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thriller_buffet's review against another edition
3.0
I listened to this book during a stressful week and it really helped me in my darker days!
Besides the lovely sense of humour the book was so relatable to me in many different ways:
1. Depression
2. Anxiety
3. Introversion and loneliness
4. Social anxiety and awkwardness
5. Imposter syndrome
6. Chronic tiredness and feelings of helplessness
Every word about the above issues echoed with me and made me feel that I am definitely not alone.
I also loved the hilarious stories although there are many I couldn’t catch up with possibly because of my brain fog/ that I don’t live in the US so I am not up to date with their ways of telling jokes.
Yet the book was a sort of therapeutic to me and listening to the audiobook in Jenny’s voice was very soothing
Besides the lovely sense of humour the book was so relatable to me in many different ways:
1. Depression
2. Anxiety
3. Introversion and loneliness
4. Social anxiety and awkwardness
5. Imposter syndrome
6. Chronic tiredness and feelings of helplessness
Every word about the above issues echoed with me and made me feel that I am definitely not alone.
I also loved the hilarious stories although there are many I couldn’t catch up with possibly because of my brain fog/ that I don’t live in the US so I am not up to date with their ways of telling jokes.
Yet the book was a sort of therapeutic to me and listening to the audiobook in Jenny’s voice was very soothing
cryingcowboy's review against another edition
4.0
Yet again, I’m laughing and crying, Jenny has such a way of making my hard days that much easier.
bibliovino's review against another edition
emotional
funny
inspiring
medium-paced
5.0
Poignant and beautiful and laugh out loud funny, this exploration of happiness and darkness is a disturbingly good time. I loved getting to come along with Jenny on crazy adventures and cherished the glimpses into her depression and anxiety. You won’t regret diving into her complex and brilliant mind for awhile!
swaye's review against another edition
5.0
I'm in this. No really! I'm in this!
Thank you, Jenny, for helping me to forgive myself and celebrate the most embarrassing moment of my life!
Thank you, Jenny, for helping me to forgive myself and celebrate the most embarrassing moment of my life!
herperfume's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
5.0
daniescapes's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.5
njdarkish's review against another edition
5.0
I really love Jenny Lawson's books. I feel like I owe her something for writing them. The first one I checked out, Furiously Happy, made me cry-laugh while listening to it on audio in the grocery store and got me so many weird looks.
The second I read, Let's Pretend This Never Happened, also made me laugh inappropriately in public, but it also helped me come to the realization that I was suffering from mental illnesses and that I could do something about them. And I did, and even though things aren't always perfect, I'm much better off than I was then.
I've since gifted it to many friends. Heck, I gave it as a Christmas present a few days ago. It's important to me.
So when I saw Broken appear on NetGalley I requested it so quickly and then obsessively checked my email over and over to see if I'd been approved to get my hands on that ARC. I was so happy when I did.
And did Jenny deliver with her third memoir? Absolutely. It's more of the same hilarious, heartwarming, awkward, horrifying goodness I have come to expect. I laughed. I read large sections aloud to my wife. I was emotionally effected.
I loved it.
The second I read, Let's Pretend This Never Happened, also made me laugh inappropriately in public, but it also helped me come to the realization that I was suffering from mental illnesses and that I could do something about them. And I did, and even though things aren't always perfect, I'm much better off than I was then.
I've since gifted it to many friends. Heck, I gave it as a Christmas present a few days ago. It's important to me.
So when I saw Broken appear on NetGalley I requested it so quickly and then obsessively checked my email over and over to see if I'd been approved to get my hands on that ARC. I was so happy when I did.
And did Jenny deliver with her third memoir? Absolutely. It's more of the same hilarious, heartwarming, awkward, horrifying goodness I have come to expect. I laughed. I read large sections aloud to my wife. I was emotionally effected.
I loved it.
caaleros's review against another edition
4.0
Broken (In the Best Possible Way) is a mixed collection of chapters: some are laugh-so-hard-you-cry funny, others are brutally honest depictions of mental illness and the treatments needed to be okay, and then there are chapters which I can only describe as quiet reflections on life. Jenny Lawson is known for balancing the outrageously funny with the darker chapters. Even in chapters that are not funny at all she usually has a turn of phase that will make you laugh for a second. In her latest book Jenny moves away from that need to always interject humor. It’s still there in the funny chapters (my favorites were the one where she kept losing her shoe and the tweets from people who experienced hilariously awkward situations), but the reflective chapters are more quiet, whimsical, and artsy. She doesn’t try to move into the humor, but lets the chapters stand as they are. Having read her previous books multiple times, it’s interesting to see her style change a little in this book. Kind of like listening to a beloved artist’s new album: there’s a lot familiar, but some new styles as well. If you’re already a fan of Jenny’s work then you’re going to enjoy this new book as well.
*Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for providing me with an e-ARC in exchange for an honest review
*Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for providing me with an e-ARC in exchange for an honest review