Heart and Brain: Gut Instincts: An Awkward Yeti Collection

Heart and Brain #2

by Nick Seluk

Fans of Poorly Drawn Lines, Liz Climo, Randall Munroe, and The Oatmeal will love this riotous collection marking the return of optimistic Heart and analytical Brain with over 60 brand-new, never-before-seen comics.

Vigorously demanded and highly anticipated, Heart and Brain: Gut Instincts is the follow-up to the tremendously popular New York Times bestseller, Heart and Brain: An Awkward Yeti Collection.

The Awkward Yeti's Heart and Brain comics perfectly illustrate the ongoing, internal struggle betwixt head and heart.

Genres: Graphic Novels, Comics, Humor, Fiction, Graphic Novels Comics, Adult, Comedy

144 pages, Paperback

First published October 20, 2015

About the author

Creator of The Awkward Yeti and its New York Times Bestselling Heart and Brain series, the "Kind of a Big Deal" series for Scholastic, the card game OrganATTACK and many others. Nick resides in Michigan with his overly affectionate cat, Taz, and has three amazing kids. He enjoys thinking about wanting to run, playing guitar okayly, and being generally childlike.

Reviews

[Anusha Narasimhan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Eyes: Look, there's a new book by The Awkward Yeti.
Heart: Buy it. NOW!
Brain: Calm down, Heart. The book isn't released yet.
Heart: So what? Let's request an ARC. You can be really dumb sometimes, Brain!
*Receives an Advance Review Copy*
Heart: I love Andrews McMeel Publishing! They've approved all our ARC requests so far. Let's start reading now.
Gut: I'm pretty sure the title is misleading. There isn't going to be a lot about me.
Heart: Doesn't matter. Let's read.
Gut: There is going to be a lot of stuff recycled from the website, with just a few new ones.
Brain: I second that. We have some chores to do. We can read it tomorrow.
Heart: It doesn't matter if we've read most of it before. We love The Awkward Yeti. Wouldn't hurt to reread.
Brain: Fine, we know what happens when we don't let Heart indulge.
*Reads the whole book in a sitting*
Gut & Brain: Told you
Heart: Well, it was still good.
Brain: Agreed.
Heart: Alright, we should browse and read more awkward yeti comics. We are definitely getting a me plushie. Also, a tongue with pizza plushie. Maybe even the gallbladder one, it is so cute. Oh, and we should get a coffee mug where Brain and I are featured.
Brain: Let's focus on the review first. That's what we were given the book for, an honest review.
Heart: Alright. Should we give this 3 stars or 5 stars?
Brain: Well, since we already read most of it online, it felt like a 3 star, but to a new reader it would be 5 stars. We did love all the cartoon when we first read them. So, 4 stars maybe.
Heart: That's settled. Browse now. I need that coffee mug.
Brain: Hang on, let's assess our ranking of Awkward Yeti.
Heart: It's on the number one spot of webcomics for me now.
Brain: That's what you say about all books right after you read them. Have you forgotten about Sarah's Scribbles?
Heart: True, I do love Adulthood is a Myth. The uterus is so cute. How come Yeti doesn't draw any uterus, I wonder?
Brain: Because Yeti is male and doesn't have one.
Heart: Ah, that's right, I forgot. I still like the Yeti. I guess The Awkward Yeti and Sarah's Scribbles are tied up in my number one spot for webcomics.
Stomach: Hello! I've been mumbling for an hour now and no one noticed. You're all so much into that book that you've forgotten to feed me. What's more, you're having some pointless conversation instead of writing a review. You all better wrap it up soon.
Brain & Heart: Aye, Aye, Captain!

[Scarlet Cameo · Rating 4 out of 5]

Oh! I love Heart and Brain!!!

I met this strip a few time ago, thanks to this image:



Yeah, i know that my heart and my brain didn’t fight because both of them like reading, but i honestly get excited by this strip that look so funny and it was as great as it looks

In this book we can see so many strips about very different themes, but mostly about food, the tongue and the stomach are part of the main characters here. I must be honest i try to eat healty and, some times, i fail miserably, also happen this to me when i exercise (Good Lord, i hate exercise) and i know that a little time ago i said that i’m getting a Little boring of the strip that try to made funny usual things but i feel that this one is so good and make an effort to be different from so many others around internet that is just fair give it a try.

I’m gonna let here some of the ones i enjoy the most:













A digital copy of this book was provided by NetGalley

[Anete · Rating 4 out of 5]

Piemīlīgas ilustrācijas, aktuālas tēmas. Sekas - ļoti laba izklaide.

[Sheziss · Rating 3 out of 5]

With a title saying 'Gut Instincts' and a cover full of guts you would expect MANY jokes and cartoons about/with guts.

Well, I truth it's more about Heart and Brain than the new group of characters. Heart and Brain continue with their daily battles and, if you are lucky, you meet Tongue, Stomach, Sweet Tooth, Guts, Gallbladder, Kidney, Bladder, Liver, Lungs... alongside. I would have liked to see more of them all, I feel they weren't sufficiently exploited. I hoped for more of 'guts' and less of 'heart and brain'.

If you have read Heart and Brain: An Awkward Yeti Collection, you already know what to expect. This installment goes very much along the same lines. Simple cartoons about deceptively superficial matters and, mostly, very spot-on.

Exercise:




The struggle between Eyes, Tongue, Sweet Tooth, Nails, Stomach, Brain and Heart...









Some heart-warming messages:





Truest thing ever said:




Cute Little Gallbladder and Liver are among my favorites:




***Copy provided by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.***

[Book Riot Community]

Oh, how I love this web comic! And the collection includes even more great stuff. Heart and Brain are kind of like the Pinky and the Brain of the body: Heart is the playful, silly one and Brain is the rational worrier. Together, they star in funny, yet poignant, comics about every day life. It’s a great escape, especially if something big and worrisome has been stressing you out. (Like, say, 2016?)

Backlist bump: Heart and Brain: An Awkward Yeti Collection



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[Sv · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5
Bu da güzel ama ilki daha eğlenceliydi.

[Cheryl · Rating 4 out of 5]

Oh goodness. A serendipitous find in the library, these three books... never would have seen them if I relied entirely on the hold system.

Brain on the computer, Heart hanging out preventing Brain from getting anything done.

H: Is the world getting worse?
B: Worse? (closes computer) I don't know. It has never been all that great. But one thing is consistent.
H: What?
B: No matter how many BAD people there are, or how powerful they get, there are always more GOOD people. People who, at the very least, WANT to do good in the world. Unfortunately, we often disagree on what "good" means, and the bad people take advantage of that, creating divides between people with good intentions.
H: That ain't right.
B: It ain't, Heart. It totally ain't.

(But more people need to learn the truth of it, and stop vilifying their neighbors of the other political party....)

Heart and Brain hanging out on the couch with a snack (no remote in sight).

B: We haven't gotten a single thing done today. Maybe we should turn the TV off.
H: Maybe it's you that needs to be turned off.

(More and more of my days are like this. My brain creates more and more busywork....)

[Austra · Rating 4 out of 5]

Tieši tas, kas vajadzīgs garastāvokļa pacilāšanai.

“Always trust your gut.”

[TL *Humaning the Best She Can* · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another enjoyable volume 👌 👍🏼, :)

Cute and funny, always enjoy reading em <3

[Zane · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved it!

[Patricija · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun and simplistic.
I was actually disappointed that in his second collection that I'm reading now he didn't include gut, stomach, kidney and the rest of the organs

[Bahar meow · Rating 4 out of 5]

Brain: You bought me a new book?
Thanks, I was starving !

[Shaza ╭♥╯ Hashish · Rating 5 out of 5]

مكنتش عايزاها تخلص

[Sam · Rating 4 out of 5]

A completely accurate -at times preachy-description of the human body. I loved all the single panel comics but ended up wishing for more screen time for gallbladder...

[Lai Reading · Rating 5 out of 5]

Mình khá bất ngờ vì một cuốn sách rất hay thế này mà lại chưa có một review bằng tiếng Việt nào trên Goodreads hết.

Mình tình cờ nghía thử em này một xíu hôm đi Đường Sách, thấy dễ thương và đang giảm 50% nên mua luôn. Tâm thế không kỳ vọng gì nhưng đọc rồi mới thấy em này rất rất hay. Là sách ảnh nên đọc dễ và nhanh lắm. Thông qua hình ảnh 2 nhân vật chính là 'Tim' và 'Não', nội dung sách chủ yếu là những màn đối thoại ngắn ngắn thôi.

'Tim' là đại diện cho cảm xúc, là những đam mê và khát khao sống một cuộc đời thi thú hơn. 'Não' là tiếng nói của lý trí, với những suy nghĩ miên man và luôn phân tích phải trái đúng sai. Thông qua 'Tim' và 'Não', mình như thấy được những mâu thuẫn nội tâm của bản thân mình trải dài trên mặt giấy. Một cách tiếp cận trực quan và khách quan :D Những màn đối thoại này không chỉ cho mình hiểu hơn về cảm xúc của mình, lý do mình đưa ra lựa chọn hay cách mình hành động, mà còn mang đến nhiều góc nhìn mới mẻ về cuộc sống này. Những bài học được lồng ghép một cách khéo léo và hài hước nên rất dễ tiếp thu nhe. Chắc là tùy theo góc nhìn mà bạn sẽ đọc lướt thật nhanh hay dừng lại thật lâu ở một trang nào đó. Nhưng mình tin em sách này đủ sức để thuyết phục bạn, vì bạn sẽ bắt gặp hình ảnh mình ở đâu đó trong cuốn sách này.

Ngoài 'Bản năng ruột gan' thì Mệt tim Mỏi não còn 2 cuốn khác là 'Ngôn ngữ cơ thể' và một cuốn không có tên đặt riêng (không biết tả như nào). Mọi người cứ lên tìm Mệt tim Mỏi não sẽ thấy bộ 3 cuốn nhe. Mình khá mong chờ để được đọc tiếp 2 cuốn còn lại.

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Mình đọc em này trong một chiều Sài Gòn oi ả, giữa lúc mình cũng đang 'mệt tim mỏi não'. Và đọc xong thì hiểu được sâu hơn một chút về những rắc rối mình đang gặp phải. Không hẳn là tìm ra giải pháp nào đó, mà đơn giản thấy mình bình yên và mở lòng hơn. Cảm ơn cuốn sách này đã cho mình rất nhiều an ủi.

[Stewart Tame · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm in awe of Nick Seluk's ability to personify internal organs. He's able to set up situations that everyone can relate to, but from a perspective that's radically unfamiliar. Waking up in the wee hours of the morning to go to the bathroom takes on a whole new life when you see Bladder insistently poking Lars, the titular Yeti, and prying his eyelids open. Seluk's inventiveness seemingly knows no bounds. This book is, if anything, even more enjoyable than the previous Heart and Brain collection. Recommended!

[Jasmine · Rating 4 out of 5]

As always, I think I enjoyed the single-panel comics best, but this is still a delightful conceit and comic series.

[Laura · Rating 3 out of 5]

If you have seen Heart and Brain online, then you know what you are getting from this second collection of the online cartoon.

Here are some examples of what you will find inside:






Like any collection, if you know and love the comics, then you must have it. If you don't know them, you might want to read them online first, and the decide. This was a fine collection with a few laughs. Not my favorite online comic, but it might be someones.



Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review.

[Diana · Rating 3 out of 5]

I knew from this comic because I had seen some strips of it on facebook, so I gave it a go. I have to say that it has very funny little stories, but it also has some boring ones. I guess that the fact of reading so much about more or less the same thing (the dichotomy between heart and brain) can get boring after a while. In this regard, I find it great that the author also gets other organs to appear, like the tongue, estomac, eyes, lungs... and when they appear they provide a funny twist on the story.

[Eman Ali · Rating 4 out of 5]

Love it but sometimes it feels repeatative

[Wayne McCoy · Rating 5 out of 5]

'Heart and Brain: Gut Instincts' by Nick Seluk is an Awkward Yeti collection. I love this comic strip for its humor and wise insight into how we humans work.

The comic strip is primarily Heart and Brain, but this time around they are joined by other members of the human body. We have tongue wanting to eat anything, while stomach complains about being full. Throughout, irritable bowels shows up to voice its complaint. Mainly, Heart wants what it wants now, and Brain wants to be productive and pragmatic.

This is a really funny and insightful collection. How many times have I wanted that bowl of ice cream only to have my stomach complain about it later, and the war between my own heart and brain is as real as it is portrayed here (although perhaps with less butterflies). This is a funny collection of over 60 comic strips.

I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Andrews McMeel Publishing and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.

[Shannon · Rating 3 out of 5]

Heart and Brain: Gut Instincts: An Awkward Yeti Collection

I Picked Up This Book Because: Looked entertaining.

The Story:

It was entertaining. Heart is wild and a dreamer, Brain is much more practical and they obviously go through some trials trying to get along. This surprised me on the introspection inspiration these drawings lead to, I was kinda just expecting silly fun. It did go on a bit long for my tastes but maybe that’s because I digested it so fast.

The Random Thoughts:

#LibraryLoveChallenge


3.5 Stars

[Megan (ReadingRover) · Rating 3 out of 5]

What I realized after reading my second Heart and Brain book is that I enjoy specific comics but I don’t love reading the entire books in one shot as a whole. Each comic is witty and amusing but only on an individual basis. As a whole they begin to blend together and become kind of meh. I definitely enjoyed the fact that the other organs made appearances in this book. It created some variety within the boom. Plus they added some additional humor with each of their specific quirks.

[Mikayla · Rating 3 out of 5]

I did not enjoy this one as much as some of the others. While they are still funny, the rest of the characters are just not my favorite.
This comic remains clean and cute in a world of nasty comics though, which is awesome!

[KB2788 · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's just adorable. Definitely one to pick up and read when you need a pick me up.

[Shelly · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love Heart and Brain (and Tongue).

[Jasmine · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is laugh out loud funny. I lost it during the yogurt comic.

[Asun · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love these drawings so much. It goes from funny to deeply relatable and hitting close to home in a couple pages.

[Alex]

Bahahahahaha... :)

[Mk · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved it as usual.
It was genuinely funny and it captivates reality and every day life in a very interesting way.