Cry Yourself To Sleep

by Jeremy Tinder

Cry Yourself to Sleep explores the disappointments of early adulthood by following the lives of three unique characters: Jim, a minimum wage rabbit struggling to pay his rent; Andy, an aspiring novelist dealing with rejection; and The Robot, a machine who just wants to be a better man. In this stellar debut, Jeremy Tinder mixes sadness, sweetness and humor to tell a quirky little story of pride-swallowing, fake moustaches, car crashes and friendship.

Genres: Graphic Novels, Comics, Graphic Novels Comics, Fiction

88 pages, Paperback

First published May 3, 2006

Reviews

[Jon Nakapalau · Rating 5 out of 5]

The cumulative effect of realizing 'I have measured out my life with coffee spoons' is addressed in this sad but poignant tale of friendship. There is something about this book that makes you want to cry; almost an acceptance of the fact that so many things are beyond your control. Will looks for more books by Jeremy Tinder.

[Alexander Peterhans · Rating 4 out of 5]

Short but sweet, really enjoyed this. I especially liked that the 'non-humanity' of some characters (a bunny, a robot, a bear, etc) wasn't ignored - it's a detail, but it has a real effect.

[Hillary · Rating 4 out of 5]

Four stars might be a bit high, but I really liked this little book. It's an odd combination of cute and depressing, in which each of those things reinforces the other, and while you can see it as yet another indie diary comic, I think it's better than a lot of the ones I've read. For one thing, it's quite short, and, perhaps because of that lack of length, it never gets overly invested in pathos. Sure, there's a bit of wallowing, but it mostly doesn't become annoying. I could complain that the three stories aren't tied together enough or that there's not much point to the whole thing, but the fact is that I enjoyed reading it, and I'd read more of Tinder's stuff.

[Tommy · Rating 4 out of 5]

I loved the humdrum daily life stuff juxtaposed with bunny and robot characters. Especially since the bunny gets fired for not wearing gloves at work. The theme of the book is friendship, and it ends on a positive note. The artwork was pleasantly immediate and evocative in a simple way. I enjoyed the storyline of the little human guy's desire to get his story published, and his friends pointing out that it's a barely-concealed autobiography.

[Eric T. Voigt · Rating 2 out of 5]

I guess I shouldn't've been expecting much from a book called 'Cry Yourself to Sleep,' but the drawings were so CUTE. I recommend to no one. Skip this book.

[utu · Rating 4 out of 5]

The struggles Jim experiences and problems with following authority were the best part for me. A good way of exploring disability that definitely made me feel something.

[Cristhian · Rating 2 out of 5]

Me dieron un mes gratis en Scribd y esto es lo que he seleccionado para sacarle provecho:

Cry yourself to Sleep | Jeremy Tinder
Farenheit 451 | Ray Bradbury
Me too | Jonathan Miles
A cook's tour | Anthony Bourdain
Painted Cities | Alexai Galavis-Budziszewski
Citrus County | John Brandon
The Humans | Matt Haig
The city on the Edge of Forever | Harlan Ellison
Blue is the warmest color | Julie March
Thee Woods | J. Tyrion IV
Moving Pictures | Kattryn & Sttuart Immonen
The Salty Air | Tim Sievert
The Playwright | Eddie Campbell & Daren White

Mi primera experiencia usando Scribd para libros / novelas gráficas no ha sido muy buena.
Contiene 3 historias "paralelas" de las cuales solo una es medianamente interesante (la de Jimmy, un conejo) y la única parte destacable es cuando es despedido de su trabajo por no usar guantes para preparar subs, el argumenta que no puede porque pues, es un conejo, no tiene dedos. Este trabajo cabría mejor en otro medio, como webstrips o webcomic. Espero que las otras 2 que seleccioné de Top Shelf no decepcionen como esta.

[Melina O.]

Bunnies and Robots and Men, oh my!

The short lil' comic tells the story of 3 dudes trying to make something to make things happen in their mundane lil' lives and in the end stuff happens and they do become happier but it's nothing too crazy. The drawings are cute and a lil' sad. I give the book 5 stars for the drawings but 2 stars(maybe) for the story.

I recommend this for a quick read while on public transportation (unless you have motion sickness). Just a quick, cute read.

[Maritza Valle · Rating 2 out of 5]

Found this while looking for another graphic novel at the library. Figured with a book this tiny, you can't really lose, and the premise seemed both funny and clever.

It was... not great. But like I said, not a big investment. Instead of a graphic novel, it read like one VERY long Sunday-morning or internet comic strip.

Meh. Would be interested in seeing more from the author, but wondered what made THIS a story that was chosen to be published.

[Nayeli · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's a really cute and depressing story, and even funny at times, as others have said. I liked it but I guess I expected more from it. The drawings are cool and simple but the story is really short and it leaves you wanting more.

[Tony Bombardo · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a really short graphic novel of sorts, but I liked it nonetheless. The ending was cute and so were the characters. Little bits of humor and depressing realities of life mixed together. Just a fun little lunch-break read

[Tim · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a cool, cute read. The characters are drawn in a great way. Jeremy has a great style that incorporates a weird smuttyness into his drawings cuteness.

[Zanne · Rating 3 out of 5]

7.00

[Amber · Rating 2 out of 5]

I guess I didn't "get" it.

[Russell · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing graphic novel.