with new ones. This not only rang very true for me, but it also made me laugh and feel less like I'm just "weird" about spontaneous conversations. Couldn't recommend this book more to fellow introverts. A real treat! Thanks to NetGalley for the copy for review!

***Thanks to the publisher and #Netgalley for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review***

This book was perfect! Great illustrations, not too heavy on content, but funny and real enough to keep me interested. I, myself, am an introvert and find this a perfect and hilarious guide to dealing with awkward social situations. While "eating the tallest food at a restaurant" in order to avoid people is a little far-fetched, the feelings are real. I feel like this book was written specifically for me!

I thought this book was too repetitive. It was just scenario after scenario. It was so boring after the 1st set. It was cute and the pictures were funny. But I could not get over the repeating of the same thing over and over again.

A fun book of cute cartoons describing the perfect ways for introverts to escape any situation. A fun quick read!

This was so much fun! It's super relatable and some of the tips are laugh out loud funny. It gets more ridiculous as it goes on. I will say that there are a few too many uses of pets as excuses, and that felt a little repetitive. Still, it's an enjoyable read.

The illustrations are also very cute and fit perfectly with the tone of the book. It would definitely make a great gift for every shy person in your life.

This book was really funny! It had some practical advice, too. This would be a great gift to get someone as a gift to either poke fun or because they really need it.

ARC provided by NetGalley and Andrews McMeel Publishing.

This book was way too on the nose for me, almost in a way that made me not like it because I felt a little cynical. It's hilarious with how accurately it depicts the thought processes of introverted people like myself who will go through great lengths of rationalization and maneuvering in order to avoid or minimize certain social interaction. The cynicism was brought out because it VERY CLEARLY and thoughtfully provides some tips on how to do these things, complete with illustrations of scenarios like large dinner parties and how to make social suggestions that others are most likely NOT to follow you up on.

It's the art of manipulation so introverts can have fuller control over things that might brain their batteries and result in dreaded moments out of their hands. I don't like a lot of social interaction, but I'm also of the mind that trying out new things is healthy. The silver lining is the book makes notes on how to minimize hurting relationships with people you care about. Yet, I can't help but feel like this is sort of an enabler book. It is a partner in crime for finding skillful ways to avoid other people. This Escape Manual is exactly that. It's a funny read, but it's also fully functional in its guidance. Yes, some of it is outlandish and probably won't work, like asking an accomplice to cut the power to the building so you have to leave the engagement. But for every few off kilter suggestions there is another that fully makes sense. For example, "starting the yawning train" that will covertly hint that the night is getting late and subliminally message to others that they may also be getting tired.

I love it, hate it and want a physical copy so I can spend time reading it instead of being with other humans.

I knew from the very first second I saw this book that I needed to read it. I mean, honestly, <i>The Escape Manual for Introverts</i>? How could I not want this amazing model for how to deal with uncomfortable situations by Katie Vaz? Plain and simple, the opportunity to read this graphic novel was simply too good to pass up. So, naturally, I began this book with some pretty high hopes that I would be leaving it with a few tricks up my sleeve.

Well, the truth is that it was a little less helpful than I thought it would be. And it was a book that managed to be a little bit more cheesy than I imagined it would turn out. Did I hate it? Nah. Did I love it? A little? Ultimately, I feel as though this book got off to a great start. But then it got a little bit more ridiculous and a lot less serious. I don't think I learned anything from it that I didn't already know and some of the suggestions were just too silly to even consider. And the fact of the matter is that when I picked up this book, I was looking for some genuine help as to how to get out of social situations that made me uncomfortable. And I never really felt like I got that.

Now, granted, it's a pretty fun read. You do find yourself vaguely amused by parts of it. And I don't regret reading it or anything, but I imagine that if I had bought it I would have been a little disappointed. There's a strong likelihood that I would have kept it on my shelf, but I'll be the first to admit that it would be among the first to go if I was, for some reason, forced to downsize. So, ultimately, I do think that the book is enjoyable. I don't think it's really something I would call a <i>manual </i>though. That's its own kind of oxymoron, in my opinion.

So, in the end, I'd say <i>The Escape Manual for Introverts</i> was okay. It was somewhat good, somewhat silly. And while it wasn't my favorite, I'm sure someone else will enjoy it much more than I did.

<i>I was provided a free copy of this book via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.</i>

This was a lot of fun. Not only was it hilarious and relatable, but some of the tips were actually pretty useful. I would gift this to all of my introvert friends and recommend it to extroverts so they can understand how far introverts will sometimes go to avoid being social.

The Escape Manual for Introverts is so cute and fun! A wonderful addition to the introvert cartoon collection.

This was a cute humor book of comics in a similar style as Debbie Tung's Book Love. In this book, Vaz addresses the different ways that introverts may need to escape for some alone time. They were split into chapters and situations with helpful tips, many of them hyperbolic. The drawing style is cute, and the book is easy to read or skim. As an introvert, I related to the scenarios, and I would recommend this to other introverts or as a gift book for introverts.

Couldn’t get into this one? Didn’t care for the format and how with each scenario a tip was given to fill in a name, etc.

I'd like to thank the publisher and netgalley for providing me a copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.

This was a fun read and I genuinely chuckled at some of the 'suggestions' of the manual.

Thank you net galley for sending me a digital copy of this graphic novel.

This was a very quick and fun read. As an introvert, I could strongly relate to most of the situations. The book is exactly what the title suggests - that is - a guidebooks for all the introverts out there to help them wiggle out of any social situation. Katie Vaz's suggestions range from ordinary ways like, saying you have an important meeting etc. to hilariously preposterous methods such as staging your own kidnapping. This book did make me laugh sometimes but some parts of it was also a little obvious and boring. The illustrations were simple yet cute and effective. I would recommend this book to all the introverted and socially awkward people out there. It is a perfect read if you are looking for something lighthearted and fun.

Well, wasn't this a cute and amusing little read? This is such a fun book for introverts, and I'm sure that I'm not the only one who saw themselves in the depicted characters. There were some excuses here that I haven't used before, but I think I will now go ahead and make up an invisible boyfriend, so they can become my scapegoat :) I loved the artwork and soothing colors of this book! I think I probably would've bought it just for that honestly.

I would say this would make for a good coffee table book, but that would also mean divulging the long-held introvert secrets to the greater public so I guess not, but it would be a fun book gift for other fellow introverts! Thanks NetGalley for the free copy in exchange for an honest review.

This book is awesome! It's fun and entertaining and I found myself cracking up throughout. As an introvert I can certainly relate to trying to have an escape plan- but often fail miserably as I stumble over my words unable to come up with something to say other than I'd rather stay home alone! Sure, not all of the ideas are ideal or realistic (if you want to keep people in your life!) but there are several good tips in there that can work. I certainly will use some of these tips to avoid, escape and/or get out of certain social events. Thank you to Netgalley and Andrews McMeel Publishing for an ARC copy in exchange for an honest review.

This book was so relatable! I loved the art style and could appreciate these situations very much,.
Even though not all the strategies were perfect strategies to remove yourself from situations, I do think that some of them could work.
This book was a nice break from my normal daily read. It was quick.. I read it in a sitting and gave me a few chuckles here and there. Had me thinking I am not alone! Thank goodness there are other people in the world that probably feel the same way and think the same things.
All in all fun read, highly recommend.

Unfortunately my copy of this has some issues as alot of the pages are coming up blank. I'm using Aldiko app on a Samsung tablet.

If this issue is fixed I am still very interested in reading and reviewing this.

This collection of cartoons gives introverts ways out of unwanted social interaction in varying degrees of plausibility. As an introvert, there are definitely times some of these techniques would come in handy. Others? They are just comical. This is a quick read offering some good chuckles as well as some good advice.

Thank you to Andrews McMeel Publishing and NetGalley for the eARC in exchange for my honest review.

Actually 3.5.
I’m more of an ambivert myself but oh boy cenario 4 of the friend’s chapter was so painfully me! It’s especially hard for me to be outgoing around my family for some reason and that chapter was definitely my favorite one. I feel like i’m more of an awkward person than an hardcore introvert but I could still relate to the need to be alone, to just spend time with myself and have no one else around me. This book is really funny and lightweight, the illustrations were really “casually cute” and I love stuff like that.