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Solutions and Other Problems by Allie Brosh

18 reviews

serminerva's review

dark emotional funny fast-paced

5.0

GUESS WHAT, MY GUY? you dont get to pick bananas anymore

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, and Drug use

lee_marie's review

emotional funny hopeful inspiring fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death and Cancer

nemaria's review

emotional funny reflective slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal death, Cancer, Death, Drug use, Grief, Medical content, and Mental illness

nytephoenyx's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful sad fast-paced

4.5

This book was, for my sense of humor, very funny and absolutely worth the wait.

In fact, it was JUST the thing I needed in 2020 when, I think we can all agree, the world is going to hell in a hand basket and if you think something is bad it could ALWAYS be worse. I needed this book because I really needed to laugh myself to tears, to not being able to turn the page until I took ten deep breaths. SOLUTIONS AND OTHER PROBLEMS provided exactly that release.

This book is absurd, weird, funny, and absolutely consistent with Allie's brand. The art is true to style, there are some short pieces and some long pieces, some heavy pieces and some ridiculous pieces. If you like her blog or liked her first book, you are absolutely going to love her second book. If you're not sure if you like her art or if her sense of humor is compatible with yours, I'd recommend checking out the preview story "Richard" on her blog hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com. If it's not amusing in anyway, this book is probably not for you.

But, if it is... this book will make you laugh, make you cry, and make you remember that there's some good in this world worth fighting for.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer and Grief

Minor: Animal death and Death

kayciedoom's review

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

I've been a fan of Allie Brosh since her Blogspot days, and I'm thrilled to see her come out with a new book, which continues to be funny, insightful, sad sometimes disturbing, and deeply personal and relatable. Her drawings have improved a lot, becoming more and more expressive and appealing. Her dog stories are my favorite. Overall, a great read that made me laugh out loud, and feel feelings I didn't know I had.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug use, Grief, Cursing, and Death

Minor: Medical content and Cancer

babayagaofficial's review

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Chronic illness, Drug use, Excrement, Grief, and Mental illness

Moderate: Death, Medical content, Mental illness, and Suicide

Minor: Cancer, Chronic illness, and Medical trauma

There’s also a mention of people suspecting pedophilia in one situation, but no pedophilia is actually taking place.

ianders's review

funny hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

After years of hearing nothing about her, Allie Brosh comes back and blindside me with a new book that is just as funny, relatable and meaningful as the first.

She still has the ability to make me laugh out loud and then cry in the span of a minute and a few pages.

Her illustrated anecdotes still makes dealing with the absurdity of life and existential dread a little less wearying.

Definitely recommend especially to fellow lonesome weirdos who need a reminder that the first friend you gotta make and appreciate is yourself. In spite of everything.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Animal death, Death, Grief, Drug use, and Cancer

rachaelbunny's review

emotional funny medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Drug use, Excrement, Grief, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Cancer, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

Minor: Animal death

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