Solutions and Other Problems
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Allie Brosh
INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER For the first time in seven years, Allie Brosh—beloved author and artist of the extraordinary #1 New York Times bestseller Hyperbole and a Half—returns with a new collection of comedic, autobiographical, and illustrated essays. Solutions and Other Problems includes humorous stories from Allie Brosh’s childhood; the adventures of her very bad animals; merciless dissection of her own character flaws; incisive essays on grief, loneliness, and powerlessness; as well as reflections on the absurdity of modern life. This full-color, beautifully illustrated edition features all-new material with more than 1,600 pieces of art. Solutions and Other Problems marks the return of a beloved American humorist who has “the observational skills of a scientist, the creativity of an artist, and the wit of a comedian” (Bill Gates). Praise for Allie Brosh’s Hyperbole and a Half: “Imagine if David Sedaris could draw….Enchanting.” —People “One of the best things I’ve ever read in my life.” —Marc Maron “Will make you laugh until you sob, even when Brosh describes her struggle with depression.” —Entertainment Weekly “I would gladly pay to sit in a room full of people reading this book, merely to share the laughter.” —The Philadelphia Inquirer “In a culture that encourages people to carry mental illness as a secret burden….Brosh’s bracing honesty is a gift.” —Chicago Tribune
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Author
Allie Brosh
Pages
528
Publisher
Simon and Schuster
Published Date
2020-09-22
ISBN
1982156961 9781982156961
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"Like her first release, Allie just has a knack for having me laughing on almost every page. She also delivers moments of gut-wrenching reality in a combination of somberness and levity that is just so relatable. This book is a true delight from beginning to end and I deeply appreciate Allie for her candor and vulnerability."
""Because that's intimacy. Buckaroos."<br/><br/>"Then one Christmas Eve, the frog realized that everything is equally ridiculous. And it went sliding because why not."<br/><br/>"As far as we can tell, life does not have a point.""
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Kai G
"Allie Brosh doesn't merely walk the fine line between comedy and tragedy. She dances on it, flails wildly across it, and backwards crab-walks the line. And it is magnificent.<br/><br/>The Hyperbole and a Half creator has *been through it* since publishing her first book and taking an indefinite hiatus from the blog that started it all. Many fans, including myself, were worried for her and wishing her well. Solutions and Other Problems is absolutely worth the 7-year wait. Perhaps this is a sign that 2020 is turning around.<br/><br/>Lastly, shout-out to my local independent bookstore for somehow procuring this book for me four days before the official publication date."
"Wonderful, heartbreaking, hysterically funny, profoundly real. Going in my permanent collection. "
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Heather McGuirk