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A very funny book, dealing with some difficult subjects like depression and other mental health issues. The drawings are deceptively simple but very expressive. Its a little bit dog obsessed, her dogs are enough too turn anybody off ever owning one themselves.
There is quite a bit of swearing in it, but apart from this it would be suitable for teenagers as well as adults (I actually bought it for my 11 years old, oops).
There is quite a bit of swearing in it, but apart from this it would be suitable for teenagers as well as adults (I actually bought it for my 11 years old, oops).
There were parts of this book that I liked a lot but overall it didn't work that well to me. My favorite stories were the ones about dogs.
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Very honest, raw, self-deprecating, funny, and fundamentally messed up.
I have been a "sporadic" fan of the web-blog Hyperbole and a Half for a couple years but have not followed it hardcore in anyway. That being said, I knew this book had come out the year it was published and right away put it on my TBR list, but somehow never got around to it.
I'm glad a reading challenge got me to finally go and get it. It was funny and relatable and at times touched a little too close to home when describing depression, social anxiety and personal interactions.
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I'm glad a reading challenge got me to finally go and get it. It was funny and relatable and at times touched a little too close to home when describing depression, social anxiety and personal interactions.
But it's hard not ...more
It was just ok for me. Comic style books are not what I would normally read, but I had reserved it at the library wanting a humorous book, and didn't really look at it until I started reading it. It all seemed rather disconnected, and the best part, about the author's crippling depression didn't seem to fit with the rest.
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