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A review by dominic_t
Furiously Happy: A Funny Book about Horrible Things by Jenny Lawson
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
3.5
I read this with my wife. She rated it 4 stars, and I rated it 3 stars, so I took the average of our ratings for this review.
"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.
"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.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Fatphobia