Jake Thompson (1)

Embrace It, Jack

(Full disclosure: I received a free e-ARC for review through NetGalley.)

This is not a cookbook, although a book of onion-based delicacies does sound amazing. Rather, The Book of Onions is a collection of strips from the webcomic Jake Likes Onions by by Jake Thompson. Drawn in black and white with a four-panel convention, Thompson's comics often veer toward the absurd and bizarre, with a wickedly dark sense of humor. They're a little reminiscent of The Far Side, but more show more obscene (mostly in a good way). The never did get me crying quite like a fat, juicy onion, but they were good for a chuckle or two, and some of the especially bleak ones just may haunt my nightmares. (Jack, I'm looking at you.)

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Deliciously dark and bizarre humor. Not every strip is a banger, but I snickered a lot 'cuz the overall tone is right up my alley.

How is this book from seven years ago the only collection of this strip?

Thompson's Book of Onions is a collection of one shot cartoons mostly focusing on the darkly humorous side of life. Other comics were simple absurd non sequiturs guaranteed to startle a laugh out of the reader. Like sexy bananas. I enjoyed the artwork. Some of it, and the humor, reminded me of The Far Side, and others called to mind the Non Sequitur comic, even though that one was only one panel and each of these is a four panel comic. I loved the disclaimer at the beginning too! Haha, show more priceless! "If you were expecting an educational volume about vegetables, then I am sorry for wasting your time..." Highly recommended! Great for a pick me up laugh. Perfect coffee table book.

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The Book of Onions by Jake Thompson was a mix of lighter and much darker jokes. For the most part, I enjoyed the book. Some of the jokes weren’t my kind of humor. My favorite ones were The Old Oak Tree and Never Forget Your Roots. The numerous swear words throughout the book felt unnecessary and, to me, it detracted from the humor.

I received an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.