Loved, loved, loved, loved this
adorable collection of short, humorous pieces on monsters subtitled: Growling
on the Outside, Crying on the Inside.
I
especially loved it because I had just skimmed John Moe's awful book: Dear Luke, We Need to Talk, which is every bit as unfunny as his work on the radio show Wits. Sad Monsters, however, is everything that book wanted to
be.
This collection is filled with short vignettes that perfectly live up to their titles and premises, such as Missed Possessions (Missed Connections for succubi), His Fangs Just Aren't
That Into You, Giant Ape Class-Action Lawsuit, and The Passive-Aggressive
Monster in the Closet.
SO so so clever
and funny, and presented in a charming variety of different forms, from diaries to letters to court
transcriptions, accompanied by adorable illustrations by Willie Real. Oh, and I can't forget the notes from The Roommate of
Dorian Gray. Fabulous! So many funny funny lines. LOVE.