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A review by angorarabbit
Hyperbole and a Half by Allie Brosh
emotional
funny
hopeful
fast-paced
4.0
Context: My brain broke finishing Earthlings and Dahlgen in the same month.
TLDR: It made me laugh out loud several times. It’s okay to judge me.
Owning a number of rescues over the decades, I appreciated The Simple Dog and the Helper Dog and the other 2 dog essays. I felt Motivation and This is Why I Will Never Be an Adult to my bones. I understood Identity Parts 1 and 2 all too well.
It did take some time to appreciate the Rage Comic style of the illustrations but they went well with the essays.
What can I say, a book where I laugh out loud while reading is rare for me. Maybe my sense of humour is broke?
Graphic: Mental illness
Minor: Ableism
The r word is used in reference to simple dog multiple times. Depression is the theme in 2 essays.