Ratings59
Average rating4.2
I want mourners to bring this book to my funeral. Then sit next to the grave and read it.
I am in awe of artists who can convey so much while writing so little!
Hands down the cutest book I have ever read.
HANDS DOWN.
EDIT SUMMER 2019:
Read this book for the Reading Rush challenge: read a book in the same spot the entire time: check!
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This book was amazing
I loved every page and I reacted like ‘awhhhhh' and ‘ohhhhh' too many times
I would highly recommend this one!
It's perfect and makes you think about friends <3
“If ur always happy are u ever truly happy, or is happiness only something we see in u because we know sadness.”
An alien arrives on Earth and meets a variety of creatures who explain the meaning of life to the alien.
A lot of times when books are born out of Twitters or Tumblrs I kind of feel like, “oh this thing was cute in small doses but now I'm tired of this thing.”
And, controversial opinion, that's kind of how I felt about this. It's very sweet and cute, but like.....I get it.
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It's hard to rate this confection of a book. It's thoughtful and warm hearted, exploring issues around love, meaning, art, aspiration and nothingness - perfectly suited for our internet attention spans. It feels like a collection of web comics. Each page is crudely drawn as if with a thick Sharpie and typed by a fat fingered child. I liked it as a physical artifact. It's a hefty hardback that binds cotton candy content.
PS. Loved the nod to the Giving Tree.