SUIT YOUR SELFIE: A PEARLS BEFORE SWINE COLLECTION - Stephan T. Pastis

Long a Pearls Before Swine fan (love Rat, Goat, Pig, Zebra, and the befuddled Crocodiles, especially when any of them interact with author Pastis's hand-drawn version of himself!), it was with eager anticipation that I started this super-sized (176 pages) collection of the sarcastic, punny, even quite witty comic (even politically aware) strip.  That said, as opposed to trying to breeze through the book in one marathon run - like ice cream, sometimes too much a good thing for me - Suit Your Selfie is the kind of collection you want to keep by your bedside, every night forgetting the more negative events of the day before going to bed by laughing (often out loud) at Rat's snarkasm, Pig's naivete, or the never-ending battle of Mr. Crocodile to catch and eat Mr. "Zeeba".  Like visiting old friends again, even the less-funny entries here will keep you entertained between the punches of laugh-out loud liberally interspersed throughout, and any fan of the original strip will be happily reminded, over and over, of the artwork, characterizations and humorous cynicism that made you a fan in the first place.  4/5 stars

Note: I received a free ARC of this title via NetGalley and the publisher, in exchange for an honest review.