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I LOVED THIS SO MUCH. Finally I have found a 99% accurate representation of my brain in book form. Jenny Lawson is an international treasure and I am a new fan for life!Read this book! (Actually, listen to the audiobook because her narration is the best). (Seriously. It’s like a warm hug of encouragement with rambling sidebars about bags of dicks and losing shoes in elevators thrown in.)Thank you to Libro.fm for providing me with an influencer copy!Trigger/Content Warnings: depression, suicidal
Doing figure-eights on my pogo stick!Oh brother, this is one funny and creative woman! My god! If I could shove this book in your face right now, I would. A review can’t do it justice. I took forever to start this review because I kept rereading chapters—and let me tell you, I seldom do that. Too much new stuff in my queue. Time is precious—so who wants to do re-reads? But I could not resist.Lawson is a blogger with a wicked sense of humor. She is self-deprecating, and stories of her life are bi...
I don’t know what happened with this one. I thought her last two books were really funny, but this one just didn’t hit at all with me. Probably just me, based on the other ratings. Oh well.
A salad of depression, hilarity and insights Having read all her others, this one is a mixed bag and I was tempted to rate it 3 stars. She goes to great lengths to discuss her battle with anxiety and depression, while adding stories of her dysfunctional family and odd adventures in town and abroad. While her depression tends to dampen the humor, its difficult not to like. Chapters range from hilarious to depressing and a few that are just plain dull. The book gets off to a roaring start, stalls,...
NOW AVAILABLE!! this might be my favorite one yet, but i am too broken to review it RN. go get it, though - you will not be disappointed! *************************************************apparently, because jenny lawson is the vaccine that will protect me against anything 2021 has in store is an acceptable response to the question "why are you requesting this book?" over on edelweiss.WHOLEHEART THANK YOUS TO J-LAW AND E-WEISS!!!
Jenny LawsonJenny Lawson - born and raised in Texas - is a journalist, blogger, author, and humorist who suffers from mental illness, attention deficit disorder, clinical depression, anxiety attacks, rheumatoid arthritis, autoimmune problems, and more. This makes Lawson's life challenging, but her medication - as well as her husband and daughter - help Jenny cope. Jenny tries to see the 'funny' in life, and shares her observations with her readers. I'll give some examples of Jenny's anecdotes, t...
Completed second reading. Review to come...Jenny Jenny, you're the girl for me,You don't know me but you make me so happy...We could all use a little Jenny Lawson right this very minute.I finished reading this four months ago. It has been sitting on my currently reading shelf ever since, because I kept meaning to go back and read it a second time when my life had settled down a bit. Finally starting the re-read today.
Broken: In the Best Way Possible is the third collection of comical, every-day-life essays by Jenny Lawson (also known as The Bloggess). Ms. Lawson is one of the few people on this planet willing to share self-deprecating stories, not just for a laugh; but to show those who feel alone that they really aren’t. Most of us have felt the frustration of our own forgetfulness. Ms. Lawson’s recollection issues provide perspective. Her open letter to her health insurance company highlights contradiction...
Just started it and I'm already laughing!
I am definitely in the minority here but I did not really like this book at all. There were a few random sections throughout where she gets real and talks about her mental health issues that I thought were interesting, but overall the book just felt really forced to me. It felt to me like she was going out of her way to be really absent-minded and scatterbrained in order to seem cute and funny. her stream of consciousness writing style is not my type of humor at all and seemed a bit ridiculous.
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Made me laugh at my depression. #winningShortest Summary Ever: Jenny Lawson battles many things - depression, anxiety, cock chafers... say whaaaa? Life is tough, yo. Yup, welcome to Lawson’s world where she combats mental illness, conquers her fears (um... ok maybe one), and engages is a war of words with her hubby Victor (spoiler: Lawson always wins). Strange and hilarious thoughts are discussed in her irreverent, hysterical way. Thoughts: Jenny (I pretend we cool like that in my mind) is my be...
Jenny Lawson never fails to deliver—both laughter and tears. She balances humor and sincerity so well and seems like such a darn good person that I'd love to be friends with. If you have read and enjoyed her two previous memoirs, you'll love this one just as much. She is consistent, if not a bit repetitive, but honestly I can't fault her for that because her voice is so strong and she always has the most ridiculously amazing stories to tell. How does she have so many mishaps in her life?! Also t...
I loved Broken (in the best possible way). This book is real and unfiltered. Broken is similar to her other books where she says what she thinks. It is very honest and comes out like a stream of conscience. Lawson does a great job bringing the reader inside her head and explaining what she is thinking. Sometimes this results in long tangents. I found Broken to be refreshingly honest. Lawson talks very openly about her depression and anxiety. She even describes how difficult book signings are for...
Am I allowed to rate my own book? Because *technically* I have read it so I think it still counts. I'm giving it one star for every year I thought I'd never finish it and if you are reading this and struggling with your own story, know that you are not alone. We all have stories inside of us that grow and change and inspire and mortify and serve as warning sign or guideposts. Thank you for listening to mine.
**Many thanks to NetGalley, Henry Holt & Co., and Jenny Lawson for an ARC of this book! Now available as of 4.6!**You ever had that friend that who not only can make you laugh, not only can make you cry, but can make you laugh from crying AND cry from laughing?Jenny Lawson is JUST that wizard.This is Jenny's third book, and those familiar with her humor realize she will be discussing everything from some 'interesting' (and not G rated) product pitches for Shark Tank to embarrassing and ridiculou...
I got as far as page 59. I literally couldn’t read another word of this shit book. It was like listening to a crazy person ramble on and on about nothing. This author thinks she’s funny, but she is not. Who reads this kind of nonsense????
In the last two pages of “Broken (In the Best Possible Way),” Jenny Lawson explains that the cover illustration was done by an artist named Omar Rayyan. His collection contains “whimsical paintings of people carrying their own baffling little monsters.” To her, this embodies how she feels about her battles with depression and anxiety. “I take mine out in the sun and try to appreciate that the flowers it rips up from the garden can sometimes be just as lovely when stuck in the teeth of its terrib...
Basically the secret to a long-lasting marriage is memory loss and well-meaning lies and beach margaritas....I decide to keep the broken dove even though I can already hear Victor in my head telling me that she’s too broken to save. I will nod and agree but I still won’t part with her. She will tell a story to people who will wonder what magic she must have if she’s still treasured even in this state.She is shattered but she is special.And if you don’t look too closely you can hardly tell she’s
Broken (In The Best Possible Way) (2021) gets the award this year for the most funny book! I can't recall having had to put down a book before now because I was laughing so much! Such is the power of Jenny Lawson's irreverently funny writing documenting the hilarity and wonder found in everyday life. If you've read her previous books, Let's Pretend This Never Happened: A Mostly True Memoir (2012) and Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things (2015) you'll know what I mean.Jenny Lawson