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heartsdesire's review against another edition
3.0
just finished this in a lightning quick. I was hoping for more cats stories since the title is Herding Cats and, well, the cover shows cats. it should be Herding Artist then. and yes, I'm a bit dissapointed with this though the writer encouragement is highly appreciated! fellow artists should try this book.
her drawings are on point, and abso-fudging-lutely shows the real life moments, mine included, in adorable strip comics, aw! but I just can't bring myself to laugh in a real hilarious mode and some drawings have been posted in second book, so...
her drawings are on point, and abso-fudging-lutely shows the real life moments, mine included, in adorable strip comics, aw! but I just can't bring myself to laugh in a real hilarious mode and some drawings have been posted in second book, so...
mdevlin923's review against another edition
5.0
In this third collection of cartoons, Andersen continues many of the topics and themes found in her first two books, including anxiety, being an artist, friendships and relationships, and dogs. Andersen includes an essay on creating artwork and the inevitable bullying that young, aspiring artists will deal with when posting their artwork on the internet.
Fantastic, as always.
Fantastic, as always.
congressbaby143's review against another edition
4.0
This is the most relatable Sarah Scribbles collection that I have read. There wasn’t a page where I was like… “uhmmmm” unlike her first one. You know what that is? Growth! In her art and her thoughts!! (She talks about growth here too) I love how there are so many emotions in her black and white scribbles, especially her cat.
Even though the artist’s struggle was central to this collection, and I am far from what an artist is - I am an English teacher, artistry only crosses my path in the PowerPoints and Keynotes I make or when I design my English board, I really appreciated how it seemed that struggle is a universal experience and we’re all just doing our best to cope.
You know how self-aware and empathizing Sarah Andersen is from her scribbles. I am in an anxious state now more than the usual and somehow going through this collection felt like a warm hand touching mine assuring me that I am not alone.
Even though the artist’s struggle was central to this collection, and I am far from what an artist is - I am an English teacher, artistry only crosses my path in the PowerPoints and Keynotes I make or when I design my English board, I really appreciated how it seemed that struggle is a universal experience and we’re all just doing our best to cope.
You know how self-aware and empathizing Sarah Andersen is from her scribbles. I am in an anxious state now more than the usual and somehow going through this collection felt like a warm hand touching mine assuring me that I am not alone.
dvnielletreads's review against another edition
4.0
Sarah and I are eerily similar.
Except for the fact that I'm a dog person, and have no artistic talent whatsoever.
Except for the fact that I'm a dog person, and have no artistic talent whatsoever.
njdarkish's review against another edition
3.0
This was an okay collection, which is actually kind of a shame to say, because I generally have very much enjoyed Sarah's Scribbles comics. And I enjoyed these, but there are definitely some problems with this as a collection.
Specifically, I didn't like the fact that this re-used a fair number of strips from previous collections. It's way, way too soon to be doing something like that. People are paying for more, new content, and that's not really happening with this. That said, the new content was generally quite good and funny. Some felt like it was rehashing previous jokes in a new way, but it was still fun and charming. The message in the last section was nice-- it's good to have something encouraging people to create things-- but I felt like the comic strips were just so-so through the section, I would have liked them to be funnier to keep me entertained through what was essentially a mini-sermon on not giving up on your creative dreams. Also, it was directly pointed at visual artists, when just by rephrasing a few things could have been expanded to any sort of creative artist (writers, musicians, et cetera) very easily, which I think would have been a good thing for the book.
Specifically, I didn't like the fact that this re-used a fair number of strips from previous collections. It's way, way too soon to be doing something like that. People are paying for more, new content, and that's not really happening with this. That said, the new content was generally quite good and funny. Some felt like it was rehashing previous jokes in a new way, but it was still fun and charming. The message in the last section was nice-- it's good to have something encouraging people to create things-- but I felt like the comic strips were just so-so through the section, I would have liked them to be funnier to keep me entertained through what was essentially a mini-sermon on not giving up on your creative dreams. Also, it was directly pointed at visual artists, when just by rephrasing a few things could have been expanded to any sort of creative artist (writers, musicians, et cetera) very easily, which I think would have been a good thing for the book.
daumari's review against another edition
5.0
Sarah Anderson once again is somehow right behind me drawing pictures of my psyche. Herding Cats is a tad more topical, with comics on the anxiety of living in a world that's on fire. There's a narrative bit at the end on how to be a creative in today's internet, which as mentioned is kind of a dumpster fire right now, but she insists you should still create, draw, etc. because it's necessary in these times (though it's also entirely okay to go outside and unplug every now and then too).
feastoftheravens's review against another edition
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
5.0
lizzycatslibrary's review against another edition
5.0
I love Sarah’s Scribbles! Another excellent collection of comics (a quick read) and it comes with a very cute but poignant “how to art” at the end. Love it.