Some Kind of Ride: Stories & Drawings For Making Sense of It All

by Brian Andreas

Some Kind of Ride, Brian's second hardcover release, is a beautiful collection of stories filled with laughter & a quirky mix of dark & light. The colorful artwork leaps off the page while the stories bring you right to the heart of how it feels to be alive today.

Genres: Poetry, Short Stories, Fiction, Art

80 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 2006

About the author

Brian Andreas is the pen name of Kai Andreas Skye, the internationally recognized American writer and artist known for his simple short stories of 50 to 100 words.

He's published 13 books incorporating his signature work of pen and ink drawings, and gouache watercolors with original hand-written stories.

In 1994, Andreas founded StoryPeople, to distribute his work worldwide. In 2016, he signed an exclusive arrangement to distribute his new writing and artwork with Flying Edna. That continues to be the case today.

In 2016, Andreas legally changed his name to Kai Andreas Skye. He continues to use the pen name Brian Andreas in his published work.

Reviews

[Cheryl · Rating 5 out of 5]

I found this while I was home in Boston, and my mom and I were killing time before seeing Mamma Mia (the movie, sing along version) in one of those really old fantastic antique movie theaters with velvet seating and cool architecture... I love this artist and treasure his little stories about life and hadn't seen anything by him in a long time so this was a great surprise. It is a simple little philosophical book with drawings, and all I can say is that one of his readers once wrote the author and told him that he had been sleepwalking through life and his art and stories reminded him of being alive again. It does that for me too, when I am tired and weary and disappointed. I have a print of his framed that says, "She cried at least once every day, not because she was sad, but because the world was so beautiful, and life was so short." And isn't it?

[Ashlee · Rating 5 out of 5]

Brian Andreas' books never fail to enchant me. It's almost impossible to explain his books to someone who has never read them - the best I can say is that they're kind of inspirational picture books for adults. The pages are filled with (admittedly) bizarre drawings and what he calls "stories"; but they're never more than a few lines. Little thoughts and snippets that seem to summarize a bigger conversation. They always rejuvenate my hope and delight and wonderment with life in general.

[Cathy · Rating 3 out of 5]

The title here on Goodreads is a prime example of why I only gave this book 3 stars. Sence? The content is pretty good and unusual, and the art is unique and pleasing. But the execution was a little sloppy for such a short and otherwise carefully planned book, with grammatical errors spoiling it somewhat for me. It could have been exceptional and instead leaves me feeling the difference.

[Ash · Rating 4 out of 5]

So unique! My husband and I read the poems aloud and discussed what the illustrations meant to us. Very interesting, deep, and delightful book.

[Madhusree · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a neat little big.. it's meant to be dipped into regularly.

[Michelle Erins · Rating 5 out of 5]

My favorite artist of all time.

[Hannah Jane · Rating 5 out of 5]

Favorites:

"Remember to use positive affirmations. I am not a dork is not one of them."

"things have been going so well that she's taking an anxiety break to keep centered."

"missing a perfectly good day because she's sure that she should be anxious about something"

[Julie-Ann · Rating 4 out of 5]

Though of course I loved it because I love *all* of Brain Andreas's beautiful books... I didn't feel quite as connected to this one as I have to some of the others. hence the 4 instead of 5 stars.

[Susan · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a collection of Brian's witty sayings along with his storypeople drawings. Check out his website at www.storypeople.com

[Jacqueline Cocklin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Love it!

[Reader · Rating 5 out of 5]

Absolutely gorgeous book. Love the juxtaposition of black & white and color illustrations. Beautifully produced, sweetly whimsical, and packed with wisdom delivered with a lovely sense of humor.