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I really, really, really loved Lawson's first book, so of course I was excited when I saw that she had a second one coming out. Still, I stubbornly made myself hold out for the paperback. (I only have so much shelf space, okay? Every millimeter counts!) When my husband handed me a gift card to spend at the bookstore for Valentine's Day, I spent ages wandering around trying to figure out how to best maximize its value, but when I saw this in paperback, part of my decision was instantly made.
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I spent so much time with my face buried in my hands trying to stifle laughter that I'm pretty sure my co-workers were ready to stage an intervention
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I definitely admire Jenny Lawson for writing so frankly about mental illness, and I think she's funny in general. I think this book overall has the same feel a lot of blog-books have for me, where like, this definitely comes across like "a bunch of printed out blog entries and tweets" rather than an essay collection or a real narrative? For me, also, I think her humor sometimes veers into the "LOL IM SO RANDOM" genre? But, I mean, it was a fun, quick read and I know her stuff really resonates wi
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So there are two ways one can go about this review. For the sake of the author, I'm going to include both aspects here. First being a disclaimer (which I was personally not really aware of when I picked up the book, hence rendered unprepared for the same) - this book is a stream of consciousness/chatter that goes on inside the mind of a mentally ill person. Not all, just the author. This may not necessarily make for a "complete and solid" set of ideas one would normally hope for from a book. Whi
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Funny and honest. A quick read.
Jan 04, 2016
Heather
marked it as to-read
Feb 01, 2016
akaellen
marked it as to-read
Feb 05, 2016
Cheryl
marked it as to-read
Jul 16, 2016
taeli
marked it as to-read
Mar 12, 2021
Jessica Haider
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non-fiction
Aug 07, 2020
Meghan
marked it as to-read
