A review by menomica
Hyperbole and a Half by Allie Brosh

emotional funny inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced
And that’s the most frustrating thing about depression. It isn’t always something you can fight back against with hope. It isn’t even something—it’s nothing.

Revisiting this from fifth grade and wow. This holds up a lot more than I expected
minus the second chapter, but I knew evn back then it wasn’t good.
I really love Allie’s style of comedy, and how she mixes in reflections on human hubris and emotions with crass humour. I love the little ms paint drawings, they were so cute and silly.
Her chapters about depression were so disarmingly relatable. It felt so close to my own personal experiences I was like «wow, you perfectly articulated a very niche aspect of depression that people do not discuss!» It felt very affirming.
I really love Allie as an artist and author. Excited to revist her other works.
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