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I Hate It Too
Matt has to trade his artistic soul for corporate income to keep his head above water. Kate is barely making it as a blue-collar worker. Chino is trying to find decent housing in this god forbidden rent-ruling city. West just wants, above all, to be with her friends forever. Can the four survive New York City?
79 pages, Kindle Edition
Published March 7, 2025
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September 28, 2025
Really lovely read with a great art style and a lot of heart. Awesome!
Bligh's depiction of the banality, frustration, and confusion of one's early 20's is balanced by the clear love and friendship that holds the characters together. Underneath the grit of blocky black-and-white art style are clear reminders of what makes one's 20s worthwhile - friendship, humor, and connecting with people who truly accept you. Bligh's characters meet each other with consistent love and support through depressing day jobs, housing instability, and *not* making it big in the New York music scene. Matt, Kate, Chino, and West accept each other as they are and truly support each other even when the world around them seems bleak or mundane.
I loved the diversity of I Hate It Too's slice-of-life comic strips that weave together to create a believable world. The depictions of West made me laugh! I also loved the multimedia photos inclued throughout the book. Bligh reflects the frustration, and the occasional joys, of one's 20s in a authentic way without pandering or trying to provide instant solutions.
Overall, a fantastic and heartfelt read!
Bligh's depiction of the banality, frustration, and confusion of one's early 20's is balanced by the clear love and friendship that holds the characters together. Underneath the grit of blocky black-and-white art style are clear reminders of what makes one's 20s worthwhile - friendship, humor, and connecting with people who truly accept you. Bligh's characters meet each other with consistent love and support through depressing day jobs, housing instability, and *not* making it big in the New York music scene. Matt, Kate, Chino, and West accept each other as they are and truly support each other even when the world around them seems bleak or mundane.
I loved the diversity of I Hate It Too's slice-of-life comic strips that weave together to create a believable world. The depictions of West made me laugh! I also loved the multimedia photos inclued throughout the book. Bligh reflects the frustration, and the occasional joys, of one's 20s in a authentic way without pandering or trying to provide instant solutions.
Overall, a fantastic and heartfelt read!
July 10, 2025
Fun art style, memorable characters, mixed media presentation that keeps things fresh. They even had an in universe explanation for the real life on location photographs in between strips.
Despite the doomer nature of this comic highlighting the worst parts of post college life for 20 somethings, I came away from it appreciating the small things that can make life much more bearable. The friendships were real in a way that was painful but also full of the love they had for each other. West is my favorite.
Reading this comic is like sharing grievances with your aimless young adult friends who cheer you up not with vague positivity, but by sharing memories of the times their lives went to shit, too. And their substances. Overall enjoyable read.
Despite the doomer nature of this comic highlighting the worst parts of post college life for 20 somethings, I came away from it appreciating the small things that can make life much more bearable. The friendships were real in a way that was painful but also full of the love they had for each other. West is my favorite.
Reading this comic is like sharing grievances with your aimless young adult friends who cheer you up not with vague positivity, but by sharing memories of the times their lives went to shit, too. And their substances. Overall enjoyable read.
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