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3.95 AVERAGE
3.95 AVERAGE
Really loved this book. I'm not a Bloggess reader but will probably dive into her site now that I have read this, and will probably pick up her first book as well. While there is a fair amount in here about depression, it's generally a funny book with snippets and stories from a woman who has an active imagination and probably really confounds people with her mad free association skills. I get that. Gurrrrrrl, do I get that.
While I am fortunate enough to not personally struggle with depression, I have several beloved people in my life who do. The small portion of this book that addresses depression and how it feels, made me understand a little more why people are the way they are. To that end, I hope that I can be more helpful to those who do suffer with depression.
All in, I love this book so much that I stole a pic of Rory the taxidermied raccoon and turned it into a custom cellphone case. Because that guy makes me smile every time I see him, and the expression is how I enter most rooms.
While I am fortunate enough to not personally struggle with depression, I have several beloved people in my life who do. The small portion of this book that addresses depression and how it feels, made me understand a little more why people are the way they are. To that end, I hope that I can be more helpful to those who do suffer with depression.
All in, I love this book so much that I stole a pic of Rory the taxidermied raccoon and turned it into a custom cellphone case. Because that guy makes me smile every time I see him, and the expression is how I enter most rooms.
The best thing I can say about this book is that when I finished it, I wanted to give the author a hug. A good read (or, even better, listen) for anyone but especially for those of us who battle with anxiety and/or depression.
THIS BOOK IS FURIOUSLY AWESOME AND FURIOUSLY FUNNY.
“Don’t sabotage yourself. There are plenty of other people willing to do that for free.”
There were so many moments that I was like, what just happened? But so many other times, Jenny said something that was so poignant and realistic, that I wanted to pump my fist and say YEA. This book is hilarious and felt like a continuous conversation with the author - I felt like I could relate to Jenny and that I sort of understood what she was going through.
Moments made me laugh so loudly, my mother came out of the room she was in and asked me whether I had gone crazy. I was in fits of giggles! Other moments made me tear up and I felt like people need to be nicer in life. And other times I was like ????????????????? (Cue: Rory)
I don't know if there is anyone who doesn't like me, but I want to keep this in mind forever: “Be happy in front of people who hate you. That way they know they haven’t gotten to you. Plus, it pisses them off like crazy.” Thanks for all the advice Jenny Lawson - and thanks for sharing.
“I AM GOING TO BE FURIOUSLY HAPPY, OUT OF SHEER SPITE.”
Me too sister, me too.
“Don’t sabotage yourself. There are plenty of other people willing to do that for free.”
There were so many moments that I was like, what just happened? But so many other times, Jenny said something that was so poignant and realistic, that I wanted to pump my fist and say YEA. This book is hilarious and felt like a continuous conversation with the author - I felt like I could relate to Jenny and that I sort of understood what she was going through.
Moments made me laugh so loudly, my mother came out of the room she was in and asked me whether I had gone crazy. I was in fits of giggles! Other moments made me tear up and I felt like people need to be nicer in life. And other times I was like ????????????????? (Cue: Rory)
I don't know if there is anyone who doesn't like me, but I want to keep this in mind forever: “Be happy in front of people who hate you. That way they know they haven’t gotten to you. Plus, it pisses them off like crazy.” Thanks for all the advice Jenny Lawson - and thanks for sharing.
“I AM GOING TO BE FURIOUSLY HAPPY, OUT OF SHEER SPITE.”
Me too sister, me too.
I'm not going to lie - this book had me at its cover. It's hard to ignore the intense glee radiating out of the crazed eyes of the taxidermy raccoon on the front of Lawson's book. Even more wonderful is the amount of time she spends explaining her relationship with said raccoon and her uncommon love for the art of taxidermy (her dad was a pro). The stuffed raccoon is just one example of the zany humor that Lawson brings to the second part of her memoir (part one was 2012's Let's Pretend This Never Happened, which I have yet to read). In Furiously Happy, Lawson tackles her life-long experience with mental and physical illness. She talks candidly about her fear of failure as a mother, wife, daughter, and friend; her intense anxiety and phobias that often leave her social and professional life in shambles; and the unconditional understanding and support she has found amongst her fans and fellow "patients." I love the delicate balance that Lawson successfully strikes between laugh-out-loud humor and quiet, profound insight when talking about an often ignored and intensely stigmatized subject in our culture. While her humor feels uneven at times, I really admire her unflinching description of living with mental illness in modern America - it's equal parts funny, ugly, moving, sad, and enraging. Lawson's writing is far from perfect, but it gives voice to a subject we need to be talking more about in our society and it does it with gusto.
I really lol'd listening to this book. Her ease with talking about depression and anxiety makes me feel more normal.
You should go listen to it, right now.
You should go listen to it, right now.
A hilarious book dealing with the not-so-hilarious issues of mental illness. A great read - I laughed out loud a lot. Just thinking about dealing with the issues that Jenny Lawson faces every day makes me want to curl up in the fetal position! It's amazing that she is able to write about them with such humour and honesty. And her husband is an absolute champ.
2.5 rounded up. Didn’t love it but didn’t hate it either.
Most of the book is crazy stories or thoughts the author had. Some where pretty entertaining there's a few nuggets of things that would help if you're suffering from depression, but mostly this book was just entertaining.
This book is at it's best when Lawson talks straight forwardly and honestly about her struggles with mental illness--the other essays I found weren't as successful. It's definitely an interesting look at life, and I thought a lot of what Lawson had to say was something that everyone needs to hear, but she lost me at other parts.
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced