Reviews tagging 'Panic attacks/disorders'

Solutions and Other Problems by Allie Brosh

8 reviews

sarkenobi's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dysphoria, Panic attacks/disorders, and Mental illness

Moderate: Body horror, Cursing, Medical content, Drug use, Toxic friendship, and Grief

Minor: Suicide, Animal death, and Car accident

menomica's review against another edition

funny hopeful relaxing sad

God, I love Ally Brosh’s style of writing and comedy. It is so nonsensical and discombobulated yet perfectly so. I love how the book managed to talk about serious topics such as death and loneliness with an approachable cynical humor. This is the perfect companion book to Hyperbole & A Half

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, and Mental illness

Moderate: Suicide, Drug use, Dysphoria, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Animal death and Medical content

madmilliner's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful fast-paced

5.0

This is a book about immense tragedy,  and it's hilarious. It made me really uncomfortable while being an absolute vacation.  No idea how Allie does it, and she does it well.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Car accident, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Dysphoria, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Bullying, Cancer, Body horror, Chronic illness, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Grief, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Violence

emilyinherhead's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny sad medium-paced

4.5

If you know Allie Brosh, you know. Her art style is quirky and recognizable and perfectly suited to the stories she tells. This collection is very personal, and it swings back and forth between funny and incredibly sad—there were many parts that made me chuckle, but I flat-out sobbed through chapter 10.

Comparing this book to her previous one, Hyperbole and a Half, I'd say that this one has a darker undercurrent. Brosh has lived through some really tough years since Hyperbole was published, and it shows. I'm grateful to her for sharing these experiences—folks with depression and mental health struggles will definitely identify with some of the feelings she describes. (But again I will say: chapter 10 is a hard one, so if you're not in a solid place mentally, maybe wait and revisit that one when you're feeling more stable.)

The one small thing I didn't totally love was the way some of the chapters just seemed to... end. There was no feeling of conclusion, like Brosh wasn't quite sure what the point of the story was or what she wanted to say by sharing it.

But overall, I recommend this graphic memoir, especially if you're already a fan of Allie Brosh and her work. It's one I plan to treasure and revisit.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Mental illness

Moderate: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

caramiaculpa's review

emotional funny lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Car accident, Death, Grief, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Drug use

Minor: Suicide

cakrolik's review

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted sad fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death

Minor: Animal death, Drug use, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders

ldandridge's review

emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

5.0

I was so excited when I happened to see this on the shelf (at a grocery store of all places). It is definitely more serious in tone and overall content than Hyperbole and a Half. I really appreciate Allie Brosh’s candid and honest approach to writing/drawing about her mental health, and thought that this book was a beautiful sophomore release from her.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Mental illness

Moderate: Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Animal death, and Death

Minor: Suicide and Suicidal thoughts

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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