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bridgetdeveney's review
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
Graphic: Death
astralbooks's review
funny
sad
fast-paced
5.0
Graphic: Death
racheloddment's review
funny
lighthearted
sad
fast-paced
5.0
Graphic: Mental illness and Grief
Moderate: Death
coffinfinite's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
sad
fast-paced
5.0
I loved the original Hyperbole and a Half, so when I learned Brosh had a new book out buying it was a no-brainer. I recall laughing hysterically through most of HAAH, and went into Solutions and Other Problems expecting more of the same. What I encountered instead was something far more thoughtful and emotionally complex. Brosh perfectly captures the absurdity and tragedy of being alive, her illustrations (all 1,678 of them) each being worth a thousand words. Her tales of trying to befriend a sardine, of coping with a neighbour mysteriously hammering before 8am, and of experiencing profound loneliness, are all witty and poignant. Despite being eternally self deprecating, Brosh comes off as an incredibly likeable human being. She shares the stories of her life with an intimacy that makes it feel like she is confiding exclusively in you.
Moderate: Death, Mental illness, Medical content, Grief, and Medical trauma
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.
Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Mental illness, Suicide, Medical content, and Grief
sebrittainclark's review
emotional
funny
sad
fast-paced
4.0
Moderate: Death and Mental illness
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.
Moderate: Chronic illness, Death, and Mental illness
kfox's review
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.25
Moderate: Death
sensiblesidekick's review
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
sad
fast-paced
4.5
Both hilarious and sucker punches you in the face with emotions. You would think seemingly haphazard art style and intermittent text wouldn't work but man does it work.
Minor: Death
beccacello's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
fast-paced
4.5
Moderate: Death
Minor: Animal death