![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The language is often coarse, though I would argue it is absolutely essential for properly conveying a pessimistic state of mind. From their perspective, it seems like there has got to be some untapped source of happiness within you that you’ve simply lost track of, and if you could just see how beautiful things are.īrosh’s style is admittedly not for everyone. They try to help you have feelings again so things can go back to normal, and it’s frustrating for them when that doesn’t happen. It’s weird for people who still have feelings to be around depressed people. Brosh’s purposely crude drawings when coupled with the text often strike an emotional cord that cuts close to the bone for anyone who has ever struggled with such feelings: I first encountered the blog Hyperbole and a Half when the post Adventures in Depression went viral. The author’s struggle with depression are often touted as being some of the most revealing accounts of living with the disease. Devoted readers of her blog may find the book lacking in enough new material, but for casual readers such as myself, Brosh’s book serves as a great introduction to her work. The collection of illustrated life stories contains material mostly taken from her wildly popular blog of the same name. Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things that Happened is the subtitle of Allie Brosh’s new book Hyperbole and a Half. ![]()
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