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3.95 AVERAGE
3.95 AVERAGE
I tried really hard to get through this book. I, unfortunately, could not find it funny, I found it more goofy and annoying?
Love Janny Lawson as an author but this book was not my cup of tea :c
Love Janny Lawson as an author but this book was not my cup of tea :c
“Don’t sabotage yourself. There are plenty of other people willing to do that for free.”
This is a book of extremes. It is one of those books that you'll either love or hate. Or fear. You might fear it.
The author bounces back and forth like a crazed raccoon while telling stories. You are swerving around at 90 miles an hour. Frequently laughing. Sometimes feeling guilty about the laughter. But the stories have a point. They lead you to moments like this:
or
I cannot stress enough that this book is not for everyone. If you live a happy, well-balanced life, this probably is not the book for you. However, if you have had battles with depression, or have had people close to you battle it, then you will recognize many aspects of this book as being fairly true to life. Maybe not the individual stories, but the emotions behind them and the fears that drive Jenny's life.
That leads you to why you might fear this book. You may fear seeing a bit too much of yourself or others that you care for in this book. If you you read this, you might think the stories or emotions are absolutely crazy, but can sense the truth in them, you might fear that it can get worse.
But....the author lives a good life despite these problems. She realizes how lucky she is to have friends that care in her life. And despite all of the problems she faces, she is Furiously Happy.
This is a book of extremes. It is one of those books that you'll either love or hate. Or fear. You might fear it.
The author bounces back and forth like a crazed raccoon while telling stories. You are swerving around at 90 miles an hour. Frequently laughing. Sometimes feeling guilty about the laughter. But the stories have a point. They lead you to moments like this:
“I can tell you that “Just cheer up” is almost universally looked at as the most unhelpful depression cure ever. It’s pretty much the equivalent of telling someone who just had their legs amputated to “just walk it off.”
or
“I wish someone had told me this simple but confusing truth: Even when everything’s going your way you can still be sad. Or anxious. Or uncomfortably numb. Because you can’t always control your brain or your emotions even when things are perfect.”
I cannot stress enough that this book is not for everyone. If you live a happy, well-balanced life, this probably is not the book for you. However, if you have had battles with depression, or have had people close to you battle it, then you will recognize many aspects of this book as being fairly true to life. Maybe not the individual stories, but the emotions behind them and the fears that drive Jenny's life.
That leads you to why you might fear this book. You may fear seeing a bit too much of yourself or others that you care for in this book. If you you read this, you might think the stories or emotions are absolutely crazy, but can sense the truth in them, you might fear that it can get worse.
But....the author lives a good life despite these problems. She realizes how lucky she is to have friends that care in her life. And despite all of the problems she faces, she is Furiously Happy.
emotional
funny
reflective
medium-paced
DNF after two chapters. The introduction was so beautiful, but then the book itself descended into a frenetic mess of unlinked random essays (?), in which the author seems to be justifying bizarre and unhinged behavior in the name of being “furiously happy.” As someone who suffers from depression and anxiety that can be pretty severe at times, I don’t take issue with tackling the subject of mental illness with humor, but this book is decidedly un-funny. It reads like the ramblings of a narcissist who is way too amused by herself.
A good book, funny, but ultimately DNF'd because I wasn't able to get into it.
I enjoyed Furiously Happy even more than Let's Pretend This Never Happened. I didn't think that was possible, but apparently it is.
For the first time, I've read of someone else who got so angry about her brain chemistry messing up or getting in the way of her living her life the way she wants to that she decided to give it the finger. As she says in the first chapter, being "furiously happy" isn't a cure, it's a weapon. It's also the realization that being "crazy" is ok. If there is such a thing as the perfect book for just about anyone suffering from Anxiety, Depression, PTSD, chronic medical conditions, phobias, etc., this is the book. It's an amazing and wonderful reminder that humor and accepting yourself as you are is the best way to get through the craziness of life.
For the first time, I've read of someone else who got so angry about her brain chemistry messing up or getting in the way of her living her life the way she wants to that she decided to give it the finger. As she says in the first chapter, being "furiously happy" isn't a cure, it's a weapon. It's also the realization that being "crazy" is ok. If there is such a thing as the perfect book for just about anyone suffering from Anxiety, Depression, PTSD, chronic medical conditions, phobias, etc., this is the book. It's an amazing and wonderful reminder that humor and accepting yourself as you are is the best way to get through the craziness of life.
Hysterical. Seriously laugh out loud funny. Honest, painfully so at times, and a telling reflection of what it's like to suffer from mental illness. We all have our ups and downs, and Lawson isn't afraid to share both aspects of life with the world, making us all a little braver about our own dementors and struggles along the way.
This book was torture to get through. It's getting 2 stars because the concept is really really wonderful but it doesn't make up for the fact that Jenny Lawson is just terrible at writing. Maybe her style just isn't for me, but for book with a title that promises it is funny, I didn't lol once. Someone really needs to tell her that making up a word and then saying "it's a word now because I just invented it" is not funny the first time...or the other 15 times she did it throughout the book. Rather than writing about funny and weird things that happen to her, she tries too hard to create a quirky situations that prove how furiously happy her life is. I would have liked it more if she didn't just go on about all the taxidermied animals she buys to show how different she is and just wrote in a less forced way. Ugh, it was so hard to finish that this book ruined my reading challenge progress for the year!
It took me a bit to get into this book. It was a bit to follow but once you understand her personality and sense of humor it gets funny. The last couple of chapters really did it for me. I sat crying for a little bit but yes maybe my wound have been easier but not better. The hand we were dealt or the road we travel is given to us for a reason. I've struggled all my life with my mental health and it almost costed me my life. So maybe I am one of her 24. Yes I wish things were easier but my life is my life. I've lost people and relationships because of my actions but I've also gained friends and wisdom. I fought hard in therapy and I'm still here. I have a wonderful support system when the voices get to loud. Thank you for writing this book.