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“I’m not joking, but we still laugh because laughter is the best way to cover pain.”

Broken (in the best possible way) by Jenny Lawson

June 24, 2021 by narfna Leave a Comment

If you’ve read a Jenny Lawson book before, you’ll know what to expect here. Side-splitting anecdotes, social anxiety, lots of animal stories, bizarre arguments with her husband Victor, talking openly about mental health issues like depression, etc. (She has treatment resistant depression and doesn’t shy away from talking about her lowest moments, including feeling suicidal.) And yet this book feels light and very human. Some notable departures in this one, she spends quite a bit of time reflecting on the differences between her and Victor’s […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Comedy/Humor Tagged With: Anxiety, broken, Depression, humor, in the best possible way, Jenny Lawson, Mental Health, narfna, read harder challenge 2021

narfna's CBR13 Review No:74 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Comedy/Humor · Tags: Anxiety, broken, Depression, humor, in the best possible way, Jenny Lawson, Mental Health, narfna, read harder challenge 2021 ·
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