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Solutions and Other Problems by Allie Brosh

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As funny as it is heart-wrenching. Allie Brosh, like Jenny Lawson, is an amazingly brave woman. In a world that still does not see mental illness as legitimate, she bares her soul in the form of intentionally crude cartoons.

This book is amazing. I laughed, I cried, I shook my head in awe. You should totally read it.

duchess's review against another edition

5.0

YOU GUYS.

I read this in one go yesterday after I had let it sit in my house for a few weeks as I had preordered a copy for myself but I had library books to go through first. After 7 whole ass years, I genuinely didn't know if Allie Brosh would come back again but I am so incredibly thrilled that she decided to resurface in (of all years) 2020.

The amount of existential despair, fear and genuine suffering she has gone through and expresses in this book is very appropriate for the year that we have had, and I'm so glad that we have someone like Allie to help us get through it with a bit of humour. I laughed so hard at a ton of her stories (I'm still not over the knitting pirate one), but the Serious Part is a Very Intense experience.

The only let down for me personally is that her art in this book won't become iconic memes like her earlier blog posts purely because they're only available in this printed format. So much of what's in here is gold.

sarah_elsewhere's review against another edition

4.0

Some stories had me laughing until I cried, but overall this is some heavy stuff. Life isn't fair, but we keep going. Love how expressive and dynamic the art is.

jbkrich's review against another edition

4.25

emotional funny sad fast-paced

erikanderson333's review against another edition

4.0

I think Solutions and Other Problems is the perfect return for an author who disappeared off the face of the Earth for seven years. It maintains the signature brand of humor while also intimately sharing the personal struggles surrounding the hiatus. It reminds us that we're all human.

n_g_reader's review against another edition

4.0

This book made me laugh so hard and then it made me think. Like what every good book should do. It was longer than I thought it would be, but very enjoyable to read!