Living With Mochi

by Gene Gemma

Gemma Gene's adorable comics celebrate fur-parenthood and the extreme love you experience when you look into your dog's eyes. If you are never alone when you go to the bathroom, are forced to share your food, and find your life ruled by a sassy fur ball, Living With Mochi is the perfect book for you.

When architect-turned-cartoonist Gemma Gene first met her pet pug, Mochi, she felt as if time stopped. This dramatic moment and her adoring relationship with the rambunctious pug led her to begin chronicling her adventures with Mochi in a series of incredibly cute webcomics that have gained a social media following of half a million loyal readers.

The comics chronicle Mochi's life from puppyhood to adulthood, featuring Mochi's unrequited dog friendships, his jealousy of his two dog-brothers, and his love of food. Readers and dog parents will love this humorous tale of a sincerely loyal friendship between one grumpy pug and his adoring owner.

• ISBN10: 1524866105
• ISBN13: 9781524866105
• Publish Date: 13 May 2021
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Andrews McMeel Publishing
• Format: Paperback (US Trade)
• Pages: 224
• Language: English

Reviews

[Quirky Cat]

Living With Mochi is the latest adorable addition to Gmma Gene's publications. If you love animals, especially quirky little pugs like Mochi, then this is the graphic novel for you.

Living With Mochi is full of illustrations (created by the one and only Gemma Gene) that will feel amazingly familiar for many pet parents. Who hasn't coddled their pet, put up with their whims, and overall put their happiness above their own?

The vignettes that Gemma Gene captured here are so beautiful. They're also hilarious in ways that are well-suited to a pug named Mochi. On more than one occasion, I burst out laughing or found myself sagely nodding along with decisions made.

Gemma Gene's artwork is perfect for these slice-of-life comics. They're quirky in every way that Mochi is, and that cannot be stated enough. While the overall concept of many of these comics had me laughing, it was the execution of it all that had me roaring with laughter.

This may be the story of a very personable pet, but it is also a very human story. We all crave connections, and that is something portrayed so beautifully within these pages. Though I'm probably a little bit biased here, being a crazy cat lady, erm, animal lover. It's one of the many reasons why I will always jump at the chance to read anything created by Gemma Gene. She just gets me.

Thanks to Andrews McMeel Publishing and #NetGalley for making this book available for review. All opinions expressed are my own.

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