Thank you to NetGalley, Random House Childrens and Random House Graphic for the e-ARC

This has been a month, so I feel For Linney the aging long haired cat starring in Knisley’s life and story. Simple line drawings manage to catch the expressive and ridiculousness that is living with and loving a cat.

Layered with the silliness of children's’ interactions, a loving neighbor dog who doesn’t get it, and the everyday woe that is being a much loved cat, this graphic novel gives all the feels. Not only to complex emotions of owning a cat, but also of watching a pet age, and the lengths we go to extend and honor that life.

This book had me tearing up and laughing out loud, as a new cat convert I now understand.

I didn't expect to cry at the end, oh my God

That was so funny and accurate representation of house cats behavior. I'm a cat person myself and this graphic comic memoir truly amused me. Now I have to worry of when my cats getting old:( Don't think I'll ever be ready for that scenario:(

Linney!! You wonderful, angry, mean cat!! I never thought it was possible to fall in love with a cat so quickly as I did with Linney. Lucy Knishley’s vivid coloring and emotive art brought Linney and her lovable family to life. I like the short story format, it was like a referencing slice of life with Linney. The ending was so heartbreaking, I can only imagine what Knisley felt.

Woe! (how i feel with no more linney comics)

Thank you to Random House Graphic and NetGalley for this ARC,

Thank you to NetGalley and Random House Graphic for providing this electronic advanced copy for review!

I have been a fan of Lucy Knisley’s comics for a while since I discovered them on twitter years ago. I distinctly remember when Linney passed away back in 2019 because one of our family cats passed away shortly after. Now years later, I am reading Linney’s book the month after my cat, Markie, has passed away - also so old and full of such woe. This book really touched me as a cat owner. It made me laugh, it made me cry, and so much reminded me of my wonderful boy who I miss so much.

It was a tough but cathartic read after my own loss. I kept turning to my fiancé to show him comics that reminded me of Markie and his silliness. He was so like Linney. An absolutely wonderful book that touched my heart. Highly recommended.

If you want to know a cats opinion through a graphic novel, then this one is for you! The illustrations are so cute, you want to just squeeze the cat. You can commiserate with with other cat lovers and how they act.

Thank you to NetGalley for the advanced copy of Woe: A Housecat’s Story of Despair.

This is everything we all love from Lucy Knisley. It’s cute, laugh-out-loud funny, and heartwarming all at once. And have no fear, you do not have to be a cat lover to enjoy.