The Snooty Bookshop: Fifty Literary Postcards

The Snooty Bookshop: Fifty Literary Postcards

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  • Create Date:2021-05-22 14:16:02
  • Update Date:2025-09-24
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  • Author:Tom Gauld
  • ISBN:177046297X
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Summary

Fifty comics from The Guardian, by Britain’s most well regarded cartoonist

Tom Gauld (Mooncop You’re All Just Jealous of My Jetpack Goliath) has created countless iconic strips for The Guardian over the course of his illustrious career。 A master of condensing grand, highbrow themes into one- to eight-panel comics, his weekly strips embody his trademark British humor while simultaneously opening comics to an audience unfamiliar with the artistry that cartooning has to offer。 Funny but serious, these comics allow Gauld to put his impressive knowledge of history, literature, and pop culture on full display—his impeccable timing and distinctive visual style setting him apart from the rest。

This postcard set celebrates more than a decade of Gauld’s contributions to The Guardian, with fifty of his most beloved strips, on everything from Samuel Beckett’s sitcom pitches (such as Waiting for Kramer: a show where two men await the arrival of a man named Kramer who never comes), “Procrastination for Creative Writers, a 10-Week Course,” and “Poetry Anthologies for People Who Don’t Like Poems。” Witty and beautifully drawn, The Snooty Bookshop will make you chuckle at least fifty times, guaranteed。

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Reviews

Karen-Leigh

A very quick and delightful read for anyone hooked on books。

Pat Brown

Not a book。 A collection of funny, reading focused postcards

Catherine Gendron

4。5

Peter Tillman

Looks pretty promising。 Here are some samples:https://www。page45。com/store/The-Snoo。。。I partic like the Library Classification System:"Purely for Show""Wish I Hadn't Read"Heh。Same artist/illustrator as the notorious Jetpack cartoon:"You're all just jealous of my Jetpack!"[Proper literature vs。 Science fiction]http://johnguycollick。com/youre-all-j。。。Hee hee 🚀 😇 Looks pretty promising。 Here are some samples:https://www。page45。com/store/The-Snoo。。。I partic like the Library Classification System:"Purely for Show""Wish I Hadn't Read"Heh。Same artist/illustrator as the notorious Jetpack cartoon:"You're all just jealous of my Jetpack!"[Proper literature vs。 Science fiction]http://johnguycollick。com/youre-all-j。。。Hee hee 🚀 😇 。。。more

Christina

A fun collection of comics for literature lovers。 I hadn’t heard of this author before, I came across this in my local indie bookstore。 It wasn’t until I opened Goodreads that I learned the author’s work is published in Britain’s <>The Guardian。 The humor is directed at both authors and literature lovers。 I’m not sure why this book was produced as a set of post cards as I imagine most readers (including myself) would want to keep them。

Jen

Tom Gauld's just the best。 Tom Gauld's just the best。 。。。more

Catherine Mason

I enjoyed this, but it was brief。 Some of the postcards are funnier than others。 There are certainly many worth sending to my relatives to amuse them。

Lily the Bibliophile

Sarcastically funny and relevant to anyone in the literary world。

Rajwa

Hilarious!

Amanda

A mini comic book that doubles as postcards。 I really enjoyed all the snarky, snooty comics。 I especially loved the ones that mock "real readers of real literature。" A mini comic book that doubles as postcards。 I really enjoyed all the snarky, snooty comics。 I especially loved the ones that mock "real readers of real literature。" 。。。more

Steph

All the stars。 Sat and laughed out loud repeatedly。

This

I received this for consideration while serving on a graphic novel committee。 It is NOT a graphic novel (no plotline), but is instead a very fun selection of book-related comics。 I love that they are in postcard form, and have begun sending out the postcards to like-minded friends。

Lesley

Today, I went to the bookstore and told myself not to buy any books。But then I found this lovely little collection of bibliophile comics, and, well, it’s not really a book, is it? It’s a set of literary postcards sealed together with a spine。So I bought it。And it was great。

Nathan

This is a strange article to review。 On the one hand, it's a book (a codex technically) containing some of Tom Gauld's comics about literature。 On the other hand, it's a collection of postcards。 Each page is a postcard, printed on good quality cardstock, and the customer is expected to pull them out and mail them。 The binding was well-done, I've pulled out a couple of the cards so far and the whole thing hasn't fallen apart。 Eventually I'll be left with just the cover, and I suppose I'll throw t This is a strange article to review。 On the one hand, it's a book (a codex technically) containing some of Tom Gauld's comics about literature。 On the other hand, it's a collection of postcards。 Each page is a postcard, printed on good quality cardstock, and the customer is expected to pull them out and mail them。 The binding was well-done, I've pulled out a couple of the cards so far and the whole thing hasn't fallen apart。 Eventually I'll be left with just the cover, and I suppose I'll throw that into the recycling bin。 。。。more

白い世界

4。5

Aprilj328

Witty literary cartoons

Noora

Playing a game called "how many great short books can i read in the bookstore before they kick me out?"Still going strong。 Playing a game called "how many great short books can i read in the bookstore before they kick me out?"Still going strong。 。。。more

Tanja

Not exactly a book, but I'll be darned if I'll use any of the cards as actual postcards。 They're mine, all mine! Not exactly a book, but I'll be darned if I'll use any of the cards as actual postcards。 They're mine, all mine! 。。。more

Brian

This is designed and marketed as a set of postcards, but I'll bet most people buy it and never separate the perforations。 Collecting Tom Gauld's book-centered strips is a slam-dunk of an idea, and my favorite is the one with the assigned reading book gamely trying to engage the student's attention as they peruse the Cliff Notes and rent the movie instead。 Fun。 This is designed and marketed as a set of postcards, but I'll bet most people buy it and never separate the perforations。 Collecting Tom Gauld's book-centered strips is a slam-dunk of an idea, and my favorite is the one with the assigned reading book gamely trying to engage the student's attention as they peruse the Cliff Notes and rent the movie instead。 Fun。 。。。more

Eva Ontiveros

Hilarious。 @tomgauld made me laugh so much with these literary postcards that I’ve ended having to buy two copies: one to keep, one to send to my equally insufferable literati friends。 But don’t be fooled, behind all the witty jokes, there are pure existential truths。。。

Amilcar

Highly recommended to anyone who enjoys literature, humor and cartoons。

TurtleLiving

Many gems in this collection, I enjoyed going through it。

Jeimy

I am still cracking up!

Andy Horton

A short read to start the year。 A smashing birthday present last month。 A collection of witty literary cartoons from Tom Gauld。

Simon Fletcher

Christmas wouldn't be Christmas without a short light hearted read and this fits the bill。 A collection of 50 literary postcards by Tom Gauld。 Made me laugh, think and groan in equal measure。 Christmas wouldn't be Christmas without a short light hearted read and this fits the bill。 A collection of 50 literary postcards by Tom Gauld。 Made me laugh, think and groan in equal measure。 。。。more

Anita

Hilarious

Dana Stabenow

Absolutely hilarious collection of The Guardian's Tom Gauld cartoons as postcards。 The perfect way to say "I love you" to the reader in your life。 Or, you know, to yourself, because you deserve this。 Absolutely hilarious collection of The Guardian's Tom Gauld cartoons as postcards。 The perfect way to say "I love you" to the reader in your life。 Or, you know, to yourself, because you deserve this。 。。。more

Paul

For those of you who have not come across Tom Gauld before, you are in for a treat with this collection of literary-themed postcard set。 In here are 50 of some of his funniest bookish cartoons written with his very distinctive artworks and deadpan humour。 To give you a flavour of the quality of his work, have a look at his website andhttps://www。tomgauld。com/portfolio/https://www。instagram。com/tomgauld/I do have a couple of favourites in here, one of which is a guy looking for his kindle, the ot For those of you who have not come across Tom Gauld before, you are in for a treat with this collection of literary-themed postcard set。 In here are 50 of some of his funniest bookish cartoons written with his very distinctive artworks and deadpan humour。 To give you a flavour of the quality of his work, have a look at his website andhttps://www。tomgauld。com/portfolio/https://www。instagram。com/tomgauld/I do have a couple of favourites in here, one of which is a guy looking for his kindle, the other is how a book lover packs for their holiday。I have been a fan of Tom Gauld for a while now, cutting out his cartoons from the Guardian Reviews and keeping them so to have some of the best in one collection is great。 There is only one problem with this though; it is a book that you will need to buy two of。 One to keep and one to send the fantastic postcards from to other book-loving friends。 I won't be passing any from this copy on, but some may be getting it as presents。 。。。more

Diana Prince

For a book of postcards, this was an incredibly entertaining read。 I'm so glad I picked up a copy at Small Press Expo - so much mail to follow! For a book of postcards, this was an incredibly entertaining read。 I'm so glad I picked up a copy at Small Press Expo - so much mail to follow! 。。。more

Ish Jones

This book is a collection of 50 post cards with humorous literary comic strips, some of which are extremely relatable。 The book is adorable and made me laugh quite a few times, my favourite post cards has to be the pig one and the Snow White one。 This would make a great gift to any book lover!! DISCLAIMER: This book was sent to me by the publisher, I did not request this book, all opinions are my own。