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4.26 AVERAGE
4.26 AVERAGE
Nobody does it like Allie Brosh. The humor, mixed with the insight into grief, loneliness, depression, and life in general, is just astonishing. I laughed out loud a couple times (and all the way through the “Bananas” chapter.) I cried all the way through the “Losing” chapter. Weaving those highs and lows together is such a talent of hers. Sharing as much as she’s shared in this book, and making it so heartwrenchingly relatable, made this so worth the wait.
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
sad
medium-paced
"...trying really hard when you don't know what you're doing just happens to be the exact recipe for acting like a fuckin' weirdo" - way too real
Quite possibly the saddest funny book I've read, the funniest sad book, or both.
At times I was laughing out loud for pages in a row, and at times I was almost uncomfortable reading, as I got the sense that Brosh's pain and trauma were being dished up for my consumption, and that maybe they shouldn't be.
The comics were fantastic at conveying emotion, and the whole thing felt very raw. I was surprised the ending about loneliness (a theme throughout) was such a downer, but it certainly felt real and Brosh was pulling zero punches.
At times I was laughing out loud for pages in a row, and at times I was almost uncomfortable reading, as I got the sense that Brosh's pain and trauma were being dished up for my consumption, and that maybe they shouldn't be.
The comics were fantastic at conveying emotion, and the whole thing felt very raw. I was surprised the ending about loneliness (a theme throughout) was such a downer, but it certainly felt real and Brosh was pulling zero punches.
funny
reflective
sad
medium-paced
I laughed so hard at sections of this book that I was crying. She is really something.
emotional
funny
reflective
fast-paced
(3.5) Like in her first book, [b:Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened|17571564|Hyperbole and a Half Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened|Allie Brosh|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1409522492l/17571564._SY75_.jpg|24510592], Brosh does amazingly evocative and hilarious things with very simple illustrations--my favorite being animals and herself.
This is a hefty follow-up and while there are many funny and poignant parts, she didn't dive into the biggest events of the past seven years--her sister dying (suicide?) and her divorce--and it felt really disingenuous because she is so honest and forthcoming in every other respect. Still, I adored the chapters and stories about dogs and her new cat.
This is a hefty follow-up and while there are many funny and poignant parts, she didn't dive into the biggest events of the past seven years--her sister dying (suicide?) and her divorce--and it felt really disingenuous because she is so honest and forthcoming in every other respect. Still, I adored the chapters and stories about dogs and her new cat.