I laughed so hard I cried, I cried so hard I had to promise my husband that no one had died, and I saw myself in every one of Allie’s pictures. All of these things added together to not always equate to a new favorite book, but when a non-traditionally formatted book receives such accolades, it is, in this rare case, a fair indication of the quality of work I hold in my hands. Hyperbole and a Half was the #1 Indie Next Pick upon its release, a Goodreads Choice Pick for 2013, and a #1 New York Times and Indie Bestseller.

The audience should, in no way, be limited to those born between 19. In short, this is a millennial’s book – a book by a millennial that covers topics that most millennial’s encounter on a regular basis. The entire book is printed in full color, just like a graphic novel, but it is not structured as a graphic novel – it is primarily text with pictures (“hand-drawn” in a version of Microsoft Paint) illustrating a variety of stories from Allie’s life, and also about her depression and sense of self-identity and self-worth. Hyperbole and a Half has color coded chapters. Allie has not been seen on the internet for about 2 years and while I know the odds of her personally seeing this are slim, I just want to say, I hope that you are doing what you need to do to take care of yourself. As someone who has, in the last 48 hours started and finished her book, I immediately had to make sure that she was okay. When I discovered it had been postponed just short of “indefinitely,” I grew concerned. She discusses her depression in a variety of ways throughout the book and, as a fellow human being, I went online to check on the status of her planned sophomore book. I tried to write a long, third-person summary that would imply how great the book is and also sound vaguely authoritative – like maybe someone who isn’t me wrote it – but I soon discovered that I’m not sneaky enough to pull it off convincingly.” – Allie BroshĬlick on this graphic to explore the book page on LibraryThing! Reviewįirst, I really, really hope that Allie Brosh is doing okay. Because I wrote it, I had to figure out what to put on the back cover to explain what it is. The right book finds its way to you at the right time. I don’t know why, it is hilarious and resonates with me a great deal, but I am of the belief that, for the most part, the book decides when it’s time to be read, not you, the reader. I have been lent Hyperbole and a Half by more than one friend more than once over the last few years and for some very unknown reason, it has taken me this long to finish it. Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened

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