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Broken (in the Best Possible Way)
The Bloggess delivers another collection that will make you laugh till the tears flow. By writing about mental health, Lawson has learned how much it benefits readers for her to “go first.” Her trademark wit and humor permeates this collection of vulnerable stories about her long-standing experience with depression and anxiety, making readers feel seen and understood in their own struggles. The topics run the gamut from the decidedly light hearted, like “Six Times I’ve Lost My Shoes While Wearing Them: A List That Shouldn’t Exist” to the deadly serious, “An Open Letter to My Insurance Company,” in which she details the active harm its policies cause her and others. There aren’t enough content warnings to cover the bases here, so consider yourself broadly warned. Fabulous on audio, as read by the author. I’ve never listened to Jenny Lawson before—and whoa, have I been missing out! I laughed until I cried as Lawson sat beside me and told me her story (for that’s what it felt like), lending greater depth and vulnerability to her essay collection.
About the Book
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Furiously Happy and Let’s Pretend This Never Happened comes a deeply relatable book filled with humor and honesty about depression and anxiety.
As Jenny Lawson’s hundreds of thousands of fans know, she suffers from depression. In Broken, Jenny brings readers along on her mental and physical health journey, offering heartbreaking and hilarious anecdotes along the way.
With people experiencing anxiety and depression now more than ever, Jenny humanizes what we all face in an all-too-real way, reassuring us that we’re not alone and making us laugh while doing it. From the business ideas that she wants to pitch to Shark Tank to the reason why Jenny can never go back to the post office, Broken leaves nothing to the imagination in the most satisfying way. And of course, Jenny’s long-suffering husband Victor—the Ricky to Jenny’s Lucille Ball—is present throughout.
A treat for Jenny Lawson’s already existing fans, and destined to convert new ones, Broken is a beacon of hope and a wellspring of laughter when we all need it most.
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