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saidtheraina's review
3.0
A really nice collection of [a:C. Tyler|2820496|C. Tyler|http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto/nophoto-U-50x66.jpg]'s mostly autobio comics collected from various publications over the years. Grouped vaguely chronologically. Read this about a month ago, then kept it around the house for my mom to read, as Tyler is just a few years older than my mom. She liked it a lot too. She's one of those comic artists who I don't gravitate to particularly just from looking at the illustrations, but I really enjoy the stories once I dedicate some time to reading it through. Plus, she's a legend in the comics-verse. A nice way for me to get a taste of [a:R. Crumb|3331112|R. Crumb|http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto/nophoto-U-50x66.jpg] and other contemporaries that I have a hard time relating to.
crowyhead's review
4.0
If you enjoy autobiographical comics along the lines of R. Crumb, Justin Green, or Harvey Pekar, this will be a welcome addition! Tyler writes unflinchingly honest short comics about life: being a mother, lawn care, travel, growing up in the Midwest, working as a substitute teacher, putting a career on hold for kids... you name it. Her artwork is impressive: one page is grotesque, the next ethereal. If there was one thing I could change, I'd want more longer pieces in this collection. But that doesn't seem to be the nature of her work. I will be seeking out more of it, that's for sure.
clairelorraine's review
2.0
I usually like slice of life kinds of meandering comics, but this seemed never to go anywhere. and it was visually confusing which didn't really help....
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