How to Love: A Guide to Feelings & Relationships for Everyone

by Alex Norris

A guide for to dating, relationships, and identity—from a wildly popular web comic artist.

Isn’t it wonderful when love strikes? We connect with someone beautiful and interesting and suddenly—feelings. But what to do when that first crush levels you? When sparks fly and then fizzle? Or when love just . . . hurts? Aimed at both young people who are just starting out in their love lives and those with more experience seeking a fresh perspective, How to Love is a funny, wise, and unique full-color guide to relationships of all shapes and sizes by a popular web comic creator. Chatty and confessional, humorous and heartfelt, and inclusive of all genders and sexualities, this graphic handbook pairs a classic Q&A format with Alex Norris’s bright, accessible, and unmistakably clever meta comic style. Certain to resonate with teens and adults, this one-of-a-kind guide offers valuable insights on everything from first love to self-love and love ever after.

Genres: Graphic Novels, Nonfiction, Comics, Humor, Self Help, Romance, Queer

224 pages, Hardcover

Published January 1, 2023

Reviews

[Jade · Rating 5 out of 5]

I want to tattoo this entire book onto my entire body

[Lauren James · Rating 5 out of 5]

I adored this kind, empathetic and queer take on relationships. Gorgeous art and very wise advice.

[Maia · Rating 4 out of 5]

Short, sweet, and insightful. Norris brings the humor of their "Oh No" comic series to this guide to feelings and relationships, but mixed with deep compassion. The visual metaphors are hilarious and perfect.

[Neeki · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute and Relatable :)

[L · Rating 5 out of 5]

Nos lo hemos leído Albi y yo del tirón en una biblioteca preciosa a la que hemos entrado en Bolonia y nos ha encantado, tanto el lugar con sofás super cómodos, como la historia.
Es del autor de las típicas viñetas del muñequito de oh no.
Muy bonita y súper divertida <33!!

[Lauren (readwithloz) · Rating 5 out of 5]

"We focus so much on falling in love, that sometimes it is hard to know what to do once we have fallen in".

Insightful, relatable, heartwarming and educational.

Grab your copy: HERE

[Mariana · Rating 3 out of 5]

UN LIBRO QUE VIENE A ENSEÑARTE TODAS LAS FACETAS DEL AMOR.
Sí, todas.

Desde el que te gusta alguien y no te hace caso, moldear tu forma de ser para gustarle a alguien más, la persona que te gusta no es recíproco, amarte a ti mismo, etc. Este libro cuenta un montón de cosas relacionadas al amor y como te puede ayudar a entenderlo mejor.

Es un libro que en sí no tiene trama, más que la palabra amor en toda su expresión. Amarte a ti y a otros.

Es un libro ligero y sencillo de leer que puede dar claridad en varios asuntos. Te lo puedes leer en una tarde y considero que los mensajes que deja merecen la pena, al menos algunos.

[Ana Valerio · Rating 5 out of 5]

i would like to give this book 10 starts if it was possible. I would love to give it a thousands stars! I've been a big fan of Alex Norris and their silly little fun comics for a really long time, and this book couldn't have been more perfect and fun and cute and sensitive and relatable and adorable and full of love. I've enjoyed every single page, every single panel, and I knos that this will be one of those books that I'll read and enjoy many times. a book to pick up on any stage you're feeling any kind of love. Thank you for making this ❤️❤️❤️

[Iñaki · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is beautiful and silly and warm and funny and cute and all good things. It's also an excellent guide on how to love, on how communication is important, on how feelings are difficult to navigate, on how social norms and normative stories on TV make everything even harder and who and what to rely on in many cases, among many other things I'd have preferred to have known a long time ago.

[Liz · Rating 5 out of 5]

I LOVE THIS BOOK ABOUT LOVE ❤️❤️❤️

[Marta Demianiuk · Rating 4 out of 5]

Przeuroczy i zabawny komiks w prosty sposób poruszający różne zagadnienia dotyczące miłości. Bardzo mi się podoba jego forma i treść, ale to nic dziwnego, bo osobą autorską jest osoba, która stoi za komiksami z „oh no”, które uwielbiam.

[Madalyn (Novel Ink) · Rating 4 out of 5]

a friend gifted this to me recently, and i picked it up on a whim to try to combat the massive reading slump i’m falling into— it was SO sweet and such a quick read!

[Erik Fazekas · Rating 5 out of 5]

Och, roztopil som sa. Toto bolo dokonalé a úžasné. Absolútne perfektná príručka o tom, čo všetko je láska a aké sú jej zákutia. Neskutočne poučné a milé. Škoda, že na Slovensku na toto neexistuje trh :(

[Claudine · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5 Stars

This is a hug of acceptance.

[Ryann' · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5 stars! I wish it had more answers to the prompts it presented, but it was so well written even though it was brief. I think everyone should read this at least once in their lives, just to give themselves something to think about. This isn't a book to give you answers to all your problems, but it does give you another perspective for you to look at, especially if you need to look within yourself

[Dais Wynne · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love this book with my whole heart.

Such a wholesome, cute little happy read, took me about an hour to finish and I was smiling the whole time and kicking my feet giggling!

I want this book as prints in my house and all over everything bc it just makes me so happy :)

[Beau · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very sweet:,)

[Dave · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pretty cool little text.

[Romane Robinson · Rating 2 out of 5]

for babies

[lou.crpl · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5✨ Ça c’est trop bien ! ça explique beaucoup de choses qui sont parfois un peu plus logiques et évidentes que d’autres mais je pense qu’on devrait tous lire ça en début de vingtaine

[Alexa Blart, Library Cop · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book literally fell into my lap (off my desk at work, where someone had left it for re-shelving) and after flipping through it for two seconds, it was so silly and funny and weird and true that I couldn't resist reading the whole thing. This book is part of our YA collection, and in many ways it's ideal for that age group because it offers insights on dating, relationships, and love in a way that is very accessible to an audience that's just beginning to discover these things; however, its gentle wisdom and advice is likely to resonate with older readers, too. A fun find!

[Anna Dalmonte · Rating 5 out of 5]

Grazie Grazia per avermelo regalato.
Riassumendo in 5 pregi grossi: 1 è proprio divertente, 2 non è per niente retorico, 3 ha delle illustrazioni cazzo adorabili dove ci sono dettagli cazzo adorabili per cui stai su una pagina 15 minuti almeno e vorresti solo avere la profondità e l’intelligenza per pensare disegni così perfetti per spiegare cose complicatissime, 4 è uno di quei libri che ti fa sentire meno scemo, 5 è molto carino anche per arredare la vostra libreria.

[Nick · Rating 5 out of 5]

Expansive, generous, and inclusive, yet also wonderfully concise. It says just as much as it needs to while inviting the reader to consider their own experiences fully throughout the book.

I would recommend this book to married couples, divorced adults, tweens who are curious about love and relationships, those who question or are fulfilled without romantic or sexual love or partnership in their lives, people who are many years into fulfilling relationships, and…I guess everyone, really.

This book is wonderful and, from my perspective, maybe even indispensable. It’ll probably be my go-to gift book for friends for a long time to come.

[ioanna · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ένα πολύ γλυκό βιβλίο, τύπου κόμικ που είναι απίστευτα χιουμοριστικό και περνάει πολύ όμορφα μηνύματα. Ήταν τέρμα ευκολοδιάβαστο και ευχάριστο, το προτείνω!

[Carly Rubin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Everyone should read this book!

[Mélie J. · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is so profoundly brilliant. I can't count the times I had to stop reading to really appreciate a metaphor, an image. And I think it has the power to make anybody feel understood.

[Naomi Evans · Rating 5 out of 5]

I’ve loved the ‘oh no’ comics for years and have one of my favourites framed in my house. This book is a JOY.

Undoubtedly my favourite book of the year and a book for everyone of all ages and stages. I would read a Game of Thrones length series of them if Alex would draw them.

[Kallia · Rating 4 out of 5]

Εξαιρετικά χρήσιμο! Για εφήβους και κάποιους ακόμη! Ή και για όλους μας, στα σημεία.

[Morgane · Rating 4 out of 5]

The visual treatment of the text was absolutely incredible and very funny. Some good reminders but nothing groundbreaking got me hesitating for 4 stars… I wish it went a little bit more in depth but I don’t think it’s meant to. I’m curious now to discover the original series!

[Guilherme Smee · Rating 5 out of 5]

Quem dá de cara com o formato e a simplicidade do desenho de autore queer Alex Norris não consegue se dar conta da genialidade que este Manual do Amor contém. Esta publicação em quadrinhos, que foi lançada primeiro em digital, traz não apenas um texto acolhedor e sensível, mas também apresenta essa jornada sobre o amor através de gags visuais que nos fazem gargalhar. Não é apenas a forma como e autore traz a narrativa visual das sequências de quadros, mas também as brincadeiras que realiza dentro dos quadros, levando sempre em conta a mensagem que o texto quer passar. São diversas camadas: as dos textos, as dos quadros, as das formas geométricas, das cores, que juntas desenvolvem um suprassiginificado e provocam identificação, um sorriso e nos casos mais extremos uma explosão de risadas. Li parte deste livro na praça de alimentação do shopping e certamente as pessoas deveriam se perguntar por que eu estava rindo tanto. E além disso, Manual do Amor é um ótimo guia para a vida, para você dar uma olhada quando achar que não está fazendo algo certo em seus relacionamentos.