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Heart and Brain
144 pages
A hilarious, comforting visual exploration of the eternal tug-of-war between our responsible thoughts and our impulsive desires.
What it feels like
Reading this collection feels like receiving a warm, validating hug for your most chaotic internal monologues. It is a brisk, delightful experience that perfectly captures the exhausting, hilarious tug-of-war between adult responsibilities and impulsive, childlike joy. The mood is overwhelmingly cheerful and cozy, even when touching on the mild existential dread of paying taxes or getting out of bed. Through snappy dialogue and brightly expressive art, the eternal conflict between logic and emotion is rendered not as a flaw to be fixed, but as a universal, endearing human quirk. It is the perfect palate cleanser for overthinkers and procrastinators, offering a lighthearted space to laugh at our own messy duality and feel a little less alone in the daily struggle.
- Mood
- cheerful
- comforting
- lighthearted
- cozy
- Tone
- humorous
- relatable
- gentle
- wry
- affectionate
- Pace
- brisk
- Themes
- logic versus emotion · the struggles of adulting · inner conflict · self-acceptance · procrastination
- The writing
- Snappy, dialogue-driven punchlines paired with expressive, brightly colored cartooning that perfectly captures complex internal states.
- The arc
- A playful oscillation between anxiety and joy that ultimately lands on a comforting acceptance of our messy human duality.
- Who it's for
- Overthinkers, procrastinators, and anyone trying to balance their responsible adult duties with their impulsive, joy-seeking inner child.
Content notes
- mild comedic existentialism
About the book
From paying taxes and getting up for work to dancing with kittens and starting a band, readers everywhere will relate to the ongoing struggle between Heart and Brain. Illustrates the relationship between the sensible Brain and its emotionally driven counterpart, the Heart. Boasting more than one million pageviews per month, TheAwkwardYeti.com has become a webcomic staple since its creation in 2011.
Description from Open Library.
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