A review by jennoel1
Solutions and Other Problems by Allie Brosh

3.0

I LOVED this authors first book and was anxiously awaiting this one. It’s been a long time coming so I was ecstatic when I finally had it in my hot little hands. The first few chapters were very funny and much like her first book. And then it took a turn. The author has been through some stuff since her first book was published. Her sister committed suicide. She went through a divorce. She had medical issues that were difficult to diagnose, which ended up in a cancer scare and surgery. So this book is not the same, and that’s ok. I’m just not sure I was prepared for it. It felt a little dark and sad, with no real resolution to any of those feelings. I think that’s my biggest issue with this one. I don’t have a problem with people going through hard things and sharing them. That’s incredibly brave and takes a 1000+ level of vulnerability that not many people are willing to share. But it’s a difficult space to be left in, as a reader. The fact that I need some resolution or a happy-ish ending says more about me than it does about the author but that’s where I’m at on this one. It’s a good read, but be prepared.