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Get Over It!
Get Over It! traces the path from heartbreak to happiness, using humor and honesty to describe each break-up milestone. A few, very long years ago, Corinne Mucha ( Tales of 9th Grade Obsessions, Revelations, and Other Nonsense , Zest Books) began exploring the strange behaviors of her own broken heart. Both giggle- and cringe- inducing, Get Over It! gives us all the gory, gooey details on the way to wisdom.
104 pages, Paperback
First published May 9, 2014
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July 19, 2016
This is a memoir of Mucha's break-up of her first serious (3 year) relationship, which consumed her as breakups can tend to do, for years. This is also a kind of cathartic guide to her own breakup that can be helpful to others, probably directed more to twenty-somethings more than any other age, though it has a kind of effervescence that would also appeal to teens. . . or anyone! And is useful to anyone, since no one at any age knows how to break up.
Get Over it! is entertaining, funny, painful, echoes for readers (okay, me) with breakups anyone might have had, especially if readers might have had difficulties getting over it, letting go, obsessively (I'm not telling, but psych research does say that getting over it is for men much harder than for women, generally. I can't/won't say.). You get the feeling of the obsession in it, which is scary, the not letting go.
My class skyped her today for an hour. She's an illustrator, an arts educator and is working on a graphic memoir on every diet she ever went on. Sounds fun and funny and maybe useful! She is a delightful person and someone for you to check out!
Get Over it! is entertaining, funny, painful, echoes for readers (okay, me) with breakups anyone might have had, especially if readers might have had difficulties getting over it, letting go, obsessively (I'm not telling, but psych research does say that getting over it is for men much harder than for women, generally. I can't/won't say.). You get the feeling of the obsession in it, which is scary, the not letting go.
My class skyped her today for an hour. She's an illustrator, an arts educator and is working on a graphic memoir on every diet she ever went on. Sounds fun and funny and maybe useful! She is a delightful person and someone for you to check out!
August 22, 2014
I read the whole thing in 30 minutes and immediately started it over from the beginning again.
Corinne Mucha offers such vulnerability in sharing her own experience with immense heartbreak and the process of getting over it. As someone who is currently in the midst of this transition, I found this comic way more helpful than sort of self help book. I loved it.
Corinne Mucha offers such vulnerability in sharing her own experience with immense heartbreak and the process of getting over it. As someone who is currently in the midst of this transition, I found this comic way more helpful than sort of self help book. I loved it.
September 26, 2015
This is such a great book honestly ! , i believe that I would power my words in the same comic , sarcastic & entertaining way to put up with a break-up
She simply got the guts & courage to spread her painful & awful break up here for people to read it , yet she made it thru all those memories & loneliness crashing her heart pieces into small ones !
the process of her getting over the obsession she had for that person is "generally" a process we could all use to be captivated enough to stand up for our own heart-breaks & see the breaking up is a solution !
I salute her for the amount of guts she had to spread the words of her weakness thru this book , it took me time to find it but it is totally worth it !
Who knew that going through a rough heart break can take out the best of you and let you shown brighter that Venus ?
the best quote I truly felt
"I wish getting over you was as easy as it was for you to walk away..."
August 5, 2025
very 2014
December 13, 2018
It's just so good.
August 16, 2014
Ah Corinne Mucha, you never fail to present an honest and interesting look at your life. Get Over It! is probably going to end up being my favorite book of 2014, I know there are still a few months left, but seriously, this book has so much going for it. The art is fantastic, the story is both engaging and funny, and Corinne is adept at illustrating visual metaphors in totally unique ways. You will never read a relationship quite like this one.
Go get Get Over It!
Go get Get Over It!
September 15, 2014
Corinne Mucha, you're my favorite, but you broke my heart twice in this book -- once by saying that the Violent Femmes' "Blister in the Sun" was a song from the 90s (when it came out in 1983), and once by implying that the movie Say Anything came out in the 90s (when it came out in 1989).
I might spend three years getting over it.
I might spend three years getting over it.
May 15, 2014
Who knew crushing loneliness and heartbreak could be so funny? Corinne Mucha is the best!
June 27, 2014
Basically the exact story of my breakups. Somehow I enjoy reliving it?
November 9, 2023
themes: going through a tough breakup, emotions, dysfunction. ultimately, I felt like this work had a really positive, thoughtful message, and I appreciated its devotion to something people don't always talk about. when a relationship affects you so profoundly that it takes years to get over, people sometimes don't have patience for you, it is problematic. I like that the message was being at peace with yourself, and giving yourself the space to process everything that happened. your emotions will only calm down if you are kind to yourself. the art in this was really cute, I loved the anatomical heart, brain, and scientific vibes. both funny and serious at the same time, a clear narrative and insight into the trajectory of a relationship.
November 13, 2023
This was a fun read, despite the sorrowful topic of break-ups! Corinne Mucha’s art is whimsical and reminded me a lot of the graphic novels and comic books I read when I was younger. There was a sense of nostalgia while reading them and I loved it. I found the content of Get Over It to be relatable and funny even. The way she uses her own break-up experience to showcase the process of going through heartbreak is purposeful and done well. I was invested in her story and was interested in what she had to say.
May 29, 2017
I really liked the way this memoir was put together. It's about dealing with breakups (heartache) and realizing that you are gonna be okay no matter what. It's very personal and raw, and comforting to know you're not alone in these feelings. In the end it's always gonna be okay~ and things don't always work out as planned (or imagined).
July 2, 2018
I found this at my local library and thought I would give it a try. I now want to get a copy to loan out to friends when they are having sad times over breakups. This was an endearing read that I could relate to...all of the feels. It shows a look into the crazy and complicated emotions of a person going through a breakup. Love is complicated, and heartbreak can be worse.
January 28, 2019
I enjoyed the format and the illustrations. I wish I had found this book in college. I remember lots of these emotions! I think this would be a comfort to many people who feel misunderstood in the aftermath of a break up.
March 4, 2019
a special lil read! feel like if i had read this after a break-up it would've been a much more emotional one for me. had a lot of good gems in it for all sorts of healin', too. lots of humor and funny imagery as well.
December 18, 2019
Cute, sweet, a little long for its message. Actually, I recommend an earlier work of hers, "My Every Single Thought" instead of this, if you can find it. A good comic, though, about one woman's experience in learning to let go of a relationship, told through twee jokes.
November 24, 2020
If you’ve ever been through an end-of-the-world, I’m-never-going-to-love-again, everything-sucks breakup, you’ll find a piece of yourself in Get Over It by Corinne Mucha. This short graphic novel didn’t take me long to read, but I have a feeling it will keep me company for many years to come
July 24, 2017
I related to this too much
September 29, 2017
Brilliant book! do you like comics autobiography? funny and sad, but mostly funny/sad autobiography? then you'll love this.
July 11, 2020
Talking about deep heartbreak with such humor and honesty. And a gentle takeaway at the end for those whose hearts need mending (& good lessons for the rest of us).
January 7, 2022
Unsure what my feelings on this are? It’s fine. Some of the comics are good, some less good. Still can’t believe she thanked him in the acknowledgments.
February 10, 2023
comforting + grounding + a lil corny (which I enjoy)
January 1, 2024
Breakups suck, serious breakups are all consuming, and this is a cute look into all the girl math that goes into getting over it. Good stuff.
March 2, 2017
"Every step is heavy when you feel sorry for yourself."
September 25, 2016
I got this book as a part of a book swap and I gotta say, my swapee has great taste! This is a sweet honest graphic novel about getting over a break-up after a long period together. I wasn't aware of Corinne Mucha before, but I'm looking forward to following her work now, which is uniquely quirky and expressive.
April 11, 2021
An amusing and heartfelt look at the end of a relationship and its lingering effects upon life. Corinne Mucha's depiction of her breakup with her first serious boyfriend of three years, whom she had moved across the country for right after college and with whom she remains friends in spite of their complicated relationship is humorous and sympathetic, with great art. Taking a self-deprecating look at her situation, Get Over It! is a great read for anyone who has lived through their twenties, attempting to figure out who they are and what the future is like while "playing at" being adults. Mucha has a great style, drawing in loads of witty metaphors, in particular the hilarious conversations between her brain and her heart. I will definitely look for more of her work!
January 9, 2015
Ack! This is the book I wish I could have put into 22-year-old Melissa's hands or 30-year-old Melissa's talons. Corinne Mucha perfectly and achingly captures the process of relationship dissolution and grief. The vulnerabilities, the insecurities, the irrationality, the moments of clarity, the pain, the ugliness, the absurdity -- she gets it all right. Every young adult (especially young straight adult female) who has ever felt the rejection, loss, and weird aftermath emotional roller coaster will appreciate knowing you are not alone in your loneliness, others have been through this, too, and there is still hope and beauty through the ugly, uphill journey.
July 28, 2014
I loved the art in this collection, and couldn't help but laugh at the Brain/Heart exchanges. I also loved how she illustrated her hair, the antenna pony tail I found fascinating. In this short, colorfully illustrated comic memoir Mucha takes her experience with a difficult break-up and exposes her pain for all to see. I found it brave and humorous and pretty truthful. No matter how you try to reason with yourself, sometimes it takes years for the heart to Get Over something that the brain knows is gone.
I've only recently started to get over losing a notebook on a Megabus I took to Chicago once, so obviously I've got my own brain/heart issues going on!
I've only recently started to get over losing a notebook on a Megabus I took to Chicago once, so obviously I've got my own brain/heart issues going on!
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