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4.26 AVERAGE
4.26 AVERAGE
I was dying to read this since I discovered her work last year. It is amazing how she can make you laugh and also cry within a couple of pages. Her style is unique and she is so brutally honest that you cannot help but like her. I most rejoice in the chapters about animals, more concretely DOGS, and also in her childhood stories. Definitely one of my favourite authors.
What a throwback. I haven’t read anything by Allie Brosh since she stopped blogging in…2011?
This was just as existential and funny and unique as the blog was. I’m glad I picked it up!
This was just as existential and funny and unique as the blog was. I’m glad I picked it up!
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
Allie graphics are so unique and I love how I wanted to full on howl with laugh throughout the book. She keeps you enraptured and has such a unique way of storytelling.
dark
emotional
funny
lighthearted
sad
slow-paced
Content Warnings
Moderate: Mental illness, Suicide, Suicide attempt
This was a quick & fun way of diving into 2021 reading. Allie Brosh's iconically simple and often unhinged drawings made me consistently laugh out loud.
I thought the beginning was interesting, but unfortunately, I lost interest halfway through.
Oh, Allie. Is there anyone else the internet so uniformly wants to just be okay? To just be happy? I hope you're okay. I get the sense from this book that you're not, entirely, and I don't want to pressure you or anything, so just keep being you and trying and I hope things get better and the things you want to happen go well for you. You've been through a lot of shit, and that sucks and it isn't fair. You bring happiness and joy and a feeling of being seen to a lot of people all over the world. Several of your stories made me laugh until my stomach hurt, which is a feeling I got a lot when I was younger and is much rarer now, so thank you.
The only reason this is 4 stars rather than 5 is that some of the chapters seemed to just end with no conclusion or segue into the next. And if that's a comment on the absurdity of existence and the lack of answers in life, then it perhaps didn't work for me as much as it could have. I suspect that may have something to do with not test driving half the material on a blog post first and curating from there.
The only reason this is 4 stars rather than 5 is that some of the chapters seemed to just end with no conclusion or segue into the next. And if that's a comment on the absurdity of existence and the lack of answers in life, then it perhaps didn't work for me as much as it could have. I suspect that may have something to do with not test driving half the material on a blog post first and curating from there.
Loved every minute reading this hysterical ride of a book. Existential, bizarre and the drawings just bring it all to life.
Allie Brosh returns at one of the most challenging times of my life with the perfect blend of dark humor, ugly truths, and the feeling of connecting with a dear friend. I have been a fan of Allie for quite some time and to get this book after so long was truly rewarding.
This is the second book by Allie Brosh. Both deal with very heavy topics, but this one felt especially heavy to me. There’s a part in Hyperbole and a Half where she sees a grape (I think) under the fridge, and that whole part of the book I FULLY identified with. This book had different lenses of that moment, but felt more personal to the author as well. The last chapter is the absolute best though, and I’m still working on that myself.