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My first bail of the year. I‘m just so confused and not invested. I think this is intended as a parody, but I‘m not even feeling certain of that. Clearly I‘m not the right audience. I have 2 more titles picked out from my #AuldLangSpine list that I‘m excited about, but this is the last one I‘ll be reading this month. @SueK @monalyisha

Nick finds it hard to connect with people and move beyond the small-talk that he doesn‘t really master. And I felt for him as he tries to connect and felt his aloneness. But on the few occasions that he does connect, I got so happy for him.

I loved the black/ white illustrations and the occasional full color ones.

My heart is in pieces on the floor. I‘m not huge on graphic novels, but this is gorgeous and relatable. A young man attempts to make meaningful connections with strangers and later, his family. Sad but also funny. I usually don‘t check trigger warnings but I wish I had known some things going in. I don‘t want to spoil anything, so hidden in comments are the TWs. I think this struck me so deeply because I‘ve been going through similar situations.

An introverted, self-centred cartoonist struggles to make authentic connections with the people around him. This Scottish graphic novel is both funny and sad and I loved it.

I need a good bar to be sad in.

At first I thought “ oh no another white dude creative type in NYC” book but it actually pokes fun of millennial angst and addresses how difficult it is to connect with other humans in this ironic late capitalist world. Gorgeous artwork

Beautiful book looking at the connections we make (and don't make). When he makes a connection the world turns to full colour.

The coffee shops in this book are genius...