Broken
Ratings34
Average rating4
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Ratings34
Average rating4
An Instant New York Times Bestseller From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Furiously Happy and Let’s Pretend This Never Happened comes a deeply relatable book filled with humor and honesty about depression and anxiety. As Jenny Lawson’s hundreds of thousands of fans know, she suffers from depression. In Broken, Jenny brings readers along on her mental and physical health journey, offering heartbreaking and hilarious anecdotes along the way. With people experiencing anxiety and depression now more than ever, Jenny humanizes what we all face in an all-too-real way, reassuring us that we’re not alone and making us laugh while doing it. From the business ideas that she wants to pitch to Shark Tank to the reason why Jenny can never go back to the post office, Broken leaves nothing to the imagination in the most satisfying way. And of course, Jenny’s long-suffering husband Victor—the Ricky to Jenny’s Lucille Ball—is present throughout. A treat for Jenny Lawson’s already existing fans, and destined to convert new ones, Broken is a beacon of hope and a wellspring of laughter when we all need it most. Includes Photographs and Illustrations
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I don't like knowing other people hurt but it's nice not feeling alone, and I appreciate the giggles I got reading.
Relatedly, I had someone ask me for a copy of Furiously Happy earlier and they said it had “a kind of demented fox on the cover” and excuse you that is Rory and he is a RACCOON thankyouverymuch and he is excited to see you!
This grew on me. At the start, the writing style annoyed the crud out of me—perhaps because it felt like being inside my own brain? Gradually, I came around and started to be endeared. Overall, relatable and sweet and funny.
Chronic illness sucks
health insurance is a scam
Victor stays golden.
3.5 rounded up.
The book has its moments and I can see it being really fun for some people, personally, I preferred the parts where the author didn't try to be funny.
I really liked the parts about depression and loss because there is a tender wisdom about Lawson that makes her seem like a magnificent human in her own way.
I didn't care about most the of marriage stuff (except maybe when she tells us the key to a lasting marriage is laziness which I found pretty funny).
I feel like I should have related more with the author's annoying ADHD self since I'm also ADHD and I identify as annoying AF but it felt almost forced at times and I found myself going “oooookay for someone with a bad memory you sure remember a lot of trivial conversations” a bit too often.
The part about buttons was cute as all get outs and I hope someday, someone will look at the sewing notions I'll leave behind with that kind of tenderness.
