Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

Broken (in the best possible way) by Jenny Lawson

16 reviews

kb_sherman's review against another edition

funny hopeful lighthearted reflective medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Chronic illness, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Excrement, Medical content, and Dementia

Moderate: Cursing, Sexual content, and Vomit

apoppyinthewind's review against another edition

dark emotional funny slow-paced

3.0

This book was a mixed bag for me. There were parts I related to strongly, parts that made me laugh out loud, parts that made me cringe, parts I tuned out, and parts that went into graphic details about rats, Shark Tanks pitches, and killing chickens that I just had to skip completely. Even though it was hard at times to listen to, the chapters where Lawson writes about mental illness & the treatments she has undergone and the connections to her own family history of mental illness were powerful. 

When it comes to books I find hard to review I always ask myself: "Would I recommend it?" With this book, I would recommend her earlier books like <I>Furiously Happy</i> or <I>Let's pretend this never happened</i> first, especially if you're new to Jenny Lawson's writings. If you're already a fan, I do think this book is worth checking out of your local library.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Chronic illness, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Medical content

caseythereader's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective fast-paced

4.0

 - I've been reading Jenny Lawson's writing for over a decade now. She's always been able to bounce between the absurd with the serious, and to find the absurdities within the serious things.
- She writes so clearly about what it's like to live with depression and anxiety, and how those conditions can so easily swallow your entire life - even when you're on the other side of it and are dealing with the financial and social fallout.
- Much less taxidermy in this book than previous books, just a heads up in case that's the reason you love her, lol. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body shaming, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Medical trauma, and Death of parent

lutheranjulia's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness

Minor: Animal death

meganelise's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Chronic illness and Medical content

Minor: Animal death and Forced institutionalization

tinytrashqueen's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Chronic illness, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Ableism, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Dementia, and Medical trauma

Minor: Rape, Self harm, Sexual content, and Forced institutionalization

Description of animal slaughter, several mentions of insects/spiders