Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

Solutions and Other Problems by Allie Brosh

72 reviews

madamepincers's review against another edition

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.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Suicide, Medical content, Mental illness, Death, and Grief

rocketsaurus's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny inspiring sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Suicide, Mental illness, and Medical content

readandfindout's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective

4.25

Art: 4 stars
Style/writing: 5 stars
Themes: 4.5 stars
Knowledge/content: 3.5 stars

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Suicidal thoughts

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

acarter's review against another edition

dark hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad fast-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Death and Suicide

caseythereader's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny lighthearted reflective sad fast-paced

4.0

 📚 I've so missed Brosh's ability to draw out the absurd in everyday, mundane situations.
📚 Her drawings are just as goofy and giggle-inducing as ever.
📚 She's also able to turn on a dime and transform a silly childhood anecdote into an exploration of mortality and love.
📚 Unfortunately, a lot of the chapters seemed to tail off with no real conclusions, I felt like a lot of them needed one more page to wrap up the thought. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Grief, Medical content, Mental illness, and Suicide

ldandridge's review against another edition

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

mroth's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Suicide, Animal death, and Death

maryellen's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Suicide and Death

blueiris315's review against another edition

dark emotional funny sad fast-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Suicide

Moderate: Death and Grief

hamohero's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use

Minor: Suicide and Animal death