And it is something that all of us would enjoy reading. The best part about this colourful book is that it reaches a wider audience, to those who had not heard of the blog before this. Exactly in the style of the blog, they are non sequential. It has several laugh-out-loud moments, although the stories follow no particular order.
It is a hilarious take on life and – as Allie puts it – unfortunate situations, flawed coping mechanisms, mayhem and other things that happened. Hyperbole and a Half – the book – is a collection of a few of the stories from the blog, with all the pictures. I viewed feelings as a weakness - annoying obstacles on my quest for total power over myself. And I finally didn’t have to feel them anymore. But my experiences slowly flattened and blended together until it became obvious that there’s a huge difference between not giving a fuck and not being able to give a fuck.” “I had always wanted to not give a fuck about anything. It gave words to that which I had been struggling with for so long, especially the following: Later, in the year 2013, she shared the story Depression Part Two, which really resonated with me. Some of you know that I returned to blogging to help cure me of my depression (which it has, in large part) Around the time I had been away, Allie had shared her depression story, in her unique, trademark style accompanied by colourful MS Paint comics. I stopped following it around the time I stopped blogging (2010-2011) and when I returned to the scene, I realized Hyperbole and a Half was not being updated as frequently as it used to be. Hyperbole and a Half, by Allie Brosh, was the only blog I used to follow back in the day when I was still a baby in the blogosphere.
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