EVERYTHING IS GOING TO BE OKAYIt’s a terrible world out there and we all know it. But now that we have this delightful picture book for adults by famed New Yorker cartoonist Bruce Eric Kaplan, it’s just a little bit better. In these pages you will discover a unique story of two people, one graduation speech, and many things you mayor may not need to know. This wise and wonderful book is the perfect gift for any graduate. In fact, we promise that anyone who reads it will be enthralled, inspired, moved, amused, and most important, will learn the secret to having a deeply fulfilling life. Results are 100 percent guaranteed but completely beside the point.
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"Brilliant." —The Washington Post
"Mordantly funny." —Vanity Fair
“A cartoonist whose work comes from the painfully familiar.” —Esquire
"Hilarious." —Star-Tribune (Minneapolis)
"Wittily dry." —Los Angeles Times
"Mordantly funny." —Vanity Fair
“A cartoonist whose work comes from the painfully familiar.” —Esquire
"Hilarious." —Star-Tribune (Minneapolis)
"Wittily dry." —Los Angeles Times
About the Author
Bruce Eric Kaplan, known for his distinctive, off-beat single-panel cartoons, has been a New Yorker cartoonist for over ten years. He is also a television writer, and was an executive producer for the acclaimed HBO series Six Feet Under, as well as a writer on Seinfeld (funnily enough, one of his most well-known episodes is one where Elaine becomes increasingly frustrated over what she takes to be an utterly nonsensical New Yorker cartoon).
He has authored and illustrated six adult titles for Simon & Schuster: the cult classic The Cat That Changed My Life; the collections, I Love You, I Hate You, I'm Hungry, No One You Know and This is a Bad Time; and Every Person on the Planet and Edmund and Rosemary Go to Hell, both featuring the wonderfully neurotic Brooklyn couple, Edmund & Rosemary. Bruce is also the author and illustrator of two picture books: Monsters Eat Whiny Children and Cousin Irv from Mars. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife and two children.
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Graduation season is upon us. Speakers everywhere are imparting words of wisdom to eager youngsters who have completed their studies and are preparing to tackle the future. Bruce Eric Kaplan, a cartoonist for the New Yorker, has created a whimsical picture book, "Everything is Going to Be Okay," in which the head of a small college asks an odd-looking nonentity named Edmund to deliver a commencement address. Edmund and his wife Rosemary are stunned that any academic institution would call upon him, since he has done nothing noteworthy. "I guess everyone else was busy," says Rosemary helpfully.
Kaplan, with his stark black and white drawings and satirical captions, makes fun of the platitudes that we hear at so many commencements. Edmund, who has a gigantic case of writer's block, has difficulty coming up with a speech. Time flies by and he finds himself standing at the podium, scared out of his mind. He starts jabbering without coming up for air. It doesn't matter, since no one is listening to him anyway. He finally wraps everything up by saying, "Everything is going to be okay." Then he adds, "Even if it isn't."
Still, Edmund and Kaplan manage to convey some uninspiring ideas: You cannot possibly do everything that you set out to do; although love is pleasant, it can also be dull; and living a long life does not necessarily make you smart or worthy. Just getting up in the morning and getting through your day is a triumph of sorts.
What is the point of this slender book? Kaplan seems to be saying that life is tough, unpredictable, unfair, and often challenging. There's no point in worrying ourselves sick. In fact, if we were to sit down and think about everything that could possibly go wrong, we would be paralyzed with fear. Therefore, we might as give living our best shot, and hope that things turn out reasonably well. This message will not knock anyone's socks off, but "Everything is Going to Be Okay" is a wry and amusing little book for the quirky and unconventional graduate with an off-beat sense of humor.
Kaplan, with his stark black and white drawings and satirical captions, makes fun of the platitudes that we hear at so many commencements. Edmund, who has a gigantic case of writer's block, has difficulty coming up with a speech. Time flies by and he finds himself standing at the podium, scared out of his mind. He starts jabbering without coming up for air. It doesn't matter, since no one is listening to him anyway. He finally wraps everything up by saying, "Everything is going to be okay." Then he adds, "Even if it isn't."
Still, Edmund and Kaplan manage to convey some uninspiring ideas: You cannot possibly do everything that you set out to do; although love is pleasant, it can also be dull; and living a long life does not necessarily make you smart or worthy. Just getting up in the morning and getting through your day is a triumph of sorts.
What is the point of this slender book? Kaplan seems to be saying that life is tough, unpredictable, unfair, and often challenging. There's no point in worrying ourselves sick. In fact, if we were to sit down and think about everything that could possibly go wrong, we would be paralyzed with fear. Therefore, we might as give living our best shot, and hope that things turn out reasonably well. This message will not knock anyone's socks off, but "Everything is Going to Be Okay" is a wry and amusing little book for the quirky and unconventional graduate with an off-beat sense of humor.
Format:Hardcover
Kaplan provides Dr. Seuss-style quotable inspiration, sometimes amusing, sometimes silly, sometimes practical, and sometimes baffling. It's light, easy reading with simple line drawings to bring home key points.
I've read it more than once, a few months apart, so I'll agree that many readers will find quotable quotes in multiple readings. That said, the cuteness of "Everything Is Going to Be OK" does not mean you need to buy an extra bookshelf to display it. It's easy reading even if you're at the point of exhaustion, so if you need a worthwhile grownup bedtime story this fits the bill nicely.
I've read it more than once, a few months apart, so I'll agree that many readers will find quotable quotes in multiple readings. That said, the cuteness of "Everything Is Going to Be OK" does not mean you need to buy an extra bookshelf to display it. It's easy reading even if you're at the point of exhaustion, so if you need a worthwhile grownup bedtime story this fits the bill nicely.
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