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4.26 AVERAGE
4.26 AVERAGE
Brosh is amazingly able to create a book that is both laugh out loud hilarious and heartbreakingly sad. Just like her first, this second book of illustrated essays checks all feels.
The opposite of good talk in almost every way yet so so good lol. The drawing is kind of unhinged but accurate and expressive. It tells me exactly how to feel about the pace, the feelings, or the joke. I love thé little animal gestures. Super interested in the text image format, feeling inspired to be less “structured” with panels and text: image ratio.
The middle of the book with the drawings of her sister were insanely poignant, in classic Allie Brody style. She just has a way of capturing personality and feeling that I’m feeling so inspired by!!!
The middle of the book with the drawings of her sister were insanely poignant, in classic Allie Brody style. She just has a way of capturing personality and feeling that I’m feeling so inspired by!!!
The nihilism wasn’t for me but I thought it was very funny
fast-paced
It felt a bit more uneven than Hyberbole and a Half. Some stories didn’t do much for me, while others offered the trippy Brosh perspectives I cherish.
So many of these stories made me laugh but it just wasn’t as good as Hyperbole and a Half
This is pretty hard to read and honestly, thankfully, I'm not really in a place in my life where I can relate to any of it. It isn't bad, that's a harsh critique of this book, clearly more effort was put into the art, the stories, the tone, the general structure of this book compared to the first but it just wasn't enjoyable. I genuinely hope Allie Brosh is happy in her life now or that things are on the upward slope overall but I don't think I'll be eagerly awaiting any other material from her.
If half stars were available I would give this 3.5 stars. While there were some stories that were quite humorous or poignant there were also some that felt overly meandering and unclear.
More serious than her first book, Allie Brosh nails the tragicomic nature of trauma, mental health issues, and not being "normal."
Ouch.
This is an excellent book, but it reflects the way trauma changes one's world and the struggle it takes to sort through your past to find points of strength, things to accept within yourself, and literally how to make friends with yourself again. I can't say my life has been like the author's, but there were a lot of points that felt painfully familiar in this, making me feel kind of exposed and sad for a while.
Fortunately, the book releases you back to the world with a more positive note, but it was a rough read in parts.
Recommended if you liked the first book but have been banged around a bit yourself since the first book came out. I think the whole world's been banged around a bit, actually. So you probably fit the bill.
Ouch.
This is an excellent book, but it reflects the way trauma changes one's world and the struggle it takes to sort through your past to find points of strength, things to accept within yourself, and literally how to make friends with yourself again. I can't say my life has been like the author's, but there were a lot of points that felt painfully familiar in this, making me feel kind of exposed and sad for a while.
Fortunately, the book releases you back to the world with a more positive note, but it was a rough read in parts.
Recommended if you liked the first book but have been banged around a bit yourself since the first book came out. I think the whole world's been banged around a bit, actually. So you probably fit the bill.