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Go Get a Roomie #1
Go Get a Roomie
Is there another way to see life? Are there other ways to love someone? Are dreams just dreams? Are lady bits irresistible? Is this intro any good? Read on and find out!
Ingredients: Humor, friendship, boobs & smooches on boobs, surreal dreamscapes, story-tellings, innuendos, character development, and genuine love for all.
Ingredients: Humor, friendship, boobs & smooches on boobs, surreal dreamscapes, story-tellings, innuendos, character development, and genuine love for all.
238 pages, Paperback
First published May 1, 2013
5 people are currently reading
68 people want to read
About the author
Chlove
3 books11 followersPreviously known as Chloé C.
Originally from France, but lived in the USA for 5 years, Chlove has done three years of comic book studies in Belgium
(where they learned the taste of beers the basics in comics).
Now living in Brussels and living off their passion!
Fascinated by many things in this amazing world, and always looking to improve oneself,
Chlove writes and draws comics in the hopes that they spread love and smiles.
Originally from France, but lived in the USA for 5 years, Chlove has done three years of comic book studies in Belgium
(where they learned the taste of beers the basics in comics).
Now living in Brussels and living off their passion!
Fascinated by many things in this amazing world, and always looking to improve oneself,
Chlove writes and draws comics in the hopes that they spread love and smiles.
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June 17, 2017
Marked as read, but it is a current webcomic, so I'll have to check back 😊
This comic made me nostalgic for my college years and Santa Cruz. So it is/was a grand mixture of sweet, sad, familiar, and oh-so-cute (with a helping of eye rolling for innuendos already familiar with).
Hope to see more❤
This comic made me nostalgic for my college years and Santa Cruz. So it is/was a grand mixture of sweet, sad, familiar, and oh-so-cute (with a helping of eye rolling for innuendos already familiar with).
Hope to see more❤
May 10, 2016
It's taken almost a month to get to me but it's so worth it! I read past everything in Book One online and couldn't get enough. When I got it today, I re-read it in paperback form (and I rarely re-read anything because what is free time?) and I have to say, it's even better the second time around.
Amazing work. Not only do you get silliness, pervy jokes, and major inclusivity/acceptance, but there are charming characters who undergo genuine development in a realistic way, and sincere relationships that have great chemistry.
The depth is what sets it apart. Stuff like Menage a 3 are funny and dirty, but the characters don't really grow, and the interactions - though amusing - lack an anchor to keep me wholly invested. Go Get A Roomie has the fun in abundance, but there are little character moments that give you insight to someone's inner thoughts, micro-interactions brimming with personality and emotion, and a tender thoughtfulness to quiet moments that really crown this series as something over and above the usual comic strip.
Numerous times, I'd find myself thinking about the characters at work, imagining scenarios and shipping with all my heart. I absolutely adore this series and - believe me when I say this - I can't WAIT for more!
Amazing work. Not only do you get silliness, pervy jokes, and major inclusivity/acceptance, but there are charming characters who undergo genuine development in a realistic way, and sincere relationships that have great chemistry.
The depth is what sets it apart. Stuff like Menage a 3 are funny and dirty, but the characters don't really grow, and the interactions - though amusing - lack an anchor to keep me wholly invested. Go Get A Roomie has the fun in abundance, but there are little character moments that give you insight to someone's inner thoughts, micro-interactions brimming with personality and emotion, and a tender thoughtfulness to quiet moments that really crown this series as something over and above the usual comic strip.
Numerous times, I'd find myself thinking about the characters at work, imagining scenarios and shipping with all my heart. I absolutely adore this series and - believe me when I say this - I can't WAIT for more!
July 31, 2017
Read to the most recent update.
A fun, scandalous series that discusses all the different sorts of relationships that exist, with characters that start off a bit two-dimensional but become well-rounded as the chapters proceed. Very squee-worthy, as developments unfold. I do like the dream passages, but sometimes they go right over my head, which is usual for me.
A fun, scandalous series that discusses all the different sorts of relationships that exist, with characters that start off a bit two-dimensional but become well-rounded as the chapters proceed. Very squee-worthy, as developments unfold. I do like the dream passages, but sometimes they go right over my head, which is usual for me.
August 15, 2025
This was my first true brush with queerness by queer people in media when I was younger, and it means so much to me as an introduction to queerness and community. Reading it now, it's even better than I thought it was as a kid.
It's so cool to read it as an adult who has studied queer theory and narrative, because I get to appreciate all it's doing not only as a story but as a statement of a queer ethics. It's just so heart-achingly human and messy, but still full of care and trying really, really hard to show up for others. Reading it again I get to recognize how much it really affected me, my identity, and how I try to interact with others.
I love the way it begins as a mainly sex/alcohol joke focused comic strip, and then it looks back and says "Wait a second, let's consider all the implications of the characters and setting we've set up, and take it seriously."
What I appreciate most about it is the way it represents alternative forms of romance, community, and settling down. In a world where media is overwhelming heteronormative and amatonormative, it's hard to visualize a future that does not resemble dominant narratives of romance. My sentiments about my future and romance and even living situations are often at odds with most media, so it is so affirming to read this comic and see my ideal future shining back at me.
It's so cool to read it as an adult who has studied queer theory and narrative, because I get to appreciate all it's doing not only as a story but as a statement of a queer ethics. It's just so heart-achingly human and messy, but still full of care and trying really, really hard to show up for others. Reading it again I get to recognize how much it really affected me, my identity, and how I try to interact with others.
I love the way it begins as a mainly sex/alcohol joke focused comic strip, and then it looks back and says "Wait a second, let's consider all the implications of the characters and setting we've set up, and take it seriously."
What I appreciate most about it is the way it represents alternative forms of romance, community, and settling down. In a world where media is overwhelming heteronormative and amatonormative, it's hard to visualize a future that does not resemble dominant narratives of romance. My sentiments about my future and romance and even living situations are often at odds with most media, so it is so affirming to read this comic and see my ideal future shining back at me.
September 30, 2017
A bit disjointed at the start, but definitely worth reading as it has a buttload of charm and humour. Worth it for the abundance of queer characters alone.
October 16, 2018
Roomie is charming, adorable, and oh-so-much more than she appears on the surface. The story of that cat that just sort of wanders in one day and never leaves, Roomie quickly will capture your heart.
April 1, 2015
I... think I kind of hated this comic.
I should preface this by saying that until I received my Kickstarter backer book in the mail, I had never read a strip of Go Get a Roomie. I backed it because a mate of mine linked it to me, and cos the art looked nice. Also another preface, I'm a straight white 23-year-old male, but I am totally fine with whatever you're into if that makes you happy. As long as it isn't like, molesting children or dogs or whatever.
So positives; the art is nice, the comics are occasionally funny and overall it is pretty cute and harmless.
Onto the negatives, and there's really only one, but it's sort of several different things.
What annoyed me about GGAR was this; there are basically two types of characters in it, lesbians/homosexuals/pansexuals/transgenders/transvestites/doms/subs/what have you and people who are 100% fine with every kind of alternative lifestyle right down to the ability to completely forgive and have no problem with (for example) your fiance having gay sex on the side with a guy friend while engaged to you because hey, that's who he is and it's beautiful and who ever cared about monogamy anyway. So that's one type of character.
The other type of character is bigots or people who aren't accepting of alternative lifestyles. And this is precisely 3 people; one guy who walks past the main characters talking loudly about lesbian sexual activities in a bookstore and calls them "Lesbos" and complains to the management (the latter being rather understandable and correct to do, in my opinion, but in the noble shopkeep's opinion he's a bigoted wanker who is lower than scum), and the parents of the twin characters who are never shown but are mentioned to be incredibly nonunderstanding about it all and bad at communicating.
Okay I lie, there's one character who is in a couple of strips in the beginning, shows up for another strip somewhere in the middle, and one more right at the end who is straight and in love with Roomie, and who is a bit weirded out by her apparent circle of sex maniacal LGBT friends (somewhat understandably). Except Roomie can't deal with someone being in love with her because characterflaws and in the end he just decides "Hey it's okay I decided not to love you anymore", as if that is something you can just do.
That was the other thing that annoyed me; the characterisation is incredibly flat and borderline nonexistent. Literally the only reason Roomie and Lillian end up vaguely sort-of living together is because of apathy. That is it. And apathy is never a good vehicle for story progression. And Lillian thinks she's ugly and there's nothing positive about her because apparently she is me when I was 16 years old and a pathetic emo.
So yeah. Not really what I was hoping to get out of it, to be honest. But the art is nice (probably the main reason this got an average rating from me), and I don't regret my backing of the Kickstarter because good artists are always deserving of support. Hell if she kickstarts Book 2 I'll probably buy that as well.
I just hope that it contains some story which doesn't come across as narrow-mindedly alternative (somewhat of an oxymoron, but that's honestly the only way I can think of to describe it) and slightly bitter.
I should preface this by saying that until I received my Kickstarter backer book in the mail, I had never read a strip of Go Get a Roomie. I backed it because a mate of mine linked it to me, and cos the art looked nice. Also another preface, I'm a straight white 23-year-old male, but I am totally fine with whatever you're into if that makes you happy. As long as it isn't like, molesting children or dogs or whatever.
So positives; the art is nice, the comics are occasionally funny and overall it is pretty cute and harmless.
Onto the negatives, and there's really only one, but it's sort of several different things.
What annoyed me about GGAR was this; there are basically two types of characters in it, lesbians/homosexuals/pansexuals/transgenders/transvestites/doms/subs/what have you and people who are 100% fine with every kind of alternative lifestyle right down to the ability to completely forgive and have no problem with (for example) your fiance having gay sex on the side with a guy friend while engaged to you because hey, that's who he is and it's beautiful and who ever cared about monogamy anyway. So that's one type of character.
The other type of character is bigots or people who aren't accepting of alternative lifestyles. And this is precisely 3 people; one guy who walks past the main characters talking loudly about lesbian sexual activities in a bookstore and calls them "Lesbos" and complains to the management (the latter being rather understandable and correct to do, in my opinion, but in the noble shopkeep's opinion he's a bigoted wanker who is lower than scum), and the parents of the twin characters who are never shown but are mentioned to be incredibly nonunderstanding about it all and bad at communicating.
Okay I lie, there's one character who is in a couple of strips in the beginning, shows up for another strip somewhere in the middle, and one more right at the end who is straight and in love with Roomie, and who is a bit weirded out by her apparent circle of sex maniacal LGBT friends (somewhat understandably). Except Roomie can't deal with someone being in love with her because characterflaws and in the end he just decides "Hey it's okay I decided not to love you anymore", as if that is something you can just do.
That was the other thing that annoyed me; the characterisation is incredibly flat and borderline nonexistent. Literally the only reason Roomie and Lillian end up vaguely sort-of living together is because of apathy. That is it. And apathy is never a good vehicle for story progression. And Lillian thinks she's ugly and there's nothing positive about her because apparently she is me when I was 16 years old and a pathetic emo.
So yeah. Not really what I was hoping to get out of it, to be honest. But the art is nice (probably the main reason this got an average rating from me), and I don't regret my backing of the Kickstarter because good artists are always deserving of support. Hell if she kickstarts Book 2 I'll probably buy that as well.
I just hope that it contains some story which doesn't come across as narrow-mindedly alternative (somewhat of an oxymoron, but that's honestly the only way I can think of to describe it) and slightly bitter.
December 11, 2015
Go Get a Roomie is a story with a large cast that represent various identities on the queer spectrum such as transgender, bisexual, pansexual, lesbian, gay, aromantic, it features characters in polyamourous relationships, and even has two major characters that represent opposing kinks of being dominant or submissive. The main focus of the story is on the titular character Roomie and her way of life and new friendship with our other lead character Lillian.
Roomie is a free spirited and very sexual hippie who likes to crash wherever her sexual exploits lead her thus earning her nickname Roomie because she’s everyone’s roommate. However, early in the story she gets a more permanent home when she’s asked to stay as Lillian’s roommate. She still likes to stay with a variety of people, but actually finds herself returning to her new friend and as the comic progresses trying to discover if she’s happy with her lifestyle.
That’s one thing that I love about this story. The characters within it grow. They aren’t stagnate and they do change over the course of each chapter just as people usually do outside of stories. So we get to see these characters evolve and become connected to their struggles as they try to figure out their lives.
Plus like I mentioned this comic is oozing queerness. Most characters in this series are not straight, they are by far the minority. So if you want a large queer cast that represent various gender and sexual identities. This is the comic for you.
I highly recommend it as I read through all 24 completed chapters in about the span of a week which was a good chunk of time spent on the series. I hope you all enjoy it as much as I do. This is now my favorite webcomic series I’m currently reading.
Roomie is a free spirited and very sexual hippie who likes to crash wherever her sexual exploits lead her thus earning her nickname Roomie because she’s everyone’s roommate. However, early in the story she gets a more permanent home when she’s asked to stay as Lillian’s roommate. She still likes to stay with a variety of people, but actually finds herself returning to her new friend and as the comic progresses trying to discover if she’s happy with her lifestyle.
That’s one thing that I love about this story. The characters within it grow. They aren’t stagnate and they do change over the course of each chapter just as people usually do outside of stories. So we get to see these characters evolve and become connected to their struggles as they try to figure out their lives.
Plus like I mentioned this comic is oozing queerness. Most characters in this series are not straight, they are by far the minority. So if you want a large queer cast that represent various gender and sexual identities. This is the comic for you.
I highly recommend it as I read through all 24 completed chapters in about the span of a week which was a good chunk of time spent on the series. I hope you all enjoy it as much as I do. This is now my favorite webcomic series I’m currently reading.
January 5, 2021
This review is about the whole comic, not just the first volume. It was all so... idk how to describe, white western european bourgeois liberal queer?
As in, all main characters are white, there are one black and one brown token secondary characters, and yet it has one strip about a white boy being surprised that tv shows only have one white character and one token black character who dies.
As in lesbians can be in a polyamorous relationship with men, and gender identity is talked about as if non-binariness is the end all of superior thinking (and I don't mean, someone being non-binary).
As in, there is zero (well, one, but it's a plot point rather than a balanced view, see below) negative experience around sexual encounters including power imbalance, kinky or not. There is only one mention of dangerous experiences one of the main characters lived through in very vague terms brought up by someone else and glossed over (which is in character but that is literally the extent of it).
I did appreciate that the other main character's , except that I didn't like him at all from the very first time, he is subtly misogynistic and entitled. But to be honest, and that is another "as in", the entire comic is subtly misogynistic (as well as racist, as pointed above) so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
But, to give credit where it's due, the art is nice, actually very lovely for the stories and dreams, and the story is sweet when it gets more substantial.
As in, all main characters are white, there are one black and one brown token secondary characters, and yet it has one strip about a white boy being surprised that tv shows only have one white character and one token black character who dies.
As in lesbians can be in a polyamorous relationship with men, and gender identity is talked about as if non-binariness is the end all of superior thinking (and I don't mean, someone being non-binary).
As in, there is zero (well, one, but it's a plot point rather than a balanced view, see below) negative experience around sexual encounters including power imbalance, kinky or not. There is only one mention of dangerous experiences one of the main characters lived through in very vague terms brought up by someone else and glossed over (which is in character but that is literally the extent of it).
I did appreciate that the other main character's , except that I didn't like him at all from the very first time, he is subtly misogynistic and entitled. But to be honest, and that is another "as in", the entire comic is subtly misogynistic (as well as racist, as pointed above) so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
But, to give credit where it's due, the art is nice, actually very lovely for the stories and dreams, and the story is sweet when it gets more substantial.
July 23, 2023
#1 go get a roomie: book one ★★★☆☆
#2 go get a roomie: book two ★★★☆☆
this is pretty entertaining tbh
lillian is a whole mood
content/trigger warnings; ableism, sexual content, alcohol, queerphobia, transphobia, deadnaming, misgendering,
rep; roomie is pan. allan is bi and polyamorous. steve is pan and polyamorous. aggie is queer and intersex. evelyn is polyamorous. jak is trans. ramona is queer. richard is queer. woc is queer and disabled and uses a wheelchair.
#2 go get a roomie: book two ★★★☆☆
this is pretty entertaining tbh
lillian is a whole mood
content/trigger warnings; ableism, sexual content, alcohol, queerphobia, transphobia, deadnaming, misgendering,
rep; roomie is pan. allan is bi and polyamorous. steve is pan and polyamorous. aggie is queer and intersex. evelyn is polyamorous. jak is trans. ramona is queer. richard is queer. woc is queer and disabled and uses a wheelchair.
June 4, 2014
This is one of my favorite web-comics ever! it has great art and is been a blast seeing the drawing get etter and better. I also love all the good lections and advise and the dreams; hopefuly I´ll have a print copy soon.
if you are alredy a little open minded I fully remomend this it will expand your view even more.
if you are alredy a little open minded I fully remomend this it will expand your view even more.
January 17, 2016
GGAR is a really fun, sex-positive webcomic and the print edition adds a *lot* of enjoyable extra content.
September 23, 2014
Go it from the crowdfunding.
July 3, 2014
One of my favourite web comics now in book form. Beautiful book about all forms of love and accepting people for who they are without judgement.
July 4, 2014
Amusing
July 31, 2017
I love it and continue to love the online web series. It is a wonderful exploration that just opens you up to a whole new way of seeing the world!
July 5, 2022
This series is astounding. Just a joyous and wonderful exploration of a bunch of very queer characters learning to need each other and be vulnerable together.
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