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Procrastination écologique
From recycling and making your own deodorant to buying second-hand furniture, Maïté Robert brings us a collection of humorous and thought-provoking vignettes about the many steps people can take in their day-to-day activities to live a more planet-friendly, environmentally-aware life... and about how easy it is to postpone such admirable resolutions. Told in the first-person and drawn from the author's personal victories and setbacks in her own efforts to go green.
200 pages, Paperback
First published April 1, 2022
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November 26, 2022
I received an advance reader copy of this book to read in exchange for an honest review via netgalley and the publishers.
Going Green: Giving It (Amost) My All for the Planet I'd a comic book about so much more than just recycling. It touches on so many thought provoking and important things in a fun way. This book guides the reader in ways they can help the planet and environment all around us. The humour is great and encouraging in all areas the book raises. Everyone should give this book a go and educate themselves in a really fun way to make a difference to the planet and help make a change. This book is personalised by the authors own experiences which I also enjoyed reading about in a humorous way. Definitely give this book a go!
Going Green: Giving It (Amost) My All for the Planet I'd a comic book about so much more than just recycling. It touches on so many thought provoking and important things in a fun way. This book guides the reader in ways they can help the planet and environment all around us. The humour is great and encouraging in all areas the book raises. Everyone should give this book a go and educate themselves in a really fun way to make a difference to the planet and help make a change. This book is personalised by the authors own experiences which I also enjoyed reading about in a humorous way. Definitely give this book a go!
November 18, 2022
I would like to thank NetGalley, Europe comics, and Maïté Robert for granting me this book in exchange for writing an honest review!
I loved how personalized this book is by giving glimpses of the author's life and directing its words to the audience. The illustrations were marvelous and the little details made me fall in love with this book!
Going green isn't just about recycling and buying second hand but it's about the daily habits that we do such as procrastinating and trying our best. Going green or being an environmentalist can be overwhelming sometimes as 1. you don't know where to start and 2. the feeling of guilt when you do something that supposedly 'harms' the environment. This book simplifies what you can do to help the environment and save this planet we call home. I am personally such an activist and I try my best to go green, this book helped guide certain habits that I wasn't able to break. I love the humor, encouraging words, and the book's realism. It educates you in such a fun way and I HAVE FALLEN IN LOVE WITH THIS BOOK, I will grab myself a physical copy as soon as possible!
I worry for the future too Maïté, if the world is falling apart right now, what will the future generation have? The world has evolved but we humans have destroyed the planet that we live on. Everyone should be responsible for going green even if it's a tiny habit throughout their days as small acts always build up and become this enormous move.
Highlight's (more comments as its a graphic comic rather than a novel):
"But maybe just maybe some things are worth giving ourselves a (ting) kick in the butt over?"
"better late than never, right?"
"The fact that mankind will eventually destroy itself if it keeps making horrible choices?"
"Monstrous parasites sprung directly from Satan's anus."
^^^ WHEN I TELL YOU I DIED LAUGHING!
I could plug in every single line that made me laugh BUT THEM TRYING TO SELL THEIR CAT BECAUSE ITS VINTAGE (old) KILLED ME!
"How can you not feel helpless when you see how much damage is being done to the planet by a handful of very powerful people?"
I LOVED the refundable bottle system where people leave bottles by it so whoever needs money can toss them into the system and get rewarded (on page 135); such a must in every country.
I loved how personalized this book is by giving glimpses of the author's life and directing its words to the audience. The illustrations were marvelous and the little details made me fall in love with this book!
Going green isn't just about recycling and buying second hand but it's about the daily habits that we do such as procrastinating and trying our best. Going green or being an environmentalist can be overwhelming sometimes as 1. you don't know where to start and 2. the feeling of guilt when you do something that supposedly 'harms' the environment. This book simplifies what you can do to help the environment and save this planet we call home. I am personally such an activist and I try my best to go green, this book helped guide certain habits that I wasn't able to break. I love the humor, encouraging words, and the book's realism. It educates you in such a fun way and I HAVE FALLEN IN LOVE WITH THIS BOOK, I will grab myself a physical copy as soon as possible!
I worry for the future too Maïté, if the world is falling apart right now, what will the future generation have? The world has evolved but we humans have destroyed the planet that we live on. Everyone should be responsible for going green even if it's a tiny habit throughout their days as small acts always build up and become this enormous move.
Highlight's (more comments as its a graphic comic rather than a novel):
"But maybe just maybe some things are worth giving ourselves a (ting) kick in the butt over?"
"better late than never, right?"
"The fact that mankind will eventually destroy itself if it keeps making horrible choices?"
"Monstrous parasites sprung directly from Satan's anus."
^^^ WHEN I TELL YOU I DIED LAUGHING!
I could plug in every single line that made me laugh BUT THEM TRYING TO SELL THEIR CAT BECAUSE ITS VINTAGE (old) KILLED ME!
"How can you not feel helpless when you see how much damage is being done to the planet by a handful of very powerful people?"
I LOVED the refundable bottle system where people leave bottles by it so whoever needs money can toss them into the system and get rewarded (on page 135); such a must in every country.
December 29, 2022
Just a warning, this review got a lot more wild and preachy than I originally intended.
This book was a bit...useless. It shouldn't have this title/have been marketed as a book about 'going green' because this author admits herself in the book that she doesn't seem to be able to follow her own self-made 'rules' about being green. I am totally all for being gentle with oneself (i.e. not beating yourself up because you bought ice cream in a plastic tub or because the only brand of shampoo that works for you comes in a plastic bottle), and I completely understand that what one individual does has no impact on the earth compared to Big Bad Companies. But it really just seems like the author was trying to create content by collecting her scant green efforts into a book. She also mostly is putting herself down for not doing much/being bad at what she does attempt, which is no fun to read. I think a general graphic memoir should have been this author's route, is what I'm saying. She narrowed down the topic too much to something she doesn't have a lot to say about, and that's what was hardest to digest about this book.
Lastly, and I'm about to be *that person*, but a lot of what's in here are old, classic 'green' methods that aren't actually the greenest option (they're just what has been sold to us as green, i.e. 'greenwashed' methods). Sometimes it's better to use plastic instead of glass or metal because it's likely all items you buy will end up in a landfill (even if you put them in the recycling bin) and plastic used less energy (to create and transport) throughout its lifetime. Thin, mixed material plastics are often the best choice to preserve certain foods in grocery stores (keeps food fresher, longer, therefore reducing food waste). This author admitted to having a crap load of materials shipped to her place so that she could make her own cleaning supplies and hygiene products (which ended up not working anyways). The better option is to reduce what you buy in the first place: Just buy the dishwasher pods, laundry detergent sheets, refillable deodorant, shampoo and conditioner bars, and reef-safe sunscreen from a company who makes those things and that you know actually do the job they are intended to do. Again, it doesn't actually do much on a global level because the system itself is broken, but you'll reduce your personal carbon footprint by a good amount, you've kept your money out of the hands of the Big Bad Companies by shopping with smaller/indie companies, *and* now you don't feel bad about taking all that time and money to make your own products that don't even work.
Basically, I went in with expectations of the author creating a fun little story/set of graphics that would help teach people when foods are in season, how to garden, green methods that have and haven't worked for them, but this book just seemed like fluff. Like someone made a book just for the sake of making of book. It didn't really have a message other than 'we're all fucked' (which, like, yeah, I already knew that) and 'try not to think about it' (which, like, fair).
This book was a bit...useless. It shouldn't have this title/have been marketed as a book about 'going green' because this author admits herself in the book that she doesn't seem to be able to follow her own self-made 'rules' about being green. I am totally all for being gentle with oneself (i.e. not beating yourself up because you bought ice cream in a plastic tub or because the only brand of shampoo that works for you comes in a plastic bottle), and I completely understand that what one individual does has no impact on the earth compared to Big Bad Companies. But it really just seems like the author was trying to create content by collecting her scant green efforts into a book. She also mostly is putting herself down for not doing much/being bad at what she does attempt, which is no fun to read. I think a general graphic memoir should have been this author's route, is what I'm saying. She narrowed down the topic too much to something she doesn't have a lot to say about, and that's what was hardest to digest about this book.
Lastly, and I'm about to be *that person*, but a lot of what's in here are old, classic 'green' methods that aren't actually the greenest option (they're just what has been sold to us as green, i.e. 'greenwashed' methods). Sometimes it's better to use plastic instead of glass or metal because it's likely all items you buy will end up in a landfill (even if you put them in the recycling bin) and plastic used less energy (to create and transport) throughout its lifetime. Thin, mixed material plastics are often the best choice to preserve certain foods in grocery stores (keeps food fresher, longer, therefore reducing food waste). This author admitted to having a crap load of materials shipped to her place so that she could make her own cleaning supplies and hygiene products (which ended up not working anyways). The better option is to reduce what you buy in the first place: Just buy the dishwasher pods, laundry detergent sheets, refillable deodorant, shampoo and conditioner bars, and reef-safe sunscreen from a company who makes those things and that you know actually do the job they are intended to do. Again, it doesn't actually do much on a global level because the system itself is broken, but you'll reduce your personal carbon footprint by a good amount, you've kept your money out of the hands of the Big Bad Companies by shopping with smaller/indie companies, *and* now you don't feel bad about taking all that time and money to make your own products that don't even work.
Basically, I went in with expectations of the author creating a fun little story/set of graphics that would help teach people when foods are in season, how to garden, green methods that have and haven't worked for them, but this book just seemed like fluff. Like someone made a book just for the sake of making of book. It didn't really have a message other than 'we're all fucked' (which, like, yeah, I already knew that) and 'try not to think about it' (which, like, fair).
November 27, 2022
Omg! I love this graphic novel/comic collection so much!
And I know the struggle is real when it comes to being a perfect adult but you do whatever the best you can and it’s not always ideal.
This book brings up things we don’t want to do in order to make our surrounding a little more environment friendly. But there are things we don’t want to give up just because we enjoy them so much on a daily basis. The struggle is real I repeat.
It’s always easy to say what’s good but it’s never that easy to follow what’s the best. We compromise and we as human beings want to do more good.
The book is about all this.
I absolutely love the illustrations! Go for it.
Thank you, Europe Comics, for the advance reading copy.
And I know the struggle is real when it comes to being a perfect adult but you do whatever the best you can and it’s not always ideal.
This book brings up things we don’t want to do in order to make our surrounding a little more environment friendly. But there are things we don’t want to give up just because we enjoy them so much on a daily basis. The struggle is real I repeat.
It’s always easy to say what’s good but it’s never that easy to follow what’s the best. We compromise and we as human beings want to do more good.
The book is about all this.
I absolutely love the illustrations! Go for it.
Thank you, Europe Comics, for the advance reading copy.
May 15, 2022
3.5 Un livre agréable qui est une suite de petites chroniques du quotidien d'une jeune adulte qui essaye de faire des efforts pour notre planète à son échelle. Elle met à la fois en avant ses succès et ses difficultés. C'est léger, pas culpabilisant et très drôle. Je me suis un peu retrouvée dans les récits et ça m'a beaucoup plus.
December 3, 2022
Going Green is a memoir written in short snippets. It follows the daily habits of Maïté Robert and her attempts to go green. She is successful in some fields and a little less in others.
With a lot of humor and self-criticism. The art is very good, funny. It goes well with the topic.
Thanks to Europe Comics for the ARC and this opportunity! This is a voluntary review and all opinions are my own.
With a lot of humor and self-criticism. The art is very good, funny. It goes well with the topic.
Thanks to Europe Comics for the ARC and this opportunity! This is a voluntary review and all opinions are my own.
November 15, 2022
Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for providing me with an e-ARC in exchange for an honest review!
This graphic novel is full of witty commentary about the world we live in and the decisions some of us choose to take in order to feel (a bit) better about our impact on the planet. Maïté depicts a bunch of relatable situations and uses the right ammount (for my liking) of self-deprecating humour in order to explain some of the steps she's taking and is planning to take for the good of the environment.
The truth is that this book is not really a tutorial about how to be ~the most perfect person ever~ that always recycles everything right, thrifts all of their furniture/clothing and does let a single thing go to waste. This comic certainly gives us some tricks we can use, but I would say that the main thing I take from this book is the feeling of being understood in a world that is -slowly and maybe not so slowly (do not panic, do not panic, do not panic)- falling apart. Also, it was very funny and the illustrations were extremely cute!
This graphic novel is full of witty commentary about the world we live in and the decisions some of us choose to take in order to feel (a bit) better about our impact on the planet. Maïté depicts a bunch of relatable situations and uses the right ammount (for my liking) of self-deprecating humour in order to explain some of the steps she's taking and is planning to take for the good of the environment.
The truth is that this book is not really a tutorial about how to be ~the most perfect person ever~ that always recycles everything right, thrifts all of their furniture/clothing and does let a single thing go to waste. This comic certainly gives us some tricks we can use, but I would say that the main thing I take from this book is the feeling of being understood in a world that is -slowly and maybe not so slowly (do not panic, do not panic, do not panic)- falling apart. Also, it was very funny and the illustrations were extremely cute!
November 4, 2022
So, it's cute. If you like reading witty comics about real life events, definitely for this. I did however spend a lot of time questioning what the point of it was.
To my understanding this was supposed to be about going green, which it is. Kind of. Very kind of. It's nice to see that, similarly to myself, someone else is having harder times with some aspects of going green than others, and that no one is going to be perfect. But I think for it to really be a book about going green and being environmentally friendly, it needed to have either more info on how to do that or something to more heavily emphasize that. As it stands, I would says it's more of a "my day to day life while I try to be environmentally friendly sometimes".
Now, I think this would make a fun web comic. The layout as it stands is very similar to a web comic anyways. The stories are short and non related to each other (aside from the characters, because it's about the authors life, so yeah). It's witty enough, and the drawing is enticing enough that I think that would be the best course for this guy.
It was cute read, but yeah I don't know that I'd say it's a book specifically about being green.
To my understanding this was supposed to be about going green, which it is. Kind of. Very kind of. It's nice to see that, similarly to myself, someone else is having harder times with some aspects of going green than others, and that no one is going to be perfect. But I think for it to really be a book about going green and being environmentally friendly, it needed to have either more info on how to do that or something to more heavily emphasize that. As it stands, I would says it's more of a "my day to day life while I try to be environmentally friendly sometimes".
Now, I think this would make a fun web comic. The layout as it stands is very similar to a web comic anyways. The stories are short and non related to each other (aside from the characters, because it's about the authors life, so yeah). It's witty enough, and the drawing is enticing enough that I think that would be the best course for this guy.
It was cute read, but yeah I don't know that I'd say it's a book specifically about being green.
July 10, 2022
Quel plaisir de relire en GRAND dans bel album BD (massif mine de rien!) ces strips !
J’adore Mâtin ! Et j’ai hâte de lire leurs prochaines BDs.
Il y avais pleins de strips que j’avais oublié depuis et c’est très chouette. Chroniques de la vie quand on essaye d’être écolo mais pas trop puis qu’on fais de son mieux.
J’adore Mâtin ! Et j’ai hâte de lire leurs prochaines BDs.
Il y avais pleins de strips que j’avais oublié depuis et c’est très chouette. Chroniques de la vie quand on essaye d’être écolo mais pas trop puis qu’on fais de son mieux.
June 19, 2022
C'était mignon, les dessins sont très sympa !
Je m'attendais à un peu plus de choses sur l'écologie, de conseils, informations, données etc... En fait c'est plutôt pleins de petits chroniques sur le quotidien de l'illustratrice et ses efforts écologiques à son échelle. Je me suis un peu retrouvee dans certains, mais pour moi c'est u. Peu de déjà vu...
Je m'attendais à un peu plus de choses sur l'écologie, de conseils, informations, données etc... En fait c'est plutôt pleins de petits chroniques sur le quotidien de l'illustratrice et ses efforts écologiques à son échelle. Je me suis un peu retrouvee dans certains, mais pour moi c'est u. Peu de déjà vu...
June 16, 2022
J'ai adoré ! Les illustrations, les textes, le thèmes. Tellement vrai
September 23, 2023
The illustration on the cover made me want to read it. I desperately wanted to like this book, but in the end I had to force myself to read and finish it. I only did so because I was too far in.
This book went on far too long, and it had nothing to offer anyone who would want to go green.
I might be mistaken, but some of it had nothing to do with being eco-friendly. I thought the author had to write this book, didn’t really want to do it, threw together a bunch of random things vaguely related to ‘being green,’ and tried to be funny. Sure, it amused me at times, and the book started off strong, but I became irritated the further I read. This book did nothing to make me ‘go green.’ Instead, all it did was make me feel like going green is a horrible choice, and that I’ll need to be an inconvenience to others and live a less great life.
I’m all for saving the planet, and I know for a fact that making better choices doesn’t mean you somehow have to deal with using and doing things that are subpar. If anything, this book throws a very negative light on going green. It’s obnoxious and I regret wasting my time with this.
This book went on far too long, and it had nothing to offer anyone who would want to go green.
I might be mistaken, but some of it had nothing to do with being eco-friendly. I thought the author had to write this book, didn’t really want to do it, threw together a bunch of random things vaguely related to ‘being green,’ and tried to be funny. Sure, it amused me at times, and the book started off strong, but I became irritated the further I read. This book did nothing to make me ‘go green.’ Instead, all it did was make me feel like going green is a horrible choice, and that I’ll need to be an inconvenience to others and live a less great life.
I’m all for saving the planet, and I know for a fact that making better choices doesn’t mean you somehow have to deal with using and doing things that are subpar. If anything, this book throws a very negative light on going green. It’s obnoxious and I regret wasting my time with this.
April 8, 2023
Comics about one woman and her efforts to be green. Forget the contrast between the need to consume this and the need for us all to be a bit more eco-minded, this has a style and approach that will never manage to win universal favour – although such a thing was quite probably impossible. This documents what might be best described as a beginner's baby steps – the ditching of fast fashion, the preference for local, organic and fresh produce, the lessons in caring for houseplants – and therefore loses a lot of authority. It's a snappy, quippy impression of an eco-conscious life, but when it goes for the quips and yucks, and ends up with an awkwardly staged polaroid of the creator in something like proof of the previous few pages, it all can feel really too flippant.
That said, I dare say this could have ended up with a lot more ego on the page than it currently has. Similarly, the lessons are better for being light-hearted, and the smug, heavy-handed show-boating this might have been is successfully avoided. But while this has a levity you might need, is it really – really?! - the case that adults still need Beginner's Green Thinking 101 books in 2023?
That said, I dare say this could have ended up with a lot more ego on the page than it currently has. Similarly, the lessons are better for being light-hearted, and the smug, heavy-handed show-boating this might have been is successfully avoided. But while this has a levity you might need, is it really – really?! - the case that adults still need Beginner's Green Thinking 101 books in 2023?
November 4, 2022
I enjoyed reading about the vicissitudes of a person who is attempting to live a little better - ecologically speaking - partly because the identification is immediate (with the exclusion of the cat).
The author renders with few words and appropriate drawings, all the inner travail that accompanies us in a realization of how wrong we currently are and how much we contribute to the destruction of our planet. Despite this, it also makes us laugh.
Mi sono divertita a leggere le peripezie di una persona che sta tentando una svolta verde nella sua vita, anche perché l'immedesimazione é immediata (con l'esclusione del gatto).
L'autrice rende con poche parole e disegni adeguati, tutto il travaglio interiore che ci accompagna in una presa di coscienza di quanto sbagliamo attualmente e quanto contribuiamo alla distruzione del nostro pianeta. Nonostante questo, fa anche ridere.
I received from the Publisher a complimentary digital advanced review copy of the book in exchange for a honest review.
The author renders with few words and appropriate drawings, all the inner travail that accompanies us in a realization of how wrong we currently are and how much we contribute to the destruction of our planet. Despite this, it also makes us laugh.
Mi sono divertita a leggere le peripezie di una persona che sta tentando una svolta verde nella sua vita, anche perché l'immedesimazione é immediata (con l'esclusione del gatto).
L'autrice rende con poche parole e disegni adeguati, tutto il travaglio interiore che ci accompagna in una presa di coscienza di quanto sbagliamo attualmente e quanto contribuiamo alla distruzione del nostro pianeta. Nonostante questo, fa anche ridere.
I received from the Publisher a complimentary digital advanced review copy of the book in exchange for a honest review.
December 30, 2022
2.5 stars
Thank you NetGalley and Europe Comics for providing me with this eARC in exchange for an honest review.
Going Green: Giving It (Almost) My All for the Planet is a comic book of vignette centered around the author's efforts to go green and her journey towards living a more "planet-friendly, environmentally-aware life". From her successes to her misfortunes, Robert shares her day-to-day struggles and thoughts on the environment and how one can try to be more eco-conscious.
While I found the concept to be admirable, the execution in terms of literary direction left a great deal to be desired. I did find Robert's art style to be approachable and aesthetically pleasing but I found the formatting of this comic book to be directionless. I appreciated what Robert was trying to do with this book but it felt unfocused as a comic.
Thank you NetGalley and Europe Comics for providing me with this eARC in exchange for an honest review.
Going Green: Giving It (Almost) My All for the Planet is a comic book of vignette centered around the author's efforts to go green and her journey towards living a more "planet-friendly, environmentally-aware life". From her successes to her misfortunes, Robert shares her day-to-day struggles and thoughts on the environment and how one can try to be more eco-conscious.
While I found the concept to be admirable, the execution in terms of literary direction left a great deal to be desired. I did find Robert's art style to be approachable and aesthetically pleasing but I found the formatting of this comic book to be directionless. I appreciated what Robert was trying to do with this book but it felt unfocused as a comic.
December 16, 2022
I liked the idea of the book, and the artwork is pretty decent, but it became redundant and preachy, and then the author can't even do the things they are advising on doing. I don't know if I read this wrong and it was supposed to be a more tongue-in-cheek reading, but I just wasn't a fan. Also, there was just so much white space in the art, which can be a good thing, but in this case, made me think a chapter was over before it actually was over. I would hope it doesn't come that way in a physical copy, but in the digital copy I just got done and over the book before it had a chance to finish. Maite has some great ideas and hope for the future, just not enough to keep my interest.
Copy provided by publisher and NetGalley.
Copy provided by publisher and NetGalley.
November 8, 2022
‘Going Green’ is a humorous memoir told in comic form about environmentalism and responsibility. Maïte Robert illustrates her environmentalist journey in a comedic way giving inspiration to the reader to make more environmentally friendly choices. This was a fun, lighthearted read. I enjoyed the comedic writing, the fun illustrations and the self-deprecating jokes. The comic gives good insight to easily accessible changes we can all make in our lives to be more eco-friendly. But most importantly, it gives the message that you don’t need to be the best, most eco-friendly person, you just have to make small day-to-day changes to help the planet.
TWs/CWs - vomit (mentioned), blood
TWs/CWs - vomit (mentioned), blood
November 19, 2022
Very charming. The caricatures were fun and nicely stylized. The structure is easy to read and fast to get through. I used to love love these kinds of books as a child - Dear Dumb Diary being one of them. This fits that mold perfectly, but for an older audience.
The comic helped me during a difficult week, where reading a chapter or two a night helped me unwind.
It also perfectly encapsulates the "millenial" struggle of trying to do right by our planet and unsure of what's right, what's actually useful, how to start and if your measly contribution even matters in the end?
As an English tutor, this type of comic is perfect for learners.
The comic helped me during a difficult week, where reading a chapter or two a night helped me unwind.
It also perfectly encapsulates the "millenial" struggle of trying to do right by our planet and unsure of what's right, what's actually useful, how to start and if your measly contribution even matters in the end?
As an English tutor, this type of comic is perfect for learners.
November 22, 2022
**ARC provided by NetGalley for honest review**
Going Green by Maïté Robert was a lighthearted and a bit self-deprecating graphic memoir about one young woman's struggle to live in a way that's good for the planet. This was a quick, humorous read cataloging the challenges one might find when trying to make this choice, i.e. inconvenient, expensive, misunderstanding from family/friends, etc.
The art was cute, and the the chapters were broken up into varied topics surrounding day-to-day life going green, which made it simple, interesting, and easy to follow. I wouldn't mind reading from this author again, not that I'm going to start following her life choices though. ;-)
Going Green by Maïté Robert was a lighthearted and a bit self-deprecating graphic memoir about one young woman's struggle to live in a way that's good for the planet. This was a quick, humorous read cataloging the challenges one might find when trying to make this choice, i.e. inconvenient, expensive, misunderstanding from family/friends, etc.
The art was cute, and the the chapters were broken up into varied topics surrounding day-to-day life going green, which made it simple, interesting, and easy to follow. I wouldn't mind reading from this author again, not that I'm going to start following her life choices though. ;-)
September 27, 2025
2.75
The drawings and style was cute and fun, i liked the humor, i expected nothing going into this that's why I'm not disappointed like many people in the reviews because they thought it'll have tips on how to go green, or a lifetile journey of going green. That's why i enjoyed it more but i think my problem with this is the "going green" itself. I do agree on basics like avoiding junk good, plastic, overconsuption, doing recycling... But sometimes it gets way too exagerated like not having a baby, not because she doesn't feel like it, but because a baby is not green enough?? that was the weirdest reasoning i've heard. Same for other things that i thought were too much.
The drawings and style was cute and fun, i liked the humor, i expected nothing going into this that's why I'm not disappointed like many people in the reviews because they thought it'll have tips on how to go green, or a lifetile journey of going green. That's why i enjoyed it more but i think my problem with this is the "going green" itself. I do agree on basics like avoiding junk good, plastic, overconsuption, doing recycling... But sometimes it gets way too exagerated like not having a baby, not because she doesn't feel like it, but because a baby is not green enough?? that was the weirdest reasoning i've heard. Same for other things that i thought were too much.
November 13, 2022
This comic was a breathe of fresh air. Maïté Robert’s reflections are both very personal and completely relatable, I loved the drawing style and the contradictions that we all face when we decide to go green are told in a really hilarious way.
I especially appreciated the real pictures to illustrate the subject of the chapter, they were fun to see! I have followed the artist on Instagram for a while and it was really nice to rediscover some of these vignettes, I had such a great time reading this book.
Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for this e-ARC.
I especially appreciated the real pictures to illustrate the subject of the chapter, they were fun to see! I have followed the artist on Instagram for a while and it was really nice to rediscover some of these vignettes, I had such a great time reading this book.
Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for this e-ARC.
November 17, 2022
Overall really enjoyed this book, it was a quick read which really made me think about what I personally can be doing to help protect the earth more. I definitely will be trying to adapt my life a little more, as I'm a bit of a shopaholic... The illustration style matches so well with the overall vibe of the book and the tie-in of the photographs with the illustration is amazing as it brings it back to real people, not just characters you see in the book, it's real and you to change to be more eco-friendly!
December 10, 2022
Maïté Robert is going green, or trying to, or thinking about it at the very least. She draws comics about the problems she runs into, such as loving plants, and books, and meat, and having a friend who is totally ecofriendly.
I liked the style of the comics, but it’s the sort of comic that should be enjoyed in small dosage, such as once a week or month (probably the original format). Though there is an overarching theme (going green), there is very little that connects the individual “chapters”.
I read an ARC through NetGalley.
I liked the style of the comics, but it’s the sort of comic that should be enjoyed in small dosage, such as once a week or month (probably the original format). Though there is an overarching theme (going green), there is very little that connects the individual “chapters”.
I read an ARC through NetGalley.
October 29, 2022
Une BD qui m’avait fait de l’œil dans la vitrine d’une petite librairie parisienne… et que je me suis offert ce week-end. J’ai adoré les illustrations et les pages pleines d’humour de Maïté Robert ! Un livre sans jugement, sans complexe qui couvre un nombre de sujets exhaustif se rattachant de plus ou moins près au domaine de l’écologie. Je conseille vivement : à toutes les personnes un peu, beaucoup, pas du tout écolos.
November 4, 2022
Thank you, Europe Comic & NetGalley, for allowing me access and to review this title honestly!
They are humorous and not afraid to point fun at themselves in this green book!
Expressing both the seriousness of why we should be more green (environmentally conscience) and understanding there are steps it can genuinely be hard to stick to, with this author's example, I took some excellent tips from this book and liked how it didn't take guilt trip or shame readers!
They are humorous and not afraid to point fun at themselves in this green book!
Expressing both the seriousness of why we should be more green (environmentally conscience) and understanding there are steps it can genuinely be hard to stick to, with this author's example, I took some excellent tips from this book and liked how it didn't take guilt trip or shame readers!
November 7, 2022
I enjoyed this book. I appreciate the comedy of this effort we all have to make. Although, sometimes I wish there were more honest solutions instead of pithy suggestions that ended up not working out for the author. But I really do get this struggle, especially the portion on anxiety. I am often stressed that nothing I do matters in the scheme of things, but it's still so important to try. I wish everyone would read books like this and TRY to do better and be better for our planet.
November 21, 2022
Going Green, as the title says, about going gree. However, instead of being a tell-all, preachy book, Going Green is a hilarious struggle about going green when you are in a consumerist society.
The author has done such a great job with the illustrations, which are simple and funny. The chapters are divided by different aspects of going green - thrifting, making your own home products, having too many books! And of course, as any person who is overwhelmed by the different kinds of changes we need to make to become more responsible towards the environment, I felt every panel reach out to me.
I would highly recommend this book to anyone right now.
The author has done such a great job with the illustrations, which are simple and funny. The chapters are divided by different aspects of going green - thrifting, making your own home products, having too many books! And of course, as any person who is overwhelmed by the different kinds of changes we need to make to become more responsible towards the environment, I felt every panel reach out to me.
I would highly recommend this book to anyone right now.
December 7, 2022
3.5
It was a funny graphic novel but I learned a lot about going green. I could relate with so many things, specially with the part of the bookophilia because I have SO MANY BOOKS, and I LOVE THEM ALL. I also enjoy the part of flexitarians because it is important to understand that there are some levels and everything is part of a progress.
Thanks for the e-arc :)
An special post on my instagram is also available (maryisnotreading)
It was a funny graphic novel but I learned a lot about going green. I could relate with so many things, specially with the part of the bookophilia because I have SO MANY BOOKS, and I LOVE THEM ALL. I also enjoy the part of flexitarians because it is important to understand that there are some levels and everything is part of a progress.
Thanks for the e-arc :)
An special post on my instagram is also available (maryisnotreading)
January 9, 2023
Super livre! déjà tout lu sur le compte instagram mais ca merite le format livre! plus grand pour apprécier les détails et le format carré en fait un livre un peu différent de ce qu'on a l'habitude de voir! Les histoires sont supers, elles font réfléchir sur la vie quotidienne tout en restant marrante et pas du tout moralisatrice et personnellement j'adore ce style de dessin du coup chaque case fut un plaisir à regarder!!!
August 2, 2023
This was a super simple yet enjoyable comic to read! The artist/author was relateable and entertaining, and I easily found something in every short story that I could say #me to! The humor was light although sometimes cringey, and overall this book told the story of a twenty-something year old trying to be as eco-friendly as possible in a world where the easiest and fastest options are the complete opposite.
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