Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened - Softcover

Allie Brosh

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1451666179 ISBN 13: 9781451666175

Publisher: Touchstone Books, 2013

Synopsis

#1 New York Times Bestseller

"Funny and smart as hell" (Bill Gates), Allie Brosh's Hyperbole and a Half showcases her unique voice, leaping wit, and her ability to capture complex emotions with deceptively simple illustrations.

FROM THE PUBLISHER:
Every time Allie Brosh posts something new on her hugely popular blog Hyperbole and a Half the internet rejoices.

This full-color, beautifully illustrated edition features more than fifty percent new content, with ten never-before-seen essays and one wholly revised and expanded piece as well as classics from the website like, "The God of Cake," "Dogs Don't Understand Basic Concepts Like Moving," and her astonishing, "Adventures in Depression," and "Depression Part Two," which have been hailed as some of the most insightful meditations on the disease ever written.

Brosh's debut marks the launch of a major new American humorist who will surely make even the biggest scrooge or snob laugh. We dare you not to.

FROM THE AUTHOR:
This is a book I wrote. Because I wrote it, I had to figure out what to put on the back cover to explain what it is. I tried to write a long, third-person summary that would imply how great the book is and also sound vaguely authoritative--like maybe someone who isn't me wrote it--but I soon discovered that I'm not sneaky enough to pull it off convincingly. So I decided to just make a list of things that are in the book:

Pictures
Words
Stories about things that happened to me
Stories about things that happened to other people because of me
Eight billion dollars*
Stories about dogs
The secret to eternal happiness*

*These are lies. Perhaps I have underestimated my sneakiness!

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Review:

"I would gladly pay to sit in a room full of people reading this book, merely to share the laughter."--Philadelphia Inquirer

"In a culture that encourages people to carry mental illness as a secret burden . . . Brosh's bracing honesty is a gift."--Chicago Tribune

"Brosh captures humanity at its simultaneous worst and best with a razor wit that allows us to laugh at even our darkest of selves."--The Advocate (Baton Rouge)

"One of the best things I've ever read in my life."--Marc Maron

"An Internet-era treasure, an unexpected wonder of the 21st century."--Cory Doctorow, BoingBoing.com

"Brosh is a connoisseur of the human condition."--Kirkus Reviews

"Brosh is an evocative writer who bares her foibles and shortcomings, from childhood to her present life, with a lack of vanity and a sense of catharsis that is palpable."--Publishers Weekly

"Get this for the smart people who appreciate humor in your life, and they won't be disappointed."--io9.com

"Anyone seeking an accessible look at someone suffering from depression or some really delightful dog drawings need search no further."--Time Out New York

Winner of the Goodreads Choice Award for Best Humor Book of the Year
An NPR Best Book of the Year
A Library Journal Best Book of the Year, Memoirs--.

Book Description:

Hilarious stories about life's mishaps from the creator of the immensely popular blog 'Hyperbole and a Half'. Fully illustrated with over 50% new material.

About this edition

• Publisher: Touchstone Books
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1451666179
• ISBN 13: 9781451666175
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 384