A beautifully illustrated collection that explores feelings of melancholy and the quiet moments we all experiences at different times of our lives. I found it interesting how the collection does not have any illustrations of full faces, making the message of the collection more universal to all of us. A lovely, quick read I would recommend to anyone!

3.5 stars more accurate.... A quickly read picture book for adults.....not because of sex or adult themes, but because it portrays scenes/instances/happenings/things that take place in adult lives......simple, everyday, mundane happenings that we can all relate to. The stories/vignettes cover several topics....reunions, remembering, relationships, everyday life.... It's a nice little 'warm' book, nice artwork & coloring.
I received a complimentary e-ARC of the book from Andrews McMeel Publishing via NetGalley, giving me an opportunity to read it & offer my own fair/honest review.

Este es un libro que plantea ciertos pensamientos que tenemos los humanos todos los días, y cómo a veces se profundizan; son como pequeñas historias con diferentes personajes cuya historia no va más allá de sus pensamientos. Es un libro bastante simple, no es nada del otro mundo; lo que principalmente llama la atención es su formato, que creo que podría mejorarse mucho, ya que la edición del libro es bastante primitiva.

A wonderful, thought provoking read. The art is eye catching yet simple, the words are plentiful and unique.

This one is a short comic book that ilustrates the kind of everyday situations that most of us either have experienced or will experience in the future, either nice situations, sad situations, or that weird time that a random old man sat besides you on the bus and told you his entire life story before arriving to his destination.

While I related to a couple of the situations I found the comic book a bit lacking, both in terms of content and creativity. There's an infinity of experiences that could have been told so I guess it just would have been nice to see the author portray more experiences in general (as the book is very short. You can finish the read in 30 min probably) and also a bit more outside of the "romantic relationship" realm as I felt that was the one that got most of the spotlight. I especially enjoyed the family ones (relationships between parents and children) so it would have been nice to have more of those, but there was also a big missed oportunity to expand on the catalogue of individual experiences (like the stories on the bus/train, our relationship with pets, with our own sadness, with the little things that make us happy, the embarrasing and frustrating everyday moments, etc)

I also felt like the art was underwhelming:
- The colors are very flat and there's basically no shadows, it makes the drawings looks one dimentional, they don't pop out of the page.
- The art style and the color palette are also very safe. Everything is drawn with pretty much the same proportions as in real life, and colored in the same way, so the drawings could have been substituted by photos and it wouldn't have much of a difference.
- As there is no play with the color or the drawings itself it would have been nice to at least have variations in the formating, but every comic had the same 4-koma type of format that, while adecuate and even encouraged for social media (especifically Instagram) leaves a lot to desire in a comic book.

It's a nice enough side read for when you have a little time to kill and don't want to spend much mental energy trying to piece a plot or even to share on social media for it's relatable aspect, but there's not much besides that.

"Blue Sky Through a Moving Car Window" is a lovely book, with simple illustrations. I think anyone can read it and find something that resonates with you.

Although at first glance it seems like a picture book, deep down it is a bit more.

The book is divided into 3 sections (In Public, In Transit and At Home), which include reflections told in images. The situations are mundane but emotional thanks to the author's voice.

Overall, it's a wonderful book, with many possible rereadings. I connected with the emotions the author was expressing on page.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for providing a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

This book was calming and soothing. I enjoyed reading it and the art style is beautiful. The topics are mundane but are so impactful as they reflect the journey that is life.

This was a wonderful little journey. It gave me all the feels while reading it. An absolute joy to read.

Such a candid collection of comics! I wish I could read one every time I feel down. Bolton knows how to look at the mundane of the world with warmth and a beautiful sense of narrative in the every-day. I teared up a bit. I deeply recommend it!

Simple life moments told through simple panels, but don't let the simplicity steer you wrong! This graphic novel is extremely sincere and thought provoking. A quick but needed read.

Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an ARC of this book. I enjoyed the art style and this was beautiful and poignant amongst the seemingly mundane moments.

A very charming little book! I especially enjoyed the perspective the images were constructed in, that really worked well in placing the reader in a contemplative frame of mind.

My thanks to NetGalley and Andrews McMeel for an advance copy of this book that is cartoon in appearance, but is more snippets of memory, of people we interact with, people we have lost and love, and those little moments that make life not only worth living, but worth striving for.

I work retail. That is a death sentence to many. The having to deal with people all day, everyday, and being a person who is introverted in nature, this can be difficult. For some reason I have a level of trust at my workplace where I work with the newer booksellers, not just in training, but in how to appreciate the job we have undertaken. Along with pharmacists, bartenders, maybe coroners, we can see people at their worst, and at their lowest. I can't believe you don't have this book that I've supposed to read all summer, and have to do a book report on tomorrow. This is why your industry is dying. Or a customer looking for a book to deal with life after loss, divorce, or addiction. Moms looking for books to explain their children's pets going to heaven. We also see people trying, looking at books on dating, happiness, or not giving a curse word. Trying new books, looking at poetry for the first time. Even finding a cool journal to start over with. Each person has a story, from the biggest annoyance, to the person no one pays attention to. This is the reason why I loved this book so much. It's made up of moments that fill a life, and if one doesn't pay attention to that, well is it a life worth living. Blue Sky Through the Window of a Moving Car: Comics for Beautiful, Awful and Ordinary Days is a collection of cartoons by Jordan Bolton that captures not the big moments, but the moments that seem small, and yet teach us so much.

The book begins with a brief introduction of how the strips started. Bolton was a graphic designer with time on his hands and wanted to live his dream of making a movie. Movies though are hard, and expensive, and very time consuming. So why not take this movies he saw in his head and make cartoons out of them. And we are lucky that he did. These are cartoons that capture the things that run through our head, that we don't pay attention to. Time with loved ones, that become important later. Life lessons, and life changing occasions that burst into life much later. Love, loss, family, friends, and strangers on buses. My favorites, and really I loved them all, but the one dealing with a father and son on a drive really go to me. Or the father talking about giving up something he loved, for reasons he never went into. Also a story bout a woman doing a work meeting and watching her husband play with their child outside, to give her some piece. And a smell of candy illuminating a moment of sin between mothers and daughter. All are told in four panels a page, with words printed underneath, maybe a page or two, some for much longer.

Prepare for some emotions while reading this collection. Jordan Bolton is really good at putting himself in a person's head, and showing a life and character in just a few panels. This is one of the strongest collections I have read in quite a while. I mentioned a few, but there are a lot more shopping in an Ikea, a bus trip, and thoughts about beautiful days. The word use is perfect, not an extra word, nor a wasted panel. The art fits so well. The backgrounds are rendered perfectly, and fit exactly with the text. Or the text fits with the art. I do wonder if this is done Marvel style writing dialogue to fit the art, or art to fit the words.

A collection that I will by buying for gifts. This is one of those works that certain people will bond with immediately, and for people who need something, but don't realize it yet. I mentioned this before but I don't think I have felt this about a collection in quite a long time. I do know I will be following Jordan Bolton online, and buying his books whenever I see them. And recommending them to customers whenever I can.

This was extraordinary. The blending of the poetry and the graphic format made a surprisingly synergistic pairing. The poems themselves were quiet meditations on everyday life. They were short poems with sometimes deep insight. The quiet emotions of them touched me. It is a book I would read again and buy as a gift for my partner.

This is a book that raises certain thoughts that we humans have every day, and how they become deeper sometimes, they are like little stories with different characters whose story doesn't go beyond their thoughts, it is a fairly simple book, it is nothing out of this world, what is mainly striking is its format, which I think could be improved a lot, since the edition of the book is quite primitive, I hope it is because it is an ARC. I will end by saying that the purpose of a book is the most important thing and with this one in some "chapters" I felt they lacked that sense.

I love this book. Is so nice and good!!
It's a book you can read and it will bring you joy whenever. It just gives you happiness, because is so cozy for the soul.
I love the little stories that are everyday occurrences, or normal people life, or sometimes are just que cutest thing ever.
I really recommend it. I loved it.

Wow! Let me start by saying that I don't typically reach for this style of book, but this was an incredible read. I loved every second of it. Although it only took me about 30 minutes to read, it was an excellent 30 minutes. I immediately pre-ordered it for my collection. My favorite three comics were "Firework," "Ghost," and "Range Life." All of the comics were great, however those three will be on my mind for a while. The description of this book could not have said it any better; it really was "heart-breaking and heart-warming." At times, I found myself teary-eyed and then, seconds later, smiling and blushing. I truly would recommend giving this book a try!

Blue Sky Through the Window of a Moving Car by Jordan Bolton is a beautifully illustrated collection of short, poetic comics that tap into universal human experiences. I realized I had seen some of Bolton’s work on Instagram before, and the book carries the same distinct, captivating style. I love the concept of capturing fleeting moments through comics, and the simplicity of these scenes really resonates. While I found myself craving a bit more depth at times, the book is still a heartfelt and poignant read that blends art and emotion in a unique way.

This was really depressing, but I can sort of appreciate and understand what the author was trying to do here so I’m giving it 3 stars.

Five Stars. Blue Sky Through The Window of A Moving Car by Jordan Bolton is an absolute gem and I literally got up and ran to get my phone to follow him on Instagram. It’s a quick read, but it really hits hard. The way Bolton captures those everyday moments we all go through—love, heartbreak, hope, nostalgia, and everything in between—made me reflect on how connected we all are. Honestly, it made me cry (the NYE/ Fedex bit especially). I loved every bit of it.