Gwern's Reviews > Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened
Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened
by Allie Brosh (Goodreads Author)
by Allie Brosh (Goodreads Author)
tl;dr: the webcomic is great, go read it.
I've been a devoted reader of Hyperbole and a Half for many years now, even through the long depression drought: Brosh is witty, ironic, self-aware, hilarious, and though her comics seem crudely drawn, they still perfectly convey the inner emotions of events, illustrate the prose, and (along with XKCD) give hope to us all that we may one day become world-class comic artists though we still draw like we're in kindergarten.
Summary: I like her stuff. 5 stars.
I was curious how the book version would go, since I had already read all of the online ones (of course). I picked up the e-book, reader it in FBreader on my laptop, and... I'm not really impressed. These comic essays were written for scrolling web browsers, and it shows in the awkwardness of the pagination and book display form. I'm glad the book exists so she can make the money she deserves and for all the people who simply won't read a web comic but will read a book, but at least for me, the original is best. (The extra content isn't really enough to change my opinion.) Book: 4 stars.
I've been a devoted reader of Hyperbole and a Half for many years now, even through the long depression drought: Brosh is witty, ironic, self-aware, hilarious, and though her comics seem crudely drawn, they still perfectly convey the inner emotions of events, illustrate the prose, and (along with XKCD) give hope to us all that we may one day become world-class comic artists though we still draw like we're in kindergarten.
Summary: I like her stuff. 5 stars.
I was curious how the book version would go, since I had already read all of the online ones (of course). I picked up the e-book, reader it in FBreader on my laptop, and... I'm not really impressed. These comic essays were written for scrolling web browsers, and it shows in the awkwardness of the pagination and book display form. I'm glad the book exists so she can make the money she deserves and for all the people who simply won't read a web comic but will read a book, but at least for me, the original is best. (The extra content isn't really enough to change my opinion.) Book: 4 stars.
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Reading Progress
| 02/19/2014 | marked as: | to-read | ||
| 02/22/2014 | marked as: | read | ||
