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madamepincers's review
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
5.0
This book is incredibly funny, heart-wrenching, wonderful, unique, and bizarre. It really enjoyed it. I've seen many reviews saying offhandedly that "there's so much dark humour/passively depressing stuff that it's clear this author should get help" and like... yeah-- it's a perfect follow up to Brosh's musings on depression and anxiety and feeling out of place in Hyperbole and a Half. It explains a lot of context. It deals with extremely difficult topics (like her sister's death, her own very serious surgeries and almost bleeding to death from internal bleeding, etc).
It's hard to categorise it as funny or sad. It's both. It's overwhelmingly emotional and all over the place and brilliant.
It's hard to categorise it as funny or sad. It's both. It's overwhelmingly emotional and all over the place and brilliant.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Chronic illness, Suicide, Medical content, Mental illness, Death, and Grief
honeybeatslibrary's review
dark
emotional
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
This is a book of essays again from Allie Brosh. I would say this book is significantly less humorous than her first book, but she is dealing with a lot of personal trauma in this book. Yes there are funny moments in this book, don't get me wrong. My favorite essay is Cat. That is not actually a shock if you know me, and honestly it perfectly described living with a cat, and cat's funny attachments with toys. But the chapter on the intense trauma Allie experienced with her health, the death of her sister, her divorce, etc were heartbreaking, but so beautifully written and honestly brilliantly illustrated. I really enjoyed this book, it was an interesting read.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Chronic illness, Death, and Mental illness
readingpenguin's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
3.75
For fans of Hyperbole and a Half comes this better late than never follow up, with seven years of thoughtful and random musings.
Some themes include:
Childhood memories
Mental health
Death and grief
Serious health issues
Starting over and dealing with life changes
Pets and animals
Perhaps not as funny as Brosh's first book, but still worth a read for fans of comic style memoirs and musings. As my list of themes probably reveals, there are some serious and deeply emotional things being grappled with on these pages, and I found those pieces raw, intimate, and touching to read. If that's not your thing, not to worry, plenty of pages also did make me smile and one story in particular had me in stitches. I didn't blow my mind, but I do confidently recommend it anyway.
Some themes include:
Childhood memories
Mental health
Death and grief
Serious health issues
Starting over and dealing with life changes
Pets and animals
Perhaps not as funny as Brosh's first book, but still worth a read for fans of comic style memoirs and musings. As my list of themes probably reveals, there are some serious and deeply emotional things being grappled with on these pages, and I found those pieces raw, intimate, and touching to read. If that's not your thing, not to worry, plenty of pages also did make me smile and one story in particular had me in stitches. I didn't blow my mind, but I do confidently recommend it anyway.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal death, Chronic illness, Death, Drug use, Grief, and Mental illness
babayagaofficial's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.75
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.
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