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A review by thefourthvine
Solutions and Other Problems by Allie Brosh
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
fast-paced
4.0
I think it's safe to say a lot has happened to Allie Brosh in the seven years everyone I know spent going, "Man, I just hope Allie Brosh is doing well, wherever she is." And this book really peels back the layers on that -- there are funny chapters and heartrending chapters and chapters that talk about truly awful things in small, simple sentences that sit there in your head like a rock.
Basically, this book is a testament to the power of keeping on, even when things are awful, and also on being yourself, no matter how weird and unlikable and unnecessary you find yourself to be. (Yes, it is #relatable.) It's also an oddly -- since it was written over the course of seven years -- relevant book for this year, 2020, in the way it talks about loneliness and rarely leaving your house. I guess you could say Brosh has been in lockdown a lot longer than the rest of us.
I read this in one sitting. I can't say I enjoyed every chapter, largely because this book made me feel things and I very much prefer not feeling things, but I'm glad I read it.
Basically, this book is a testament to the power of keeping on, even when things are awful, and also on being yourself, no matter how weird and unlikable and unnecessary you find yourself to be. (Yes, it is #relatable.) It's also an oddly -- since it was written over the course of seven years -- relevant book for this year, 2020, in the way it talks about loneliness and rarely leaving your house. I guess you could say Brosh has been in lockdown a lot longer than the rest of us.
I read this in one sitting. I can't say I enjoyed every chapter, largely because this book made me feel things and I very much prefer not feeling things, but I'm glad I read it.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Suicide and Animal death
Minor: Ableism