![]() ![]() …a lot has happened in the six or seven years since I last poked out of hiding. She spoke briefly on Reddit about her re-emergence to publish this second novel as follows: Even if you have never read her work, I can guarantee you’ve seen her distinctive art style in various memes. It’s not so much a book as an experience.īrosh is well known for her honest take on depression (dinosaur onesie and all). I remember a lot of chuckling throughout, and a few well-timed gut punches too. ![]() Perhaps because I took so long to read it, it is difficult for me to review. As easy and tempting as it is to read through in a single sitting, I don’t think I’m strong enough for that. I’ve found that I needed that kind of space to let the story (and me) breathe. I was lucky enough to be given this book as a Christmas gift, and I’ve been slowly reading it all year. ![]() If you can stomach this level of emotional whiplash, you’ll find her books very engaging. And then, before the tears have dried from your eyes, you’ll be chuckling again. She illustrates incredibly hilarious stories that transition to tragedy so quickly you’ll get stuck somewhere between laughing and crying. But she’s also intensely weird in the way that tells you there is a lot going on for her. And her latest published book, Solutions and Other Problems, continues her story where it left off.īrosh is wonderful. Her webcomics published on her blog Hyperbole and a Half in the 2000s and her crude drawings never fail to make me chuckle. ![]()
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