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Jenny Lawson is seriously my spirit animal. Almost everything she talked about in this book, minus the taxidermy, I could completely relate to.
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Audiobook. I had so much fun listening to this book. Taxidermy and mental illness are a winning combination.
I wanted to love this book, but I just didn't. I was all for it with the first few chapters about everyone being their own closeted weirdo. But as the book dragged on, I mean went on, my interest waned. I think there is too much focus on random crazy moments for the LOLs, and not enough serious exploration of mental illness. Jenny Lawson's writing style might do better on the Internet where stream of consciousness omg wtf this crazy thing happened to me episodes are the bread and butter, but bound in a book it didn't work as well. Almost every chapter follows the same formula: you won't believe this crazy thing I did or said—lather, rinse, and repeat.
Her relationship with her husband genuinely confused me. I wasn't sure if it was due to exaggeration in service of humor or if these interactions happened exactly as she was telling them. Save for the taxidermied bear chapter, I wasn't feeling the love between them. Lawson's husband just seems exceedingly annoyed with her for most of the book, and granted she does some strange things like using her taxidermied raccoon to scare people during her husband's conference calls but I don't think that warrants constant derision.
Beyond that, this book just didn't work for me. I wanted more vulnerability on the mental illness front and less quirky stories. Frankly, most of the wild stories felt like filler. I am glad that Jenny Lawson and her books are generating more awareness on mental illness making it a topic of discussion instead of shoved away in shame. Ultimately, this book was loved by many but unfortunately wasn't a good match for me.
Her relationship with her husband genuinely confused me. I wasn't sure if it was due to exaggeration in service of humor or if these interactions happened exactly as she was telling them. Save for the taxidermied bear chapter, I wasn't feeling the love between them. Lawson's husband just seems exceedingly annoyed with her for most of the book, and granted she does some strange things like using her taxidermied raccoon to scare people during her husband's conference calls but I don't think that warrants constant derision.
Beyond that, this book just didn't work for me. I wanted more vulnerability on the mental illness front and less quirky stories. Frankly, most of the wild stories felt like filler. I am glad that Jenny Lawson and her books are generating more awareness on mental illness making it a topic of discussion instead of shoved away in shame. Ultimately, this book was loved by many but unfortunately wasn't a good match for me.
Super hilarious. She takes the very serious topic of mental illness and makes one totally relate through humor. Well done!
emotional
funny
informative
medium-paced
funny
medium-paced