The Roommate Book: Sharing Lives and Slapping Fives - Softcover

Simpson, Becky Murphy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1449470904 ISBN 13: 9781449470906

Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing, 2016

Synopsis

In The Roommate Book, which is filled with whimsical drawings and quizzes, author/illustrator and expert roommate Becky Simpson uses her optimism and sense of humor to highlight the advantages of having a roommate and how best to enjoy these shared years of modular furniture, crockpot meals, and binge-watching Netflix. For high school graduates going off to college and new adults leaving college, this book is essential.

The Roommate Book is all about celebrating this short season of life. It’s the time between parental curfews and settling down with a significant other. It is for the single and proud, silly and crafty, witty and thrifty. It’s a non-serious look at how to live with a friend (or total stranger). Nuggets of wisdom are included, but so are comical pie charts, hypotheticals, illustrations, and brief essays. This book invites passersby to thumb through and stay a while.

Meet your roommate:  The Random, The BFF, The Bra-less & Lawless, The "I've never actually seen my roommate," The "We get along but we're not really friends," The Enemy, The Frenemy, The Platonic Opposite Sex, or The Faux Partner.  Use the "Should I Live with This Person" flow chart to help you choose. 

This fun and functional book also includes:  The "Should I eat this without asking?" flow chart, the top 10 reasons it's awesome to have a roommate, the pet peeve awareness illustrated guide, the Eisenhower matrix for chores (important, urgent, not important, not urgent), the guide to creating nicknames, party and prank ideas, and so much more!

About this title

About the Author:

Becky Simpson is an illustrator and graphic designer based out of Austin, Texas. She grew up in small-town Iowa, honed her craft at Iowa State, then, like a bird, moved south. Becky has had 19 roommates and has liked every single one of them. Her first book, I’d Rather Be Short was published in 2013. She’ll high five if provoked, but don’t make her jump to reach it. Visit Becky online at www.beckymsimpson.com.

About this edition

• Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1449470904
• ISBN 13: 9781449470906
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 160