A review by guinness74
Furiously Happy: A Funny Book about Horrible Things by Jenny Lawson

emotional funny hopeful fast-paced

5.0

As someone who is NEVER furiously happy and is ALWAYS mentally ill (diagnosed and medicated, y’all) there is so much truth in this book. Lawson writes without fear and the results are terrific, in most senses of that word. I identify with Jenny, I commiserate with Victor, and I hope my kids will grow up to be like Hailey. It’s exceedingly difficult to proudly broadcast one’s mental illness, and yet I find it more and more in the most unlikely places: bestselling authors (Lawson), comediennes (Taylor Tomlinson) and probably places I’ve forgotten, but the stigma is slowly eroding and the world is becoming a place that is still scary, but we can cope…usually. Anyway, even if you’re not mentally ill, or you think you might be, this book will be for you. 
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