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gleaf88 's review for:
Solutions and Other Problems
by Allie Brosh
3.5 stars, rounding up to 4 for goodreads sake.
like many, i absolutely loved Hyperbole and a Half. i went into Solutions and Other Problems with high hopes that i would laugh my ass off the whole book. instead, i laughed for the first few stories then was very moved by the latter half of the book.
regarding laughing my ass off for the first couple stories of the book, “Bucket,” “Richard,” and “Mystery Kid” were so damn funny. Allie has such a unique way of speaking and illustrating that i have never seen anywhere else, and i genuinely think she is one of the funniest authors i’ve ever read.
this book definitely takes a pretty intense turn to some darker themes- grief, loss, depression, etc. the chapters regarding grief and the loss she went through were very impactful, and i teared up several times throughout. i also loved the last chapter, “Friend.” it had a really lovely story about loneliness kind of forcing her into learning to be friends with herself.
overall, i am rating this one a bit lower than her debut novel because it felt like some chapters went on a bit too long, and i was kind of slogging through them. it also felt quite different tonally than her debut, which is not a bad thing. however, i did go into this thinking it would be more similar to her first book so i just was not fully prepared for the difference.
i still think this is a great book, and if you like Allie’s sense of humor and ability to discuss heavy topics in a unique way, definitely give it a read.
like many, i absolutely loved Hyperbole and a Half. i went into Solutions and Other Problems with high hopes that i would laugh my ass off the whole book. instead, i laughed for the first few stories then was very moved by the latter half of the book.
regarding laughing my ass off for the first couple stories of the book, “Bucket,” “Richard,” and “Mystery Kid” were so damn funny. Allie has such a unique way of speaking and illustrating that i have never seen anywhere else, and i genuinely think she is one of the funniest authors i’ve ever read.
this book definitely takes a pretty intense turn to some darker themes- grief, loss, depression, etc. the chapters regarding grief and the loss she went through were very impactful, and i teared up several times throughout. i also loved the last chapter, “Friend.” it had a really lovely story about loneliness kind of forcing her into learning to be friends with herself.
overall, i am rating this one a bit lower than her debut novel because it felt like some chapters went on a bit too long, and i was kind of slogging through them. it also felt quite different tonally than her debut, which is not a bad thing. however, i did go into this thinking it would be more similar to her first book so i just was not fully prepared for the difference.
i still think this is a great book, and if you like Allie’s sense of humor and ability to discuss heavy topics in a unique way, definitely give it a read.