Reviews tagging 'Cursing'

Broken by Jenny Lawson

17 reviews

avidreaderandgeekgirl's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted slow-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, and Medical content

Moderate: Animal death, Suicidal thoughts, and Dementia

Minor: Alcohol

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

aimzthereader's review against another edition

funny lighthearted medium-paced

4.5

Fav Essay: Six times I’ve Lost my Shoes While Wearing Them.

Sooo hilarious. I do want to also rereads it on audio. I was dying laughing at soooo many of these essays. I love how Jenny brings humor to the darkest moments as well as the most mundane activities. Every book she writes is better than the last . There were many times that I was laughing out loud as well as reading it outloud to Netty (my wife) 

🌷Haiku Review 🌸
Laugh until you cry,
Jenny will have you rolling. 
Dog condoms ‘nuff said 😂 

Also you’ll just have to read it to believe me that dog condoms is not what you think they are . 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Cursing, Mental illness, and Sexual content

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, and Grief

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

ladylothlorien's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

5.0

I love Jenny Lawson's writing. Sometimes it can be difficult to describe because it's so unique. Her stories are often of the madcap omg-what-is-happening variety, but then she will have a reflective story where she is contemplating life and it's written so beautifully. And then there are the stories about her mental and physical health issues, which she often injects humor into but are often sad and painful to read, even thought she usually tries to end each story on a positive note. I've read all of her other books, so the change of tone between stories doesn't bother me much and it's fairly easy from the chapter titles to tell which kind of story it's going to be. I always feel good after reading her books and I absolutely devour them. She's also a hoot reading her own books; you get the tone of what she is saying even from the writing, but it's especially funny hearing her say it. 

I think if you're not sure if Jenny Lawson is for you, I'd suggest checking out her blog, The Bloggess. Many of the stories she shares there end up in her books so it'll give you a good idea if she's your kind of weird. She's definitely mine.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing and Mental illness

amibo's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Cursing, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, and Grief

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