Hyperbole and a Half

Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened

by Allie Brosh

No cover — Allie Brosh: Hyperbole and a Half (2013, Touchstone)

English language

Published April 29, 2013 by Touchstone.

ISBN:: 978-1-4516-6618-2

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

Touching, absurd, and darkly comic, Allie Brosh’s highly anticipated book Hyperbole and a Half showcases her unique voice, leaping wit, and her ability to capture complex emotions with deceptively simple illustrations.

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.

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

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!

6 editions

Siddhartha reviewed Hyperbole and a Half by Allie Brosh

Review of 'Hyperbole and a Half' on 'GoodReads'

5 stars

I have a special affinity towards people/books/shows/films which make me laugh at the horrible human experience, while at the same time, allowing me to introspect and be amazed at how clear and precise their understanding of the self has been. It's the reason I adore watching a horse whine about how selfish and pathetic he is in Bojack Horseman, or to see Rick treat those he love in a shitty way in a misguided attempt at feeling less alone in Rick and Morty.

In short, I love self-deprecating humor and this book had a lot of it. A lot!

Favorite chapters: Depression and Identity - parts 1 and 2.

George Sudarkoff reviewed Hyperbole and a Half by Allie Brosh

Review of 'Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened' on 'Goodreads'

3 stars

Introspection as a form of masturbation.

Kadomi reviewed Hyperbole and a Half by Allie Brosh

Review of 'Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

I am not the world's biggest fan of the blog, but the book was beautiful. My SO bought it for Christmas while in the US, and I pretty much devoured it when I was sick. The stories somehow touched me more in book form than they ever did in the blog. A lot of the author's stories resonated with me, especially the ones about wanting to be a better person than actually being. And the procrastination, oh my god, yes.

I think that's a must-purchase for anyone who ever enjoyed the blog. And if you didn't enjoy the blog aside from such memorable classics like CLEAN ALL THE THINGS, you might even enjoy the book better just like I did.