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My Jeans Fit Well & The Ice-Cream Didn’t Melt (The Illustrated Life of a Goofy Writer) by Manali Desai is a quirky book. Yes, there’s no other way to describe it. It is quirky (like the book’s title, which is actually what drew me), funny, crazy, hilarious, weird — all the aforementioned and yet still a relatable read.
The graphic book reflects Manali’s joy in the trivial mundanity of life. It also embodies a reflective tone wherein Manali muses about the things she sees around her, tries to make sense of others, and delves into topics that we often chalk up to ‘regular life’.
I found myself pausing, at times, nodding at others, to say, “Yep! Sounds relatable.”
Manali reminds us that happiness is not something we chase. It is something that we discover in everyday life, everyday things. Joy is not only an emotion. It’s a state of being. Joy does not need any grand gestures or planning. Joy can be found in almost everything, provided we open our hearts to seek it out.
This is a book about the simple pleasures of life. Manali does not gloss over details, sugar-coat truths. No, she says it like she feels it, and that’s something I admire. This book has a collection of almost 150+ simple joys, illustrated to enhance the reading pleasure.
