Book: Octopus Pie volume #1 written and illustrated by Meredith Gran
Source: Borrowed from Publisher/NetGalley for an honest review
Publication: Available now
Description:
In this first collected volume of the Octopus Pie series, we follow grumpy twenty-something Eve and her stoner roommate Hanna as they navigate post-college life. They'll take on crazed childhood rivals, troubling art scenes, the discomfort of exes, and maybe even... friendship? All this and more in the fictional, totally made-up city of Brooklyn.
Rating: 2 stars
Review:
Volume one of Octopus Pie started out really funny then in the middle quickly turned boring and repetitive. But later near the end it became slightly interesting again. This book features a collection of comic strips that follow the lives of two 20-somethings, Eve Ning who is rather grumpy, cynical and sarcastic and her hyper-active weed smoking roommate Hanna Thompson.
My favorite story from this book was "bicycle rights" it was so funny. It was about Eve's bike being stolen but she was planning on that never happening again. She ended up creating this complex security system for a bike she built. This story really made me laugh. As for the rest of the book, I thought it was okay, with a few stories that made me at least chuckle or two but nothing that had me laughing out loud.
Please note, this comic is not for children there is an abundance of cursing and situations that are perhaps inappropriate for younger readers.
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