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Furiously Happy: A Funny Book about Horrible Things by Jenny Lawson

3 reviews

kiwichill's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

4.0

The audiobook adds to the experience of reading this book as Jenny narrates it herself.  As someone who also suffers anxiety and depression,  and chronic health issues,  I found her book very relatable.   I laughed till I cried several times 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Chronic illness, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Self harm

Minor: Classism, Excrement, Animal death, Blood, Cursing, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Drug use, Stalking, Colonisation, Alcohol, Cannibalism, and Addiction

greatexpectations77's review against another edition

funny lighthearted reflective fast-paced

3.0

Jenny Lawson's writing has very similar energy to Mindy Kaling's, in the way that they're kooky and kind of unconcerned with social issues. There was a time that this would have been more appealing to me. I also don't love the "I'm too kooky for my husband and I just make him pinch the bridge of his nose all the time waah-waah." Maybe it's not just my thing anymore to find fun in constantly miscommunicating with your partner. Also does she drink kind of heavily?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Animal death, Self harm, Chronic illness, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Drug use, Grief, Suicide attempt, Blood, Fatphobia, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical content

Minor: Stalking

qrschulte's review against another edition

funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing fast-paced

5.0

If you’ve ever wondered what a friend or loved one might be experiencing when they go through bouts of depression and/or anxiety, look no further than this book. Lawson describes what it feels like to live with both of these conditions in such a funny and relatable way. The audiobook is perfection. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Self harm, Animal death, Cursing, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcohol

Minor: Addiction, Chronic illness, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, and Eating disorder