Are added to the „I can totally relate to“ mix That´s the special focus of all of Andersens´work, just showing young adultSome longer forms and essays
Are added to the „I can totally relate to“ mix That´s the special focus of all of Andersens´work, just showing young adult life as it is, especially from the female perspective. That, besides some of the self criticism (too much narcissistic personality disorder in my case I guess), are the things I can´t really relate to, but
Procrastination, the joy of loneliness, loving animals, and crazy inner voices Are absolutely my thing. Besides general, nearly stereotypical thoughts and situations each young adult goes through, Andersen has some weird and unique ideas too that are combined and mixed with
Personal essays and illustrations These are nice extra gimmicks while the established focus of the first collected works is expanded, improved, and widened. Who would have guessed that reality without too much depth or fantasy elements could be that entertaining and creatively outstanding.
Combining autobiographical elements and observation The work is a great example of the fact that life writes the best storiesMillennial angst overkill
Combining autobiographical elements and observation The work is a great example of the fact that life writes the best stories and that authors can often deliver the purest stuff when including their own experiences, fears, and troubles. This could easily be depressing and sad, because there isn´t that much difference between comedy and drama, but by
Laughing about oneself and society Anderson creates an astonishing picture of the world we live in. And especially lets one focus on the sociological evolution of all these generations https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millenn... https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi... and how they struggle with work, love, and themselves in their spare time. If already millennials are that messed up, what will happen with Generation Z and Generation Alpha? What especially interested me about it
Was the feminine perspective on different aspects of young adult life The only topics I can really associate with are laziness, procrastination, and neuroticism, all the other dating, body and social anxiety, self doubt, etc. topics are more abstract. Webcomics are an accelerating next big thing, as impactful as conventional graphic novels and comics, and this highly entertaining and sophisticated work is one of the genres´ early pearls.