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Oh please, now I suppose you're offended. You don't know anything about me.
Nope, not offended. But the book isn't "stupid" by any stretch.
I enjoyed it (but yes, it's a particularly type of quirky writing that wouldn't appeal to everyone) - and I identified with the her more serious chapters.
Let's remember that even within the book, Lawson discussed how mental illness is different for everyone.
Enjoyment/Non-enjoyment of a single book is hardly a good indicator for someone's current mental health, let alone their mental health history.
I "get" Jenny. I suffer from depression. But I also have a very quirky sense of humor, like Jenny. The first book was better, but this one is still laugh-out-loud hilarious in between the serious parts.
I too have Bi-Polar. It doesn't make this author any funnier. Sorry. She thinks she is much funnier than she is. I wish that there was actually more story and less quirks, because I do feel like she has something to give in her writing..
Heyy, I suffer from mental illness and have coping methods and it's WHY I hated the book. Jenny talks about the 'acceptable' mental illness like depression and anxiety while at the same time making jokes about anti social personality disorder, schizophrenia and anorexia. That's no mental illness awareness. And let people have their own opinions.
I also have mental illnesses -- including some of the same kinds -- and while the first few essays were extremely funny to me, the rest was, yes, kind of stupid. I didn't appreciate the "jokes" about various minorities and other mental illnesses; for my money, that qualifies a book as pretty stupid.
people with mental illness think this was bad. this was a bad take girl
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Nope, not offended. But the book isn't "stupid" by any stretch.
I enjoyed it (but yes, it's a particularly type of quirky writing that wouldn't appeal to everyone) - and I identified with the her more serious chapters.
Let's remember that even within the book, Lawson discussed how mental illness is different for everyone.Enjoyment/Non-enjoyment of a single book is hardly a good indicator for someone's current mental health, let alone their mental health history.
I "get" Jenny. I suffer from depression. But I also have a very quirky sense of humor, like Jenny. The first book was better, but this one is still laugh-out-loud hilarious in between the serious parts.
I too have Bi-Polar. It doesn't make this author any funnier. Sorry. She thinks she is much funnier than she is. I wish that there was actually more story and less quirks, because I do feel like she has something to give in her writing..
Heyy, I suffer from mental illness and have coping methods and it's WHY I hated the book. Jenny talks about the 'acceptable' mental illness like depression and anxiety while at the same time making jokes about anti social personality disorder, schizophrenia and anorexia. That's no mental illness awareness. And let people have their own opinions.
I also have mental illnesses -- including some of the same kinds -- and while the first few essays were extremely funny to me, the rest was, yes, kind of stupid. I didn't appreciate the "jokes" about various minorities and other mental illnesses; for my money, that qualifies a book as pretty stupid.
people with mental illness think this was bad. this was a bad take girl
