Reviews tagging 'Death'

Broken (in the Best Possible Way) by Jenny Lawson

5 reviews

normalview's review against another edition

funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Minor: Animal death, Death, and Pandemic/Epidemic

irisameliaink's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Chronic illness, Death, Mental illness, Dementia, Medical trauma, and Pandemic/Epidemic

ladythana's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Medical content

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Terminal illness, and Dementia

Minor: Death, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, and Grief

stephbakerbooks's review against another edition

funny hopeful reflective medium-paced

3.5

I did not know who Jenny Lawson was when I started reading this and by the end of it, I still didn't know who she was but I did enjoy her book!

She tackles discussions of mental illness with humor, honesty, and grace, through a series of essays that are really like short stories, giving us a glimpse into her everyday life with her longsuffering husband, Victor, and her young daughter. I enjoyed the audiobook, which is read by the author; I think it was funnier than I probably would have found the print version.

I will say, there's not a ton of cohesion between the stories, beyond that they talk about some aspect of mental health. I'm not sure I will remember this book by the end of the year, but it was a quick entertaining listen.

Thank you to Libro.fm, Macmillan Audio, and the author for my ALC.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, and Suicidal thoughts

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