Man, I Hate Cursive

This was a fun collection of comics with themes around art/artists, funny animal thoughts, bizarre musings, and deep thoughts.

I already knew the work of Jim Benton from seeing it on social media and the likes, so I was very eager to read this one, and I have to say it doesn't disapoint. From absurdity to irony, you sure will find sth to make you laugh :)

Fantastic collection of comic strips. Each of them will make you chuckle, and at the same time will make you realize that world can be lonely and cruel place, and some of those strips are coming form a really sad place. But dealing with this sadness with those comics strips will brighten your day. I wanted to share so many of those comics strips with my friends, because they say something that I cannot say, but I feel and understand.

Since I'm always on the Internet doing something, I already saw a couple of the pages and found them really funny.

I didn't find all of these comic strips (am I even using the right terminology here? whatever) funny and some of them reminded me of the ones you find on newspaper next to the crosswords of the day. Some others were just so true.

I read a couple of funny coffee table type of books this year and this one is my least favorite. BUT IT HAD SLOTHS!
Overall, funny but I wouldn't recommend it.

Charming, "New Yorker-ish" cartoons. It's an amusing look at our world today, with some sweet additions.

I have read a few illustrated books and graphic novels so far this year and I have loved reading them, especially in-between longer and more heavy reads; they act almost as a refreshing read or a way to get out of a reading slump. I haven't tried anything from Jim Benton but I love his style of illustrations - the style changes throughout the e-book but I love all of the illustrations. It's a very quick, easy and funny little e-book; the illustrations/stories can be cute, sarcastic, funny, relatable and entertaining. The topics the illustrations cover include: daily life, pets, technology, relationships and more.

Brilliant collection of comics. Several had me laughing out loud. A full review will be posted on my blog in due time.

Man, I Hate Cursive: Cartoons for People and Advanced Bears by Jim Benton is a collection of his cartoons and they are great! There is not one that is not funny! What a wonderful collection. I have to get this book for a family member of mine for Christmas this year! It would be perfect for the person "that has everything". The art is great and the humor is off the wall and hilarious. Loved it! I received this book from NetGalley for a honest review.

It's always great to pick up a "book" that makes you laugh out loud. This series of comics is varied and covers a breadth of subject. Lots of sarcasm and irony. Recommended for a good laugh.

Man, I Hate Cursive by Jim Benton is a solid collection of his comics. The humor runs from a bit morbid to everyday truisms.

Because Benton does not rely on one primary character or group of characters there is more room to experiment but also more hit or miss opportunities. There were some that did not resonate with me but by far there were more hits than misses. I probably liked the ones that might fall into the category of 'interesting twists on life', assuming that is even a category.

I would definitely recommend this to anyone who likes many of the standalone comics you find scattered through many magazines (they do still do that, right?). There are not plots and no character subplots, just a collection of very good comics.

Reviewed from a copy made available by the publisher via NetGalley.

This is subtitled, “Cartoons for People and Advanced Bears.” As a UCLA grad, I don’t know which category I fall in.
Starts right off on the cover with a wizard trying to summon a demon and gets a lemon instead, which by its little smile seems happy to be there. Remember what they say about making lemonade. . .
But that’s really the only joke about cursive, as everything else is non-connected to everything else. There’s no long continuing stories, simply self-contained jokes like “the Far Side” and such. The closest it comes to that is sections on art, dogs, god, and so on.
“Think of math as a beautiful woman with a secret you must seduce from her.” I would have gotten much better grades had someone told me that. And I can’t wait for the opportunity to call someone a huge sillypants. But most of all, I can totally relate to the guy who has the soap slip out of his hand but catches it with the other; it’s an amazing feeling.
At times corny, but so much fun. . .
4.5 pushed up to 5/5

A light-hearted comic brimming with deep thoughts. Very relatable. Loved it!

I've seen a few of Jim Benton's cartoons on the internet (the cover cartoon being a particular favourite) and so was very grateful to him, Andrews McMeel Publishing and NetGalley for the ARC of Man, I Hate Cursive.

The full book does not disappoint. Many of the cartoons - covering a wide range of topics including relationships, religion and modern technology - are laugh out loud funny but, surprisingly, some of them are also quite touching! They reminded me a little of Gary Larson's Far Side. I'd recommend this book to anyone with a good, but slightly skewed, sense of humour!

Irreverently funny! I wasn't quite sure what to expect but I laughed out loud at many of these comics.

A nice mix of dark, medium, and light panels - while all have a dry sense of humor I enjoyed the darker jokes (one of my particular favorites is the bunny dream). My only critique is that it's a bit short - I'd like a longer collection!

Browsing Netgalley's humor section, and paused at this cover. I literally LOL'ed, and decided to give it a shot. It wasn't until after I'd gotten my hands on it that I spied something, and quickly googled to confirm it.

Jim Benton is the inventor of Happy Bunny.

DEAR GOD.

Okay, so he's already starting out with 3 stars just for that. Screw unbiased reviewing, this is the Happy Bunny guy.

I am very pleased to report that he earned those stars. I've seen a lot of the comics featured in this book before, including Death showing up on Halloween and being excited for full-sized Snickers bars. I feel like Benton is one of those comic artists that you see all the time without bothering to glance down at the name attached.

While not every comic in this collection is a home run, they are amusing. Ones that won't appeal to you will find a home with someone else, and vice versa. And the ones that hit REALLY WORK.

The style is simple, and fun, and telling. "I invented a button that, when pressed, makes the person in front of you want to punch you in the face!" What is it? A car horn.

How do you not love that?

I am very pleased with this collection, and when the book is published come October, I need my own copy, stat.

Whilst this book was a quick read, I thought it was really enjoyable and did find myself laughing at times. Just the kind of escapism I needed after a long day, recommended it to my husband!

Take laugh-out-loud humor, mixed with a bit of existential bleakness and modern angst, and you get a taste of Jim Benton's humor. Pretty much every page of Man I Hate Cursive: Cartoons for People and Advanced Bears made me laugh to a greater or lesser degree (usually greater). Some of his themes: love and romance, robots, modern art, family, comic book heroes, and the meaning of life. Plus some other stuff. Let's just say he will take your negative thoughts and make you laugh about them. That may not inspire you to turn your negative outlook around, but laughing is (almost) always a step in the right direction.

(Just a note: in case you know Jim Benton from his many books for children, be forewarned: many of these cartoons are for adults. Not to say there aren't some you can share with your kids, but you may want to be selective, mostly for language.)

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

I love Jim Benton's sense of humour.

I really enjoyed Jim Benton's style of humor. Reading 'Man, I Hate Cursive' took me back and reminded me quite a bit of Gary Larson's The Far Side comics I read growing up. Super funny and many (but not all) were kid-friendly.

This is a compilation of funny cartoons ranging from quick sketches to detailed ones for print.

Wonderful sense of humor. Easy recommend.

Thanks to the publisher for the free copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

'Man, I Hate Cursive' by Jim Benton is a collection of cartoons that I'm almost embarassed to have found funny. They definitely have a dark side, but along with that, there is occasionally a sentimental side as well.

From the title cartoon, where a wizard summons a lemon instead of a demon thanks to cursive writing, to a man and a woman getting ready for a night out. She transforms into a beauty, he into a chimpanzee. There are comics about art and animals and parenting. There are jokes about God and medical humor.

Some of it is irreverent and a bit gross at times. Some of it is touching and feels like how the world is. I laughed or smiled at all of it. I'm glad I got introduced to this artist through this collection.

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 ebook.