glaseramy 's review for:

Furiously Happy: A Funny Book about Horrible Things by Jenny Lawson

4.0

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This book is fabulous. For a book that involves her talking with her mental illness and anxiety disorder, it's funny as hell. I was sick while reading, so every time I laughed (which was a lot), I'd end up coughing. At least I hacked up a lot of phlegm when reading this book. Anyway, this was excellent. I had a very bad day, had a good cry, and then sat down to read this book before bed. When I read the "Pretend you're good at it" line, it was like a lightbulb went on in my head. It made the following day SO much better, and I have a feeling it will continue to do so. The reason why I gave it 4 stars was there were some stories I thought were a bit rambly and detracted from the rest of the book, but other than that, it's excellent. Thank you, Jenny Lawson, for sharing your story with us. We aren't alone. We need to be open. We need to know there are others out there who suffer from this stupid depression and mental crap. Here's to being furiously happy in spite of the shitstorm we may be in!!!