The Worrier's Guide to Life

A fun, quick read about the trials and tribulations of modern life. Although I didn't get all the humor, the art was bright and cute.

I absolutely love it! I laughed from cover to cover.

A comically illustrated guide, yet somehow the everyday circumstances strangely ring true...

It's jam-packed full of giggle-worthy sketches and even though I didn't 'get' them all, they're still humorous in their own right. I particularly liked the Dystopian Zodiac.

Would make an ideal gift for professional fretters (or even if you're not!) Good fun.

My Review: Ugh, gosh, I think author Gemma Correll wrote a book about my life! Anyone that has ever suffered through depression, anxiety, insomnia, or even every day life will find something in common with this book. I chuckled out loud multiple times, and nodded in agreement at least once ever page.

"The Worrier's Guide to Life" is incredibly clever, and very original. While this book is organized into like sections, there really isn't a flow to the book. However, since this seems to be material from the author's blog, as well as (I think?) some new material, that would make sense. The chapters contain comics similar enough that it works for the most part, and that's good enough for me. I enjoyed the heck out of this.

Cover Lovin': Aw man, this cover is my life. What you see on the cover is what you're going to get.

Recommendation: For fans of Hyperbole and a Half, and similar true-to-life, anxiety-ridden humor blogs.

Final Rating: FOUR POINT FIVE out of FIVE (4.5/5). Hilarious. The awkward nerd at me connected deeply with this. Highly recommended.

I've been a fan of Gemma Correll for awhile, so I was thrilled to read this. Gemma Correll's cartoons are delightful, cute, and scarily accurate. 'The Worrier's Guide to Life' is one of those perfect little books that really makes you feel like someone gets you.

Adorable and off-beat. There were so many times I laughed out loud. Will definitely recommend to my network of librarians.

I was so excited to see this pop up on Netgalley today and downloaded it immediately! I love Gemma Correll and the brilliant way she can turn uncomfortable topics like anxiety and depression into humorous self reflections that allow us to laugh at ourselves and take things a little less seriously. She holds up a funny cartoon mirror to our afflictions and lets us feel less alone in the recognition of ourselves in these comics.

This collection was nicely arranged by topic and full of both familiar pieces of her work (if you're an internet person) and tons of new funny comics.

I would highly recommend this book for anyone who is a fan of Correll's work.

I finished the book within 2-3 days and I really liked it.
Cover:
The cover is so humorous with a girl standing strong but nervous at the same time with a pug and the title “world champion over-thinker” below them. It gives a bit clue of what we will see in the book and encourage us to read it. Inside the book:
It is funny that the very first thing you face in the book is the concerns which begin in the womb. It shows every kind of anxieties categorically. Gemma Correll also shows her opinion about many things such as gender stereostypes in comical way. Every page of the book has different surprise and I laughed most of the time. I'm glad that I read it.

PS: It gave me a relief at the beginning of 20s that I am not alone with my anxieties about future. Thanks!

Mmm… pizza! :)

Absolutely hilarious and completely true. It's like Gemma Correll drew my brain.

*Thank you Netgally and Andrews McMeel Publishing for an ARC*

This was a fun read, and scarily accurate. It had me laughing out loud and the illustrations were great. I love the sarcasm and cynicism, but also the whole, we'll get through the worrying phase, eventually...hopefully.

My favorite part was the social life decision making dice. Very accurate.

This excellent graphic novel is brilliantly done, full of wonderful fun drawings and witty oh-so-true words and sentiments. It is both an enjoyable read and something that many will identify with too. I am going to look out more works by this artist and writer now. Many thanks for the chance to read it.

Laughed out loud, great artwork, super witty and creative.

A cute and entertaining collection to sift through. Would make a funny, conversation starting coffee table book or gift for a multi-tasking friend.

OMG this book is awesome, I need it in my collection, so on those days I am sinking into one of those nasty worry fits I can pull it out and laugh, not just at the book but at myself for being ridiculous.

Some things from this book that I enjoyed the most:
The Period Truck, yeah, I read those magazines and lived that life The disease a day calender...I need that in my life The Wheel of Insomnia is truth Urban Birthstones are the best thing ever, except mine Purse Archaeology...well yeah, we all have been there, pretty sure there are actual dinosaur bones at the bottom of mine Can the British Spa be real and can I go?

Honestly I could go on and on, but for anything I said to make sense, you need to go read this...and laugh...a lot, trust me, laughing is good for you.

I have never read picture books before, that is in my adult life. Comics were the only things that I read as a kid. I guess there was less to read and you could just look at he pictures to get what was happening.

Anyway, I was looking to read something casual and didn’t want to really concentrate much on what the author was trying to say. So I picked up this picture book The Worrier’s Guide to Life. The title seemed funny enough. We all worry but some of us literally worry about everything that is happening around from minute to minute.
Life for these people must be really hell. Not sure what they think? Pick up and read some of the illustrations an you will get it. Don’t get a wrong impression though. The book, as promised, is funny. And even if you are from the worrying lot, reading the book will give you some light moments if you are ready to laugh at your situation.

Goolge is a boon, they say. It gives you information at fingertips. In the hands of a hypochondriac, Google is a loaded gun. The author's illustration in the first chapter portrays this perfectly when Gemma Correll shows how a simple headache, with the right search tools and a bit of nervousness can lead to a prognosis of death.

The book constructs the world from a worrier’s perspective and tells you how simple things can topple the delicate balance. The author mixes this extreme, but realistic view of an anxious person with some amazing illustrations and text to make the reader laugh.

A funny but real book of what ails the anxious.

Hilarity starts right away with fetuses worrying about their looks and body types, including pierogi, broken slinky, and badly drawn dolphin. Then there’s the ye olde video games like Harpsichord Hero and William Burke, Tomb Raider. And I’d give anything to meet the Un-Tattooed lady, pierced ears or not.
A lot more hits than misses, even for a guy who had no idea why some female things were funny. So I’d imagine it would be even funnier to women, especially those who would identify with the author, if not admit it. Though it isn’t too obvious, I surmised she was British from a few of the drawings. I also surmised that this might be a weekly, or even daily, comic-strip-like deal, and a little research proved it was, so you can continue to enjoy it after devouring this quick read, as I will.

I am a worrier and totally related to the material in this book! I liked the humorous take Gemma Correll took on the subject. I have been in many of those situations myself! While I'm not a big comics fan, I really liked this book.

I didn't know this author/artist, my bad! Now I have to find her other works, because this one was so funny and clever that I have to read something else!

I loved the drawnings and some of them was pure genius (for example the Wheel of Insomnia and the adult stickers... ehy, I want them, too!), others was just funny and hilarious, and that's not bad.

I enjoyed it a lot!

I love Correll's style and humor... and her willingness to explore and express the world of worry & anxiety some of us inhabit.

I was in the mood to read something light, quick, and fun, and this hit the spot. Each page has a quirky comic about life, like Reward Stickers for Grown-Ups and A Map to an Introvert's Heart. Gemma Correll's comics cracked me up and when I came across one particularly poignant and funny I had to share it with anyone who was nearby. I think this would be a great gift.

Really endearing illustrations and charming high-strung humor make this a book that will appeal to a LOT of people.

I feel in love with this book! It made me laugh, it made me smile, it made feel like I'm not the only one to have the weird worrier thoughts. I loved the drawing styles and the way the book was spilt into segements. I can't wait to buy a physical copy of it!

This book is all about anxiety and the overthinking of every day life. It reminds me of those really well-illustrated books I read as a child where the drawings were full of little humorous details.

I loved reading those books as a child, and reading this piece brought all of those feelings back. I love Gemma Correll's illustrative style, it's really distinctive and sweet and quirky and I really enjoyed this book. It would be a really good gift for a friend if you have someone that might relate to this work.

I loved pouring over these pages and picking up all the cheeky comments jokes in this book. The writing is subtle, but it's on-point.

I was in the middle of a reading slump when I read this, and I think I've been liberated!

If art with witty humor and sarcasm about life as a modern worrying woman is your kind of thing, Gemma Correll is going to knock your socks off. In her book The Worrier's Guide to Life, Correll uses cutesy drawings to cover horrifying life topics such as anxiety, failed romance and depression. For some, the book will seem like a biography. The rest of the population will be reading it and wondering what is wrong with the rest of us.

The Worrier's Guide to Laugh is hilarious from page to page. Some of the gems include a Dystopian Zodiac and special reward stickers for doing day to day adult tasks. I don't know about you, but I need those stickers. One of my personal favorites was Freud's Conversations Hearts. These include "Neurotic Girl," "U Remind Me of My Mom" and "Tell Me About Ur Childhood." I found myself chuckling out loud to her section on Ye Old Video Games that included "William Burke: Tomb Raider."

You've likely seen Gemma Correll's work online without really thinking about it. A favorite on IMGfave and Instagram, I'd seen this page from The Worrier's Guide to Life floating around for sometime: 6425407653_b8d15f8963_z

The Worrier's Guide to Life is a great reminder that we will all be just fine. Or will we?

The Worrier's Guide to Life is available May 26, 2015 from Andrews McMeel Publishing and should be purchased immediately.

I loved it, it's a true picture of post-grade and most twenty something people. t's funny and the art was great and matched the book perfectly.

I'm a huge fans of Gemma Correll's art and facebook page so no surprise I really wanted so read this. I will say that some jokes were repeated along the way but overall The Worrier's Guide to Life is one of the funniest coffee-table book/graphic novel I've ever read. I saw myself in some (a lot of them, to be honest) of the panels - I'm a bit of an introverted person, and I definitely can see many other people sympathize with this book

So great. I laughed through the whole thing while identifying with...most of it.

At one point I was laughing so hard I started crying and hiccuping. Never have had that happen with an illustrated book!

Highly recommend to anyone who defines themselves as a worrier, introvert or just quirky person. Would make a great gift.

Hilarious and charming.

I've been a fan of Gemma Correll for a few years now, so this book wasn't a big surprise. it had a lot of my favorite strip in it. I would have liked to see some newer stuff, but I'm still pleased with the end result. I will definitely be recommending this title at my store.

This was SO funny. The illustrations even being humorous. I'd highly recommend!

I read this book this evening after receiving it today from Netgalley. I thought this was a really enjoyable and relatable book (for me, anyway, and I would imagine many others). We all worry about something, even the small things, and this book covers them. The big ones, like finances, death, love and building a home, and the small ones, like, erm... pugs and fish raining down from the sky. Did I mention that this book is a bit weird too? I like weird, I like strange, and I like the surreal humour that Gemma Correll inserted into the wonderfully drawn illustrations. I really liked how the book worked, with chapters relating to different things we worry about. It made both me and my partner laugh out loud on a number of occasions and is one I can see us revisiting in the future when we need a laugh.

It's a short book really, but in the short time it takes to read it, it covers plenty of those niggling and frustrating little things that bug us, upset us, anger us, depress us and yeah, worry us each day, week, month and year of our lives. I recommend this. It's perfect for a fun gift, but also an enjoyable coffee-table book to read from time to time and giggle at. Definitely worth the price of admission.

4 out of 5

Really interesting and fun view about what worrier's often think about. As women are generally considered worriers it's no surprise that they are the books focus. Quick, easy read that many will surely enjoy.

The was accurate on so many levels and just as hilarious...except when it got too real. Seriously, WebMD says I'm dying every week!

This book was hilarious, and rings true to modern life. It was fun, quirky, and a quick read. If you enjoy The Oatmeal, or other illustrated comics, it would be worth it to purchase this book.

Who is this artist? Is she stalking me? How did she made a comic book about me without me knowing it? She knows I'm typing now, right??

The comic book is titled as "worrier's guide" but it shows the other way around. It presents the life and anxieties of the worriers. It is really funny because most of the cases are true. I can relate from her illustrations. My favorites are the Introvert's Heart & the Wheel of Insomnia.

I like the artist's humor and her illustrations are cute. I thoroughly enjoyed it. I like books like this. Gemma, you've gained a fan.

This was a laugh-out-loud read, how the idea is presented in each and every comic was creatively funny. I found myself nodding at the pages or laughing at myself. I loved the chapters about fashion, food, and the last one. Literally, half of the book is my life or my up-coming life since I’m not living like an adult yet.

The illustrations are lovely and quirky, and colors are fun. Also, the about the author and copyright pages were done in a playful way that I had to read them (confession: I never read them).

Overall, I think you should read this book if you are or going to be an adult because it knows the struggle you are living. It will also make an awesome gift, with a meaningful message

Gemma Correll is a very funny woman who draws very funny pictures. How's that for a profound, insightful start to a review? Ms. Correll's new book, The Worrier's Guide to Life, reveals her anxious side. If you're the anxious type, you will find a kindred spirit here. Worried about rare diseases? Awkward social situations? Pet peeves? Body image? So is she.

Plus there's a lot of other random stuff thrown in here. Here humor is rather absurd and silly, like the "Less Appealing Seasonal Drinks," like "Yellow Snow Iced Tea" and "Turkey and Gravy Macchiato." Her "Ye Olde Video Games" include sure hits like "Dance Dance Industrial Revolution" and "Harpsichord Hero." I particularly enjoyed her more realistic women's magazines: "Vague: For the Fashion Backward and Just Plain Lazy," including a feature article on "What to Wear from the Pile of Clothes on Your Floor." "Out of Touch," which has pictures of people with the caption, "We have no idea who any of these people are!" "Mediocre Housekeeping: How to Get Away With Doing the Bare Minimum."

Her content is definitely female oriented. I think she'd acknowledge that me deal with anxieties and issues, to, but she's writing primarily "girl to girl." (Not to say a sensitive male like myself won't get the humor. . . .) Correll is funny and real and goofy and fun. The Worrier's Guide to Life will make you forget your worries . . . for a bit.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the complimentary electronic review copy!

This didn't really feel like a worrier's guide to life, but far more as an introvert guide to life, and in that aspect, I think it was a good guide. It was at least filled with a lot of very recognizable situations that I really enjoyed reading.

I'd never heard of the writer or her comics before, but I thought many of her ideas were funny or refreshing and it was a very quick and very enjoyable read. Special favourites of mine were the Dystopian Zodiac and the modern curses (like: may your videos buffer for ten thousand years! mwahuaha).

I'd consider this a perfect gift for an introvert, as you'll probably recognize a lot.

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

This book could only be summed up in one word: HILARIOUS!

This book had me smiling and laughing from start to finish. The humour in this book is spot on and the illustrations really bring the humour to life. I loved gemma's sense of humour and her illustration style. I thought the book was wholly relateable and feel it would appeal to so many people. If you're looking for something quick, fun and laugh out loud funny with great illustrations, pick this book up!

Pretty funny, clever stuff. I think my favorite thing in the whole book was the Flatulent Poodle nail polish. Something about that struck me as hilarious. Reminds me somewhat of Demetri Martin.

'The Worrier's Guide to Life' by Gemma Correll is a laugh out loud look at our modern age and the kinds of things we find ourselves worrying about.

The book is broken up into sections like Health & Hypochondria and Whining and Dining and Ho-Ho-Holiday Horrors. Each section is a series of mostly one page gags. Many of them take familiar things, then riff them out to the extreme. There are a lot of gags about being a woman, but even though I don't carry a purse or use nail polish, I found the humor pretty accessible and hilarious. There are drawings of the Wheel of Insomnia or the Heart of an Introvert. We see other ideas for desserts like Death by Chocolate (Flesh Eating Virus by Fudge anyone?). We see less popular nail polish colors like Burnt Crab Cake and Nicotine Patch.

In a world where daily survival is no longer a worry, we still manage to stuff our heads full of things to worry about. Nothing in here is life or death, but rather a collection of first world problems. The sort of daily pet peeves and anxieties that we all think about and Gemma Correll has a lot of fun making fun of our phobias and products and quirks.

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 humorous ebook.

In a collection of witty and humour standalone comics, Gemma Correll tackles all the frets and anxieties that a worrier faces head on. Categorized into 8 chapters including Whining & Dining and Worryin’ 9-5: Angst for Grown-Ups, no worry topic is left untouched.

This was hilarious. Whether you are a constant worrier or occasional fretter, this book will be sure to make you laugh. I loved Correll’s humour. The cheeky and sarcastic commentary, poking fun and then some. You’ll smile at the parts that ring true, you’ll laugh at the parts that are more outlandish. Fun read.

I had an absolute delightful time reading this graphic novel. It was irreverent, funny, and full of witty graphics! What more can you ask of a graphic novel? As it turns out, not much. I guess this was a pretty perfect graphic novel in every way. I did feel like I was exactly the demographic this book was geared towards—a woman in her late twenties. It had jokes I could completely relate to (weight loss, body image, etc) and seriously had me laughing so hard my sides hurt. The only thing I really felt I could have asked more of was story. It was a little limp on the story and meat of it…but I guess that is because it’s not really a “novel” per say… More like a humorous sort of remark (chapters indicate different subjects we all deal with every day) on everyday society and life. This above graphic is just one of the many hilarious examples of graphic delight I found in these pages. I definitely feel like it would be a perfect gift for your friend on a number of occasions! It’d make the perfect coffee table book.

I actually think I will have to buy a copy for myself, just because it’s the type you can crack open at any time for a laugh. Although I don’t think it’d take long for one of my friends to see it and want to borrow it… :O

I've enjoyed the comics that I've seen shared on Facebook, so this was just concentrated awesome. Several sent me into fits of giggles.

Being an adult can be so stressful. Firefox keeps crashing, and this coffee doesn’t seem to have any caffeine in it, and wait a second is my loan payment late? And that’s not even counting potential future problems! What if your firstborn unwittingly shares a name with Brangelina’s next kid? What if your tombstone is written in Comic Sans?! It’s a worrisome world out there, but Correll leavens all these fears with a sharp wit and lighthearted jokes. She sees your Sharknado fears, and she raises you a Sealnami, a Crabalanche, and a Light but Relentless Drizzle of Anchovies. Her recommendation to make stickers for regular adult tasks has my full backing. Yes, I Voted! And I Also Flossed! The world can be a scary place, and the everyday anxieties of being an adult can sometimes threaten to overwhelm us. But the key is to incorporate a little fun even (especially) in these stressful moments.

-From my post on Panels.net, "5 Illustrated Guides to Being a Grown-Up."

In her hugely popular comic drawings, Gemma Correll captures the insanity and realism that life has to offer for growing up. Stickers and advice including The Dystopian Zodiac, Reward Stickers for Grown-upping, map of the introvert’s heart and more! If you’re under the age of death and still have a sense of humor then this is the book for you. Her simple drawing style, much like that of Allie Brosh and Sarah Andersen, makes it easy for anyone to slip into the shoes of the character, even if they’re male. I mean who can you not relate to a character navigating the street with their nose buried in a book and not having to look up once. Any bookworm gets this. Or the need to get home and put on PJ’s after a long day of work or class…or of just running an errand down the street. We all get it. PJ’s are the best thing ever. Seriously. It’s easy to put ourselves in the character’s shoes and know what it feels like to be in this position.

In short, Gemma captures the everyday life with aplomb and makes the everyday life a little bit less dreary and little bit more funny. And helps us all remember (and admit) that adulthood is indeed, something to avoid.

ARC provided by NetGalley