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Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'
Furiously Happy: A Funny Book about Horrible Things by Jenny Lawson
57 reviews
jackiepreston's review against another edition
Graphic: Mental illness and Suicidal thoughts
booksoversecondbreakfast's review
5.0
Graphic: Ableism, Chronic illness, Mental illness, and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Animal death, Cancer, Self harm, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Minor: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Drug use, Blood, Antisemitism, Cannibalism, Stalking, and Alcohol
dominic_t's review
3.5
"Sometimes I wonder if the best thing to do is just to be quiet and stop waving the banner of 'fucked up and proud of it,' but I don't think I'll put down this banner until someone takes it away from me. Because quitting might be easier, but it wouldn't be better." (p. 321).
I really appreciate how honest and vulnerable Jenny Lawson was in this book. I think it's really important to talk openly about mental illness, and she did a beautiful job of capturing what it's like to live with it. The book is also funny. Some of the chapters dragged on and felt a bit long.
Graphic: Mental illness, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Fatphobia
herperfume's review
5.0
Graphic: Chronic illness, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts
asienerbrown's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Chronic illness, Cursing, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Medical content
Minor: Animal death and Body shaming
nuthatch's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Mental illness and Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Self harm and Suicidal thoughts
jpsinger100's review
4.0
Graphic: Chronic illness, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders
senation1s's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Mental illness
Minor: Self harm and Suicidal thoughts
madmadmaddymad's review
5.0
My favorite part was the story about digging for her keys in the garbage can at the zoo, and then not knowing what she threw away when her husband came and told her he had her keys. Also, the story about visiting Australia. Easily the most chaotic road trip I’ve ever been on (and I wasn’t even there)
Graphic: Fatphobia, Mental illness, and Self harm
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Animal death
jenniferbbookdragon's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Chronic illness, Cursing, and Mental illness
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders and Medical content
Minor: Alcohol