Psychology: The Comic Book Introduction

How it reads

Psychology: The Comic Book Introduction is narrative nonfiction (illustrated psychology primer, specifically), and its dominant mood is funny. The humour is the point, not garnish. The pace is moderate — neither a page-turner nor a slow burn — so it holds up whether you read it in long sittings or short ones.

It's set in several locations, in no single period, told through letters, documents or mixed forms. Its central concerns are identity, art and creativity and coming of age. In weight it's light and escapist — easy to fall into.

It stands alone, so there's nothing else you need to read first or after. The ending resolves happily. At 240 pages it's a quick read. It's moderately known: read by plenty of people, but not a household name.