If you're someone who doesn't understand anxiety and depression read this book. It does an excellent job of explaining why all the "think positively", "you have nothing to be depressed/anxious about" and "you can do this" messages people tend to send when you're depressed and/or anxious are unhelpf...
I'm pretty sure I read this when it came out, and I'm choosing not to reread.Literally the first comic after the introduction makes casual use of the r-word. I found myself sitting there for a few seconds wondering if 2013 is so long ago that a person (and their editor, and their publisher...) would...
Read this in a day while rebelling against my mountain of schoolwork.I must be the exception to the rule because I did not find this funny at all. Half the time I was jarred by the lack of connection between the chapters and then I remembered this was a blog so it's not supposed to have a thread, ma...
I am ashamed to say that I was unaware of the blog when I picked this up. The whole thing is written in a hilarious and charming way. Some of it had me dying with laughter, while others had me nodding furiously at how relatable it was. One of the stories is called "Depression" and it is about Allie ...
HYPERBOLE AND A HALF is Allie Brosh’s first book, based on her blog by the same name. The book is made up of stories about Brosh’s life; stories about her childhood, how she sees herself, life at home, and what depression is to her. Each tale has illustrations which bring the story to life in Brosh’...
I found myself able to relate pretty closely to quite a few of the stories and situations in this book. Should I be at all worried...?Erm, anyway, I was holding it all together pretty well until I got to that story about the goose, and then I literally just completely lost it. I mean totally. I'm ta...
Attention: this review will contain a fast moving gif. Don't go on if you are photo sensitive. “I had tasted cake and there was no going back. My tiny body had morphed into a writhing mass of pure tenacity encased in a layer of desperation. I would eat all of the cake or I would evaporate from the...
Other than the seriously offensive smell of Hyperbole and Half‘s pages (I think it’s all that colourful ink) and that odd yellow triangle on the top of Brosh’s cartoon head (what is that, anyway? A hat, a blonde ponytail?), this is a self-aware blog-to-book memoir describing some of the absurdities ...
All the stars, all the stars in the sky for this book. My sister and I were talking about this blog, and we were recounting what was in this book and laughing so hard we could barely breath. It's funny, in that painful 'it's true' way. It's heartbreaking at times, and yet still hilarious. ...
Well written AND brilliant AND hilarious. I am so glad I read this book, I am sure anyone who struggled with depression would be pleased to read this book.
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