3.5 stars

I received a free copy from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.I really thought this would be great from reading several descriptions about it. It was OK... I liked the artwork, which is why I gave 2 stars. The thing about it is I don't see the point. It really is just some random ideas with some sketches. I basically just skimmed the whole thing because it was page after page after page of inconsequential details - the cost of her shoes, how many hours she slept last night, etc. It's su...

man, this book could have been so freaking good. i'm a late-discoverer of mizz emi lenox, but i saw this cover and i was instantly book-grabby. however, although her drawings are undeniably great, the book as a whole is a disappointment. it's a collection of daily drawings, ostensibly autobiographical in nature, but she fails to commit to the one simple rule of autobiographical comics: divulge.going the autobiographical route is hard. it's squicky to put yourself out there for all to see, wi

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I wanted to like this, and I like the illustrations, and Emi Lenox seems like she'd be a fun and interesting person to hang out with. However, EmiTown started off as a personal diary, and reading it feels like one, and not in a good way. There are too many redundant and repetitive details, and, since the pages weren't designed to be read as a graphic novel, the art doesn't lead the eye. Furthermore, for something that started off as a personal diary, it seems somewhat lacking in personal detail

'EmiTown, Vol. 1' by Emi Lenox is a year in the life of a good cartoonist. It doesn't seem like the sort of thing I liked, but it kind of won me over.Every page is a day in the life. From expenditures to doodles to adventures with friends. Emi lives in Portland and runs into other local artists from time to time, but most of her days are spent getting together with friends or trying not to buy so much coffee or breakfast burritos. There isn't a lot of narrative flow, so it just goes on and on. T...

I'm okay with the potential mundanity and repitition of diary comics. But here it didn't speak to me and just made me sad about the things that absorb people. Records of consumption: food, coffee, alcohol. The challenge of budgeting; the desire for material things. Maybe sometimes in a joyful way, but also often in a self-loathing or defeated kind of way. More personal dreams and desires are present, but obscured or reduced to cliche.

Sigh. It took me ages to read this. I'm overwhelmed, but not in a good way and the comic wasn't extremely bad either. It's just that nothing worked in it, if you don't count the art, since that was nice (especially for the diary like style). 400 pages is far too much when there's nothing happening in the comic. It's a diary of Emi's life and as a webcomic this could actually work on some level. It would've been better to turn this into two volumes, since this was way too heavy. It's not all abou...

I could not finish this book. I found Emitown to be farily boring and kept waiting for something to happen. I knew the type of book it was, but I just kept expecting it to be more interesting. Stream of consciousness can be extremely humorous, as so many bloggers have shown us. I just was never pulled into the character or her worlds. I kept skipping pages and trying to see if I should keep going, but could not find anything to pull me in. It was like finding a box of some friends old doodles, a...

CN: ableist & classist terms mentioned.This was a great comfort read to dip in and out of, and to spend chunks of time with on lazy weekends when you're hibernating. It's very human and the young, spunky energy behind it is fun and nostalgic, if quite twee for the age she is. The army cat interludes and the art features like the Pretty Artists Detective Agency are really great. Some of the language is lamentable. It's laced with casual ableism and classism despite being pretty recent, so I feel

This book is the diary of cartoonist Emi Lenox. I think the second one is coming out soon. It is a very sweet, quirky, hopeful look at the day-to-day adventures of a twenty-something girl living in the Pacific Northwest who is trying to figure out what to do to make her life, friendships, and career work and fit together. The book has a journal format, and following her thoughts and developments daily really feels like reading someone else's secret musings. I want to say that if I could draw I w...

3.5 starsAdmittedly, this took while to read. It's the sort of thing you can only read in small bits. And, admittedly, it took me a while to catch the rhythm of the format. It's random and jumpy and sometimes reads like one of those vaguely passive-aggressive facebook posts that only reveals enough for everyone to know something is wrong/going on in the post writer's life, but doesn't reveal any specifics (you know the sort of post). Sometimes storylines start up, but don't go anywhere. Sometime...

If you liked Scott Pilgrim, you should like this. I didn't love it, but this is unique for sure. and Funny.I recieved an advanced copy of this from Netgalley.com and the publisher.

I don’t know if other people enjoy reading journal comics as much as I do. Is it because I have kept a journal since I was 13, almost religiously for the past decade? Or do I just really like getting a glimpse inside someone else’s life?I loved Emitown. I loved it for a lot of reasons.I loved the army cats because, come on. Army cats.I loved it for Emi’s love of food. In fact, because of Emi I have been eating sausage McMuffins, cheeseburgers, and sushi. It’s a hard knock life.I loved that Emi w...

I don't know. I wanted to like this. I did. Emi lives in Portland, so I not only recognized places and activities, but I've also crossed paths with many people in the comics community she mentions.Also I think her drawing styles kick some a. I would totally enjoy an entire story featuring her casual style, and would probably totally want to OWN a story using her more detailed and realistic illustrations.I enjoyed hearing the minutae of an up and coming comic creator. And I did warm up to it as I...

The author of this book starts with an introduction admitting she didn't want these copious pages of 'diaries' ever published… I'm on her side in that. There's no point I can see in wading through 400pp of bitty, sketchy non sequiturs and personal things that (a) you can't read or understand and (b) can't enjoy whatsoever. There's a page per day here – no editing, no comprehensibility, and for obvious reasons no forethought for the audience. Therefore – no point.

This is a real trudge to get through. It's just Emi Lenox's journal. Like...grocery lists and stuff. I'm trying to find a way not to call this one of the laziest memoirs I've ever seen, but...it is. If this had been used as the inspiration for a memoir about that year, with her artwork and writing style, it would have been a blast, but instead we get an actual, uncut journal of an artist living in Portland. Just...completely underwhelming. There's no attempt to make any of the characters or even...

I received this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.This isn't your typical graphic novel. It's not even a novel or fiction.It's a diary comic that offers a very raw, open, insight to the life of Emi Lenox as she starts her journey to become a successful comic artist. It also chronicles her personal life with friends and pets in Portland, Oregon. Everything from money troubles to relationship troubles. Even...

Diary comic of Emi Lenox.I couldn't finish it in one go (and I pretty much don't think slice of life is supposed to be finished in one go - how much mundane can you take (even good mundane)? Huhu.) but overall I really liked the voice and the art style was really - well, not exactly cute, but I liked it. I will be checking out Plutona...!