Elizabeth (Miss Eliza)'s Reviews > Things to Look Forward To: 52 Large and Small Joys for Today and Every Day

This is a hard review to write. The concept is strong but the execution isn’t. Firstly I don’t like the art style at all. At times objects are decently rendered but people and nature are painful to look at in this wannabe William Blake style that just doesn’t work. But the real problem is the writing. She is overly familiar but without context. She’s like a stranger at a party who corners you and overshares about their life and people and places you don’t know. I’m sorry lady I will never see again, but I don’t care about your barn or your muffins. She also comes across as pompous and preachy, like that one friend who has to work their most recent trip into every conversation even when it makes no sense to and then state their opinion on every topic brought up because obviously their opinion is the only one that matters. In other words, just not a good look. And can we maybe move beyond pandemic literature? The pandemic isn’t over yet we act like it is already ancient history and all these books are trying to force it into the past. Consigning it to history. And as for the clapping for first responders? Can we just not. You all only cared about them during the pandemic but I’ve been grateful to them for years and years and I have to say I think they’d rather we take precautions against Covid and see they are treated fairly and that nurses are allowed to unionize versus a round of applause. I just don’t want to be preached at by someone who comes across as entitled. Again, I don’t think that was the point, it’s a solid concept, not ill conceived but badly executed.