I’m familiar with Ruby through her tumblr. Her quick sketches are funny and relatable and get lots of attention. This wasn’t necessarily marketed as a self-help book, but I absolutely love the way Ruby chose to write this. Yes, there are jokes and humor. Yes, there are relatable and silly comics. But the tone of this book is not just about acknowledging and laughing at depression and pain. She writes chapters within these comics to explain her own journey with depression, self-harm, therapy, bipolar disorder, eating disorders, and the way she talks about her life is so open and honest that it’s inspiring.

This book at first glance looks like a few other “quirky depression comics” out there, but I honestly enjoyed the writing more than the comic story lines. Don’t get me wrong, I still want a lot of these comics as magnets on my fridge.


Quotes worth mentioning:
"I might as well launch myself there headfirst before anything out of my control has the chance to do it. That's self-sabotage: undermining yourself because at least then the outcome is predictable - bad, but in my control."

"Why would I want to take baby steps? Babies are shit at walking. Think about it. To move forward I'll be taking jazzy little lizard steps.”

"Hunger: Oh, I see I am experiencing the physical sensation of being hungry.
Pre-Period Hunger: Everyone get out of my way I am dying my stomach is a bottomless pit and I have to eat the entire sun right this very instant or I will surely perish"


I received a copy of this ebook from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.