What is hyperbole and a half

Around the time she launched the site, Brosh had begun experiencing worrisome medical symptoms. It turns out, Brosh also drew a post about this experience.

Feeling worse, she excused herself to the bathroom. While she was in there, she fainted. By the time her book came out, in , the issue was coming to a terrifying head. Seven weeks before her book tour, Brosh underwent all-day surgery, including a hysterectomy, to remove the masses and, the way she describes it, detangle her insides.

I feel very proud of that. Brosh managed to do her whole three-week publicity tour, signing books and meeting fans from Seattle to Brooklyn, but she says afterward she crashed, entering a state of deep depression. Part of how she dealt with it was putting her sister in her new book, in comics about their childhood together.

Allie Brosh. Her marriage had begun unraveling — she and her first husband finalized their divorce, amicably, in — and her parents split up around then, too. She thinks she may have been trying to prove she was still OK, amid everything that was going on.

But here she is. It feels like being an animal getting reintroduced to the wild. Like, oh my goodness, people can see me. Her progress over the past several years is in part thanks to her psychiatrist, whom she now FaceTimes every week.

Another huge factor has been a budding friendship with herself. As always, such vulnerable moments are shot through with comedic absurdity, even for an audience of one. Hanging out with herself has also led Brosh to ponder what kind of person she wants to be. Join the Gates Notes community to get regular updates from Bill on key topics like global health and climate change, to access exclusive content, comment on stories, participate in giveaways, and more.

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So much fun.. I've read "God of Cake" probably 30 times already but I still giggled when I read it again in the book. It's just that good. The book is easier on my old eyes so now I want a copy. This book is colorful and fun.. I think the difference in types of paper and all the ink made it heavier than a normal book. That's ok though. I can stick it in my purse and hit someone that pisses me off over the head with it. I rambled again didn't I?

I have to introduce Helper Dog and Simple Dog. The shelter worker said, "This one hates everything and she doesn't know anything, and I hope you aren't planning on taking her outside ever because she's more like a bear than a dog, really, and unfortunately, she can scale a seven-foot-tall fence like the fucking Spider-Man. And we were like, "Sure, why not.

I read this once, then again with a highlighter. This week, I am sharing it with "my" high-school seniors and I cannot wait. When the dedication in the front of a book elicits a guffaw, it is a sure sign that the following memoir is going to be hilarious.

Hyperbole and a Half is delightfully funny; but not in an "it will make you smile" or even the ever-popular "LOL".

This is snort diet Dr. Pepper out of your nose, choke on your own saliva, tears flowing down your face, funny. Amid the gaiety, however, Ms. Brosh cleverly hides in wait. As the reader reaches out to metaphorically swing an arm around her shoulders in a show of sisterly solidarity, she balls up her tiny, powerful fist, turns in and delivers an upper-cut to the gut. This happy reader was stunned. The air was ripped from my lungs, my stomach ached, even as it rolled and gurgled.

I wept. Then, I began to heal. Like so many of us, Ms. Brosh suffered with depression. One common theme among those suffering is the frustration with the seeming inability to communicate what the afflicted is truly feeling when over-taken by this Good-Vibe Burglar. No longer will I struggle for an accurate articulation. Brosh is not a monster.

She allows us to shake it off as she so generously shares additional comical and entertaining narratives. Now; however, they are ever so slightly sepia-tinted because the cat is out of the bag. The reader is no longer giggling with a self-proclaimed sloth, but recognizing the downer of depression creeping in.

This is a book that I will continue to go back to, for encouragement, laughter and hope. It is also a tome that I will be sharing often. You knew that was coming, right? Full review: I always have a difficult time writing reviews on books that hit my all-time favorites list, and this book was no exception.

Allie Brosh's "Hyperbole and a Half" is based upon her very popular posts on her website of the same name.