This hilarious book has ruined me on reading other humorous titles for a while! I was only tangentially familiar with Brosh’s blog by the same name, but I was immediately familiar with the author’s cover art as it has found its way into many Internet memes, probably the most familiar being CLEAN ALL THE THINGS. Most of the stories are comical, and feature intentionally simplistically crude artwork to fully illustrate the emotion and tone of the story. While most illustrations provide a tremendous amount of comic effect, it is the chapters on depression that the artwork captures the perfect tone to accurately convey the mental state of Brosh while she suffered through the worst of this debilitating and seemingly endless condition. I cannot choose any one story as a favorite, and after finishing the book, I read Brosh’s entire blog the following weekend. Brosh is currently on a promotional tour for the book, and was interviewed by NPR’s Terry Gross for Fresh Air earlier this week—it’s a must listen! I am looking forward to seeing what Brosh’s next project might be.
