Showing posts with label Allie Brosh. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Allie Brosh. Show all posts

Friday, December 25, 2020

Solutions and Other Problems by Allie Brosh

 TW: Sibling death
Twice this week, I've started reading a book only to be unexpectedly hit with a sibling dying. Brosh handles it so much better than the other book I was reading. It is one of her shorter chapters but she is able to delve into the grief one feels as well as the unmooring it creates.
And it is a testament to her writing that she had me laughing (first the buildup of the story of her sneaking over to her neighbor's house as a young child and then following up with the story of horse poop mysteriously showing up in her family's home and detailing the suspects... I was in stitches) then sobbing, and then laughing again.
I highly recommend getting this book as a hard copy. I read Brosh's first book that way and enjoyed seeing the colors of each section and getting to see my progress. It was much less satisfying in the ebook form.

Five stars
This book came out September 22nd, 2020
Borrowed as an ebook from Libby
Opinions are my own



Friday, June 19, 2020

Hyperbole and a Half by Allie Brosh

Hyperbole and a Half by Allie BroshShort stories and comics tell the stories of the author's life. Most are funny but some are rather serious, documenting the author's struggle with depression. The book was well put together with different color pages for each of the stories. It is a fun read that includes stories about her dogs (one of which looks like a German Shepherd to me but I might be biased.) I wasn't expecting the mental health parts but should have guessed from the quote by Jenny Lawson (whose readers will enjoy this book and vice versa).

Four stars
This book came out October 29th, 2013
Hard copy I didn't keep
Opinions are my own