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Alfonso Casas's MonsterMind is a very personal account of the innermonsters that live inside his head. But, who doesn't have amonster inside them? Who has never heard that voice inside their headundermining everything they do? You're not good enough . . . You just gotreally lucky . . . There are people far better and more qualified than you . .. In a very honest exercise, Alfonso Casas identifies and introduces hisown monsters to his readers: Mr. Past Traumas, Mr. Fear, Mr. Social Anxiety, Mr.Impostor Syndrome, Mr. Sadness, Mr. Doubt... The pessimistic, the insecure, theself-demanding, the monster that keeps you from sleeping while you think of whatyou could have said back in that conversation two years ago, or that keeps youlooking over the punctuation of every text message to figure out the tonelurking beneath the surface. All those monsters make up the bestiary ofcontemporary society. But the anxiety generation is expert in morethings: in looking inside themselves and their lives, and--whynot?--in laughing at their own neuroses as best they can. In theend, if the monsters won't leave us, we might as well get to know them andlaugh at them! Anxiety is another pandemic, but the monsters dwellinginside us are funny, too (especially as drawn by Alfonso Casas).

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I'd highly recommend this book for anyone looking for a gentle and amusing introduction to the topic of the runaway mind. It's delightfully drawn and amusingly told. --berniegourley.com Casas' most recent graphic novel is a wonderful, poignant dive into living with mental health issues. Creating monsters out of feelings, Casas gives a visual representation of how trauma, anxiety, fear, and other pests affect daily life, especially in the midst of a pandemic. I really appreciated the hopeful but realistic ending of this. It's a reminder that though these things will always live with us, there are ways to fight them. ---thesouthernbooksellerreview.org What makes this graphic novel so special is the author's courage in showing his vulnerable side. He gave us a story and he also showed us the inside of his mind, dismantling a very personal narrative. There is an incomparable beauty in this execution of story and it was the very essence as to why this graphic novel is effective. -wanderwithjon.com

Casas' most recent graphic novel is a wonderful, poignant dive into living with mental health issues. Creating monsters out of feelings, Casas gives a visual representation of how trauma, anxiety, fear, and other pests affect daily life, especially in the midst of a pandemic. I really appreciated the hopeful but realistic ending of this. It's a reminder that though these things will always live with us, there are ways to fight them. ---thesouthernbooksellerreview.org What makes this graphic novel so special is the author's courage in showing his vulnerable side. He gave us a story and he also showed us the inside of his mind, dismantling a very personal narrative. There is an incomparable beauty in this execution of story and it was the very essence as to why this graphic novel is effective. -wanderwithjon.com I'd highly recommend this book for anyone looking for a gentle and amusing introduction to the topic of the runaway mind. It's delightfully drawn and amusingly told. --berniegourley.com

I'd highly recommend this book for anyone looking for a gentle and amusing introduction to the topic of the runaway mind. It's delightfully drawn and amusingly told. --berniegourley.com What makes this graphic novel so special is the author's courage in showing his vulnerable side. He gave us a story and he also showed us the inside of his mind, dismantling a very personal narrative. There is an incomparable beauty in this execution of story and it was the very essence as to why this graphic novel is effective. -wanderwithjon.com Casas' most recent graphic novel is a wonderful, poignant dive into living with mental health issues. Creating monsters out of feelings, Casas gives a visual representation of how trauma, anxiety, fear, and other pests affect daily life, especially in the midst of a pandemic. I really appreciated the hopeful but realistic ending of this. It's a reminder that though these things will always live with us, there are ways to fight them. ---thesouthernbooksellerreview.org

What makes this graphic novel so special is the author's courage in showing his vulnerable side. He gave us a story and he also showed us the inside of his mind, dismantling a very personal narrative. There is an incomparable beauty in this execution of story and it was the very essence as to why this graphic novel is effective. -wanderwithjon.com Casas' most recent graphic novel is a wonderful, poignant dive into living with mental health issues. Creating monsters out of feelings, Casas gives a visual representation of how trauma, anxiety, fear, and other pests affect daily life, especially in the midst of a pandemic. I really appreciated the hopeful but realistic ending of this. It's a reminder that though these things will always live with us, there are ways to fight them. ---thesouthernbooksellerreview.org I'd highly recommend this book for anyone looking for a gentle and amusing introduction to the topic of the runaway mind. It's delightfully drawn and amusingly told. --berniegourley.com

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