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4.26 AVERAGE
4.26 AVERAGE
A lot of the same as her other book. Relatable irrationality. Hilarious shenanigans and such raw self awareness and painful vulnerability.
I enjoyed stealing another peak into her head through this book.
I enjoyed stealing another peak into her head through this book.
This book is just what I needed to read at the end of 2020.
A book about grief and the impossibility of processing grief. It’s also about depression and the ways that depression messes with one’s head. It’s about feeling out of control and struggling to explain what it feels Ike to be grieving and depressed and out of control.
I feel a bit bad for writing a negative review for this book given everything the author is struggling through, but enough other people seem to have enjoyed this that I might as well leave my honest thoughts about this one. To be honest, I just didn’t like it. I don’t think it works—it doesn’t have a strong sense of what it wants to achieve, and as hard as it tries, it can’t overcome that.
The publisher classified this as a humor book, but there’s not much comedy. It’s dark in a way that seems like it’s trying for black comedy but it doesn’t really get there—at least not for me.
This book feels like it wasn’t quite finished. I read a couple other reviews who mentioned the author’s personal struggles—many of which are alluded to in these comics—and a couple people mentioned reports that she had difficulty finishing this book, and unfortunately I think that both of these come across in the finished book.
The stories are often meandering—like the author is struggling to find a reason for including these anecdotes without expecting them to add up to anything. At times, it feels like the book was being written in real time—without enough time to cope with the trauma or at least to offer some perspective. There’s a deep feeling of nihilism in this book that I struggled with while I was reading it.
At times, reading this book felt like watching someone going through a crisis and not being able to reach out and be present for them.
Mostly it’s just kind of sad. Not a fun read.
Note: the book contains a couple of slurs that shouldn’t have made it to print and a chapter about drug use that may be upsetting to some readers.
I feel a bit bad for writing a negative review for this book given everything the author is struggling through, but enough other people seem to have enjoyed this that I might as well leave my honest thoughts about this one. To be honest, I just didn’t like it. I don’t think it works—it doesn’t have a strong sense of what it wants to achieve, and as hard as it tries, it can’t overcome that.
The publisher classified this as a humor book, but there’s not much comedy. It’s dark in a way that seems like it’s trying for black comedy but it doesn’t really get there—at least not for me.
This book feels like it wasn’t quite finished. I read a couple other reviews who mentioned the author’s personal struggles—many of which are alluded to in these comics—and a couple people mentioned reports that she had difficulty finishing this book, and unfortunately I think that both of these come across in the finished book.
The stories are often meandering—like the author is struggling to find a reason for including these anecdotes without expecting them to add up to anything. At times, it feels like the book was being written in real time—without enough time to cope with the trauma or at least to offer some perspective. There’s a deep feeling of nihilism in this book that I struggled with while I was reading it.
At times, reading this book felt like watching someone going through a crisis and not being able to reach out and be present for them.
Mostly it’s just kind of sad. Not a fun read.
Note: the book contains a couple of slurs that shouldn’t have made it to print and a chapter about drug use that may be upsetting to some readers.
it made me laugh out loud. i love it so much. thank you allie brosh for your ingenuity and awareness of the world and drawings and humor and books and vulnerability. we need more of you in this world.
emotional
funny
fast-paced
This was a beautiful, heartrending and heartwarming read. Absolutely worth the long wait.
How does Allie Brosh write about things that are small and insignificant and yet eternally present, and make them funny and engaging and wildly human? No idea. You'll have to ask someone else. Loved this book ALOT.
OOF.
I have thought about Allie Brosh about once a year since her last book came out, and check her website to see if there was an update, or if she was on social media, or if she was the same person who co-wrote "My Crazy Ex-Girlfriend". I read that her sister died. I hoped good things for her and her dumb dogs.
This book peels back what happened in between then and now. Some was funny. A lot was really sad. It reminded me of that Tig Notaro sketch about getting diagnosed with cancer (HAHAHA, but actually pretty funny).
I would not recommend as a lighthearted book, but it is really good.
I have thought about Allie Brosh about once a year since her last book came out, and check her website to see if there was an update, or if she was on social media, or if she was the same person who co-wrote "My Crazy Ex-Girlfriend". I read that her sister died. I hoped good things for her and her dumb dogs.
This book peels back what happened in between then and now. Some was funny. A lot was really sad. It reminded me of that Tig Notaro sketch about getting diagnosed with cancer (HAHAHA, but actually pretty funny).
I would not recommend as a lighthearted book, but it is really good.
“Death can take away your friends and pets, but it can't take away the weird shit they did.”
This book was a bit more on the serious side compared to the last and talks about heavier topics. While the last book was about her depression and how she overcame it, this one leaned towards death (of her sister and her dogs) and utter loneliness. I felt this was less humorous than the last and had more raw reflections of how she felt about her past self. There were quite some quirks and weird incidents she happened to involve herself in, and it was hilarious but had deep underlying meanings. I love how Allie Brosh dissects heavy topics and puts them in an easy-to-understand and relatable way while not disrespecting the severity of the situation itself. The illustrations are brilliant. I had the same problem with this book as the last, the chronology is indecipherable. I usually don't read graphic novels, but I enjoyed both of Allie Brosh's books a lot. It really does take the stress off you and makes you think that whatever happens, you'll probably turn out fine in the end.
“Sometimes all you can really do is keep moving and hope you end up somewhere that makes sense.”
This book was a bit more on the serious side compared to the last and talks about heavier topics. While the last book was about her depression and how she overcame it, this one leaned towards death (of her sister and her dogs) and utter loneliness. I felt this was less humorous than the last and had more raw reflections of how she felt about her past self. There were quite some quirks and weird incidents she happened to involve herself in, and it was hilarious but had deep underlying meanings. I love how Allie Brosh dissects heavy topics and puts them in an easy-to-understand and relatable way while not disrespecting the severity of the situation itself. The illustrations are brilliant. I had the same problem with this book as the last, the chronology is indecipherable. I usually don't read graphic novels, but I enjoyed both of Allie Brosh's books a lot. It really does take the stress off you and makes you think that whatever happens, you'll probably turn out fine in the end.
“Sometimes all you can really do is keep moving and hope you end up somewhere that makes sense.”