She has such a unique voice that it’d be a shame if this was her first and last book. I really hope Brosh eventually writes a sequel. Her insights are some of the truest things I’ve ever read about the disease. And anyone who has ever suffered from depression or watched a loved one suffer from it will feel the chapters on depression deep in their bones. I laughed, I cried, and then I cried from laughing. I normally don’t even like memoirs, but this one really resonated with me. Something about those drawings really makes her humor and experiences shine. Look at these two nutballs:Īesthetically, it’s a very beautiful book with large glossy pages filled with deceptively simple drawings. As an owner of a few oddball pets, I loved the sections about Simple Dog and Helper Dog. She has a true gift for magnifying the absurdity in human (and dog) nature. Like all the best comedians, Brosh can reach into weirdest and darkest parts of life and extract humor. I’m glad I saved it because it was just the medicine I needed when I was sick and stuck in bed for a week. Maybe subconsciously I was saving it for a low point, some future time when I needed a serious laugh. I was a big fan of the Hyperbole and a Half blog so I kept meaning to get around to reading this memoir/graphic novel by Allie Brosh, but for some reason it kept getting pushed to the bottom of my reading pile. Hyperbole and a Half: A Review 17 March 2015 In late 2013, cartoonist and humorist Allie Brosh turned her popular webcomic into a bestselling graphic novel: Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened.
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