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3.95 AVERAGE
I loved this book. I giggled my way through the funny parts and felt connected during the serious sections. I have recommended it to my husband and I am sending it to a friend. Probably my favourite read of 2017.
Her first book was good, but a lot of it was from her blog, and since I read her blog for years it was mostly familiar stuff to me and I was kinda disappointed. (It's still a great way for people to be introduced to the magical insanity of The Bloggess.)
THIS book, is quite different. It is an amazing blend of Jenny's hysterical way of seeing the world....and Jenny's clear and heartfelt discussion of what it's like dealing with a number of physical and mental challenges.
I highly recommend the book to anyone suffering from 'invisible' illness, and the people who love those people. However, if you are blessed to have a life completely free of such challenges, or if you just can't handle reading about that right now, you will still enjoy the hysterically funny bits.
There are A Lot of hysterically funny bits in this book, and its easy to tell which chapters are which.
THIS book, is quite different. It is an amazing blend of Jenny's hysterical way of seeing the world....and Jenny's clear and heartfelt discussion of what it's like dealing with a number of physical and mental challenges.
I highly recommend the book to anyone suffering from 'invisible' illness, and the people who love those people. However, if you are blessed to have a life completely free of such challenges, or if you just can't handle reading about that right now, you will still enjoy the hysterically funny bits.
There are A Lot of hysterically funny bits in this book, and its easy to tell which chapters are which.
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inspiring
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emotional
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inspiring
lighthearted
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In her second hilarious book, Jenny Lawson recounts stories about her outrageous family, her patient husband, and mostly her quirky and peculiar inner dialogue. Jenny is truly unlike any other individual in the thoughts that she ponders (and that fact that she says them out loud). In this book, Jenny also highlights the important topic of mental health, acknowledging the myriad of diagnoses that she struggles with on a regular basis and encouraging others to openly admit to their psychological issues and to seek treatment and healthy ways of coping. "We all suffer when mental illness is not taken seriously." Her overall message is, in the midst of depression or other forms of mental illness, "enjoy the non-shitty moments and don't apologize."
This book didn't leave me laughing out loud as much as her first book, and sometimes her long-winded tangents were borderline annoying, but in general I always appreciate Jenny's honesty. I also respect her balance between humor and seriousness, always blending her outrageous stories with important discussions (in this case, focusing on mental health). I enjoy her writing and look forward to whatever she comes up with next!
This book didn't leave me laughing out loud as much as her first book, and sometimes her long-winded tangents were borderline annoying, but in general I always appreciate Jenny's honesty. I also respect her balance between humor and seriousness, always blending her outrageous stories with important discussions (in this case, focusing on mental health). I enjoy her writing and look forward to whatever she comes up with next!
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I really enjoyed listening to this book. I felt like the author did a nice job of mixing in serious subjects with funny stories about her wacky life. Sometimes there was a bit of rambling going on, but I was perfectly fine with it. The author did an excellent job of narrating her book and I laughed out loud several times.
Perhaps I would enjoy this book more in written format, but I don’t think I can withstand 7 more hours of the author rambling. I appreciate conversations around mental health but this really hasn’t been that so far. It’s been a literal stream of consciousness, and each sentence jumps around so much I honestly don’t know what we’re talking about.
In the first 10% there were also two comments made that I did not appreciate: one that had a sexual assault tone (ignore the safe word) and another that referenced body shaming a child to defend her own.
This was already a waste of my time and I’m not willing to give it any more.
In the first 10% there were also two comments made that I did not appreciate: one that had a sexual assault tone (ignore the safe word) and another that referenced body shaming a child to defend her own.
This was already a waste of my time and I’m not willing to give it any more.
Well, that was the worst "book" I've ever read or listened to (I had the audio book). If you would enjoy being trapped in a room with the dumbest sorority girl rambling on and on in the most annoying voice about literally NOTHING for 12 hours, this is the book for you. All I kept thinking about was Sartre's No Exit - hell is other people and this women takes the cake. It is a pointless stream of conscious of an incredibly boring and vapid person. There are several references about mental illness but most of the book has nothing to do with it except for her constantly claiming she is the craziest person on the planet. She then slaps on an ending randomly that basically says "everyone is special and you are great and a beautiful person." A four year old could have written a better book. Not sure about all the good reviews.... did I miss something or read a different book?
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