I’d never been able to really put into words how I felt or the things my brain was telling me, and her first novel (as well as her hilarious blog) made me feel seen. But I couldn’t help but to closely identify with her colorful depictions of trains of thought and questions of self. From what I’ve seen, it doesn’t look like she knew the full extent of her mental state at that point either. It’s a really quick read – I finished it in just under 3 hours, which is I think the fastest I have ever read a book – given my limited reading time and everything.Mostly though, I read Allie Brosh’s work before I, too, realized that I suffered from depression and anxiety pretty hard. I do hope Allie returns to blogging soon.
But I am glad I have this beautiful, funny book in my collection. I was hoping to find some of my favourite stories from the blog that have not been included – such as the famous Alot, How A Sandwich Makes You Its Bitch, and The Year The Easter Bunny Died. And it is something that all of us would enjoy reading. The best part about this colourful book is that it reaches a wider audience, to those who had not heard of the blog before this. Exactly in the style of the blog, they are non sequential. It has several laugh-out-loud moments, although the stories follow no particular order. It is a hilarious take on life and – as Allie puts it – unfortunate situations, flawed coping mechanisms, mayhem and other things that happened. Hyperbole and a Half – the book – is a collection of a few of the stories from the blog, with all the pictures. I viewed feelings as a weakness - annoying obstacles on my quest for total power over myself. And I finally didn’t have to feel them anymore. But my experiences slowly flattened and blended together until it became obvious that there’s a huge difference between not giving a fuck and not being able to give a fuck.” “I had always wanted to not give a fuck about anything. It gave words to that which I had been struggling with for so long, especially the following: Later, in the year 2013, she shared the story Depression Part Two, which really resonated with me. Some of you know that I returned to blogging to help cure me of my depression (which it has, in large part) Around the time I had been away, Allie had shared her depression story, in her unique, trademark style accompanied by colourful MS Paint comics. I stopped following it around the time I stopped blogging (2010-2011) and when I returned to the scene, I realized Hyperbole and a Half was not being updated as frequently as it used to be. Hyperbole and a Half, by Allie Brosh, was the only blog I used to follow back in the day when I was still a baby in the blogosphere.
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