A cool concept but it wasn't really for me, although past me who was way into mermaids would have LOVED this. So there's definitely an audience this is for.
I'm so very glad this book finally came out and things seem to be looking up for Brosh. Her unique perspective on life as a millennial was sorely missed. This was also very much worth the wait (and weight, what heft). I am also amused at the feeling of accomplishment I have for having finished it in one sitting– not at all unusual for me with webcomic anthologies, but none I have gone through were this long or had quite as many written words outside of the comic itself. Nothing was lost with the length, though, and I still crave more from her mind. This is viscerally funny, keeping it moving while not glossing over the complete chaos and darker moments of life. At times she's harsher on her mind than she needs to be– sometimes we are all out of logic, and as creatives sometimes that's where the best stuff comes from, but all in all I'm glad we have her contributions to the written – and doodled – word.
When this book came out I was crazy about Ali Wong but after hearing about her marriage fall apart, this book is cringey at best to read. All her pride about how well their marriage works and how they're different than other couples... well, as a love letter to her girls there's definitely a few lessons to be learned.
One of the first “reverse pov of a classic” books I ever read and still holds up. I never liked Beowulf anyways.
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