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Dec 14, 2013
Nadine in NY Jones
marked it as back-burnered
My present to myself ... so why wait for my birthday to open it? I'm reading it NOW! Some of these essays I remember from the site, others are new to me - I haven't read every single thing Ms Brosh has posted, so I can't tell if these are never-before-seen, or if I just missed them. IF YOU LOVE HYPERBOLE AND A HALF, YOU WILL LOVE THIS BOOK. IF YOU'VE NEVER HEARD OF HYPERBOLE AND A HALF, BUT THIS COVER LOOKS INTERESTING, YOU WILL LOVE THIS BOOK. IF YOU ENJOY LAUGHING AT YOURSELF, IF YOU'VE EVER F
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Nov 16, 2013
CrystalIsReading on StoryGraph
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really liked it
Shelves:
memoir-bio-autobio,
graphic-novels-comics
I'd read some of Allie Brosh's work online prior to picking up this book, but not enough to remember what I was getting myself into. While I in general detest the look of her art, Brosh does a great job conveying messages--thoughts, feelings, animal's behavior, etc.--with this basic, inelegant art. She writes with what seems to be brutal honesty, sometimes very unflattering to herself, and I have to respect that. I also respect that she has accomplished anything in her life, given the struggles
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I loved her dry humor and her observations on the most mundane things in life were spot on and hilarious. Her chapter on depression was quite eye-opening. I also love the parts where she knows very well she drove her mom crazy as a kid. The crude drawings make the situations she writes about even more hilarious, and I love how she used only Paint to do them.
This book was all right. I liked some chapters better than others. Her dogs are AWESOME! And the goose!
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Fun book
I loved the blog, one day I need to go back and reread it. This book takes several of the popular blog stories and adds in several new ones. It's a fun book, though I do feel like the blog has slightly more details and pictures. ...more
I loved the blog, one day I need to go back and reread it. This book takes several of the popular blog stories and adds in several new ones. It's a fun book, though I do feel like the blog has slightly more details and pictures. ...more
Feb 21, 2014
Beth Given
marked it as shelved
Usually I do the "three strikes and you're out" rule with the f-word. This was an exception, because it used it in the second sentence of the book. Yep, I didn't even finish the first page! Back to the library it goes.
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Just read it. If you are human. If you like dogs. If you wonder WTF you're doing much of the time. If you like to laugh at the darkness. Just read it.
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Sep 20, 2014
Julie
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Dayna
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Jul 16, 2015
Cindy
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May 01, 2017
Erin
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Jun 22, 2018
Ann
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Feb 01, 2020
Crystal
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Apr 19, 2020
Kelsey
marked it as to-read
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