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Average rating3.7
From the creator of Barely Functional Adult, a painfully relatable webcomic with over 130k followers on Instagram, comes a never-before-seen collection of incriminating short stories about exes, murder, friendship, therapy, anxiety, Hufflepuff, sucking at things, freaking out about things, calming down momentarily, melodrama, wrinkles, pettiness, and other wonderful delights. Wielding her trademark balance of artful humor, levity, and heartbreaking introspection, Meichi Ng's indisputably relatable collection of short stories holds a mirror to our past, present, and future selves. Featuring a swaddled Barely Functional Adult as its protagonist who says all the things we think but dare not say, this book is equal parts humorous and heartbreaking as it spans a spectrum of topics from imposter syndrome, therapy, friendships, first loves, letting go of exes, to just trying to find your purpose in the world. Prepare to excitedly shove this book in your friend's face with little decorum as you shout, "THIS IS SO US!" In this beautiful, four-color collection compiled completely of never-before-seen content, Meichi perfectly captures the best and worst of us in every short story, allowing us to weep with pleasure at our own fallibility. Hilarious, relatable, and heart-wrenchingly honest, Barely Functional Adult will have you laughing and crying in the same breath, while taking solace in the fact that we're anything but alone in this world.
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As I was reading I made notes about the chapters.
Ch 1 Pets 3 starsCh 2 gum 5 ⭐️ Gum as a metaphor for an ex-boyfriend was really goodCh 3 quitting 3-3.5 stars less relatableCh 4 therapy HATED the comparison of therapy to petting a flower but loved the rest of the chapter 4 ⭐️Ch 5 space dust about making friends as an adult 4.5 Did great with starting the chapter off about looking at meteors/shooting starsCh 6 long con 4 about imposter syndrome Ch 7 oldpocalypse 4 relatableCh 8 grass on the other side 4.5-4.75 going for her dream job, hey that's in my backyard