Monday, February 9, 2026

REVIEW: Woe: A Housecat's Story of Despair (graphic novel) by Lucy Knisley

Woe: A Housecat's Story of Despair is Knisley's collection of humorous (mostly) cartoons about her cat. I bought my copy new.

Review:

This full-color collection focuses on Knisley's fluffy orange cat, Linney. The vast majority of these comics are humorous, but be warned that this does go, a little, into Linney's eventual death. It was pictured as peaceful, and Linney was herself throughout, but it still made my chest tight. My own cat is about 15 years old, so...yeah. I could see myself rereading this at some point in the future (hopefully still several years from now) and sobbing my eyes out.

I loved the way Knisley drew Linney. Linney's facial expressions and the way her overall shape morphed were perfect - she had a ton of personality to her as she interacted with Knisley, her family, and Flora the dog. 

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