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4.26 AVERAGE
4.26 AVERAGE
Still extremely funny, but maybe a little too brutally honest about the pointlessness of human behavior.
It went from hilarious to nihilistic. Appropriate for high schoolers, perhaps.
I don’t think anything can ever top the original blog by Allie Brosh but this was a great follow up, and yes it made me feel “all the things”. It was funny, it was relatable and it was above all bitter sweet.
I think books dealing with tragedy and death were a theme for me in 2020. Reaching a point where life’s impermanence hits happens to us all, and Brosh’s chapters detailing the personal losses and changes she experienced after her original collection were in keeping with that unintentional theme. And yes I cried reading this, in the same way I cried reading her chapters about depression years ago. I laughed but died inside when she described adulting years ago, but now I’m laughing and cringing at her realizing it real is never ending, because that’s what Brosh does best: writes the human experience. The universe doesn’t owe you good things, so enjoy them while they’re there. The universe won’t stop the bad from constantly happening when you reach a point on some imaginary “this sucks” scale. Yet we laugh, we try, and we eventually decide that we are not perfect but willing to keep going through life anyway.
I think books dealing with tragedy and death were a theme for me in 2020. Reaching a point where life’s impermanence hits happens to us all, and Brosh’s chapters detailing the personal losses and changes she experienced after her original collection were in keeping with that unintentional theme. And yes I cried reading this, in the same way I cried reading her chapters about depression years ago. I laughed but died inside when she described adulting years ago, but now I’m laughing and cringing at her realizing it real is never ending, because that’s what Brosh does best: writes the human experience. The universe doesn’t owe you good things, so enjoy them while they’re there. The universe won’t stop the bad from constantly happening when you reach a point on some imaginary “this sucks” scale. Yet we laugh, we try, and we eventually decide that we are not perfect but willing to keep going through life anyway.
Do not play "throw-and-find" with this book. It's really rather heavy. And weighty. Because in the humor is a lot of pain, and in the physical sense it could probably give an unsuspecting person a concussion.
Otherwise, buy this book. Read it. Then read it again. Maybe use it as a doorstop in an emergency. But afterwards, dust it off and put it in a place of honor because it's just that important.
Otherwise, buy this book. Read it. Then read it again. Maybe use it as a doorstop in an emergency. But afterwards, dust it off and put it in a place of honor because it's just that important.
I laughed, I cried. Everything I could want and more.
Good read. Lots of laughs. Some tears. Laughing makes tears hurt more? Or less? I have a lot of feelings about this book, and I want to share it with everyone I know. I also don't know how to describe how I feel right now, just out of my first read through. It was so good. I feel like an emotional wreck.
Thanks Allie, I love it. I hope there's more to come.
Thanks Allie, I love it. I hope there's more to come.
"When you can explain things to people who are willing to listen to you explain them, it is extremely difficult to resist fully and brutally explaining them. It feels good to explain them - like maybe you're getting somewhere. Like maybe, if you can just...really explain them, the experiences will realize you're catching on and stop bothering you."
"I don't believe in karma, but I believe there are things that can happen that very specifically force you to understand what an asshole you were."
"I don't believe in karma, but I believe there are things that can happen that very specifically force you to understand what an asshole you were."
This book is as devastating as it is funny. Startlingly hysterical, deeply moving and human. Way to go, Allie.
I started reading Allie Brosh's comics online in college. She was very relatable when drawing and writing about life and very creative and hilarious when telling other stories. This book is no different and is full of great advice. Her charm remains the same but there's growth in her voice. I'm sorry she's had several rough experiences and I'm thankful she feels that we deserve her wisdom.
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Content Warnings
Graphic: Medical content, Grief
Moderate: Cancer, Death, Car accident