Broken (in the Best Possible Way)
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- Author：Jenny Lawson
- ISBN：1250790948
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Reviews
Alison R。
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Jenny Lawson is just pure greatness。 All heart with some bonus hilarity thrown in。 Worth the read just for Chapter 12B alone。
Jennifer Ciaccio
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Her best to date。 Her books always pack a gut punch along with the funny， but this one just hit differently。 I have such respect for Lawson and her unabashed vulnerability。
Chrissy
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I always know I'm going to have fun reading a book by Jenny Lawson。 I know I'm going to giggle and snort and laugh。 I know I'm going to think "OMG ME TOO， LADY！" and "It's nice to know I'm not the only super awkward person in the world。" Sometimes I even shed a tear or two because I KNOW how she feels。 If you've never read a book by Jenny Lawson， you really do need to give it a go， because nobody makes anxiety and depression as hilarious as she does （seriously， the chapter about why she can no l I always know I'm going to have fun reading a book by Jenny Lawson。 I know I'm going to giggle and snort and laugh。 I know I'm going to think "OMG ME TOO， LADY！" and "It's nice to know I'm not the only super awkward person in the world。" Sometimes I even shed a tear or two because I KNOW how she feels。 If you've never read a book by Jenny Lawson， you really do need to give it a go， because nobody makes anxiety and depression as hilarious as she does （seriously， the chapter about why she can no longer go to the post office is one of the most ridiculous and hysterical things I've ever read！） 。。。more
Barb Martin
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Tales of the author's life， dealing with depression and anxiety， but maintaining a sense of humor when she could。 Some is so funny， while the chapter about dealing with insurance is heartbreaking。 She has a sarcastic humor which is delightful。 Some chapters might not be to everyone's liking。 Quick read。 Tales of the author's life， dealing with depression and anxiety， but maintaining a sense of humor when she could。 Some is so funny， while the chapter about dealing with insurance is heartbreaking。 She has a sarcastic humor which is delightful。 Some chapters might not be to everyone's liking。 Quick read。 。。。more
Kate
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So I was listening to the this book in my car and almost crying when all of a sudden there was a cop behind me that I didn’t even notice because I was so engrossed in this incredible book and anyway he pulled me over because my car inspection was up in July （it is April） and I got a ticket but I didn’t even care because I was so emotionally invested in this amazing book that I love。
Abbey
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By far， my absolute FAVORITE of Jenny Lawson's hilarious books。 I thought I was laughing hard at one point， and then I got to the chapter about the eclipse and I （thankfully） was pulled over in my truck to get the mail because I had TEARS RUNNING DOWN MY FACE！！ I almost couldn't breathe I was laughing so hard。 By far， my absolute FAVORITE of Jenny Lawson's hilarious books。 I thought I was laughing hard at one point， and then I got to the chapter about the eclipse and I （thankfully） was pulled over in my truck to get the mail because I had TEARS RUNNING DOWN MY FACE！！ I almost couldn't breathe I was laughing so hard。 。。。more
Dave Pink
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Broken （in the best way possible） by Jenny Lawson is the best audio ever read & recorded in a closest during a pandemic！
Francis X DuFour
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Truly wonderful。。。The most hilarious book ever written by a severe depression sufferer。 It made my laugh out loud， it made me cry inside。 The final chapter called “Souls” is one of the best essays to result from mental illness。 Jenny， I love you。
Tiega
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I love Jenny’s books！ I will continue to read them as long as she write them。
Sonia
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I'm a big fan of Jenny Lawson's first two memoirs and this one did not disappoint。 In Broken （In the Best Possible Way） she keeps the laugh-out-loud humor going， but gets more personal about her mental and physical health issues。 The letter to her insurance company deserves 5 stars on its own。 Lawson does a nice job balancing and toggling between the silly and inane and the deep and painstakingly honest and vulnerable。 Sometimes it's just too hard to stay in the deep end， so she tempers it with I'm a big fan of Jenny Lawson's first two memoirs and this one did not disappoint。 In Broken （In the Best Possible Way） she keeps the laugh-out-loud humor going， but gets more personal about her mental and physical health issues。 The letter to her insurance company deserves 5 stars on its own。 Lawson does a nice job balancing and toggling between the silly and inane and the deep and painstakingly honest and vulnerable。 Sometimes it's just too hard to stay in the deep end， so she tempers it with wildly funny stories from her past and present。 And despite how wild some of her tales sound， she always remains incredibly relatable。 Whether you're laughing， crying， or crying laughing， you feel like you're doing it right alongside her and that's a nice feeling to have after this last year of pandemic isolation and disconnection。 。。。more
Christine
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This book is “laugh so hard you ugly cry and pee your pants” kind of funny。 This was EASILY the funniest audiobook I have ever listened to。 If you want a story written and read by a woman who is unashamed to be exactly who she is， read this one。 It’s phenomenal。
Kim
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There were a few essays I enjoyed， but for the most part， this was not good。 Her first two books were much better。
Julie
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audioif you liked her previous books - you will love this one tooso many times I burst out laughing while listeningand I also appreciated her candor at revealing what her depression and medical battles have been
Erin
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Possibly Jenny's best book yet。 Laughed so loud and so much that my coworkers came to check on me， and at times also cried a bit。 Jenny can take you from extreme lows to extreme highs in a matter of minutes。 Possibly Jenny's best book yet。 Laughed so loud and so much that my coworkers came to check on me， and at times also cried a bit。 Jenny can take you from extreme lows to extreme highs in a matter of minutes。 。。。more
Lindsay Ann
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I cannot explain to you how excited I am to start this one！
Shannon
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I actually listened to the book on audio。 It was read by Jenny and it was soooo good。 She is hilarious and strange and insightful。 It made my commute to work so much better。
Jolanta （knygupe）
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4，5*
AJ Payne
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Audiobook。I have really enjoyed this author’s books in the past， and this one is no different。 She is witty， and clever， and real， and fun and is able to write funny and serious stories in a way that I really connect to （even if I do not have the zany situations and relationship she writes about - I still get it）。 This series of essays was pretty great and I laughed out loud a number of times。 I also can’t recommend this on audiobook enough。 I absolutely loved the way the author read her own boo Audiobook。I have really enjoyed this author’s books in the past， and this one is no different。 She is witty， and clever， and real， and fun and is able to write funny and serious stories in a way that I really connect to （even if I do not have the zany situations and relationship she writes about - I still get it）。 This series of essays was pretty great and I laughed out loud a number of times。 I also can’t recommend this on audiobook enough。 I absolutely loved the way the author read her own book。 I loved the tone， which I always found perfect for the stories no matter the topic。 I also liked her voice - and you can’t say that about every author that reads their own books！ Makes me want to reread her old books （or， in this case， listen to them for the first time） 。。。more
Angela C
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I’ve always been a fan of Jenny Lawson- she writes about moments and experiences that aren’t often spoken about in an effort for people to put their best feet forward。 But they are stories that so many people can relate to， because life is never about our best selves- it’s about our whole selves。 That’s what she captures so beautifully。 Plus she’s pretty darn funny。 I was first introduced to her books in my own therapy， and continue to recommend them to my own clients today。
Kiersten
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As you'd expect， you'll laugh your way through this book。 But also， there are important musings on what it means to be human。 What it means to be broken。 You'll have a good eye-opening look at depression and physical illnesses and either relate to the pain and darkness or say， "Thank the good lord I don't have rheumatoid arthritis！" There are good chapters about marriage and friendship。 You'll learn about all the levels of introvertedness。 And that some words aren't words， but probably should be As you'd expect， you'll laugh your way through this book。 But also， there are important musings on what it means to be human。 What it means to be broken。 You'll have a good eye-opening look at depression and physical illnesses and either relate to the pain and darkness or say， "Thank the good lord I don't have rheumatoid arthritis！" There are good chapters about marriage and friendship。 You'll learn about all the levels of introvertedness。 And that some words aren't words， but probably should be。 Like introvertedness。 And wronger。 There are awesome chapters about vacuums， and editors， and the cringy things that people have said and done。 I might have to read those chapters again。 。。。more
SarahKat
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10 minutes into this audio book I had already laughed aloud and said something like "holy crap this woman is me！" twice。 I have listened to her other two books as well， which I also absolutely love。 I feel like I love this one even more but maybe that's just because it's the most recent， or maybe it's the cover， or maybe I personally related to more of her topics。 I don't know。Things in this book that I related to a lot。 This is just in spoilers because it's sort of just for me。。。（view spoiler）[ 10 minutes into this audio book I had already laughed aloud and said something like "holy crap this woman is me！" twice。 I have listened to her other two books as well， which I also absolutely love。 I feel like I love this one even more but maybe that's just because it's the most recent， or maybe it's the cover， or maybe I personally related to more of her topics。 I don't know。Things in this book that I related to a lot。 This is just in spoilers because it's sort of just for me。。。（view spoiler）[ While listening to this yesterday， I was helping a gentleman get boxes out of his car and my shoe slipped off my foot and under the guy's car。 It was easily retrievable but Jenny Lawson has an entire chapter devoted to losing her shoes in this manner （mostly on elevators）。 I laughed。Her chapter "Rainbow Fire" was about her being in a hotel room and wanting to explore the city but she couldn't get out of her room because of crippling anxiety and I felt that so hard。 I travel for work occasionally （once or twice a year） to places I have never been before。 I spend all day being social and professional with colleagues so by the end of the day I just absolutely cannot people anymore and I hide in my hotel room and take baths in shitty hotel bathtubs and read my books and look out the window and think really hard about going out into the world。 At one such event， while said colleagues were out on the town drinking moonshine and having a wonderful time （we were in Tennessee）， I was in my room reading Dracula （which I hated）。 I heard from somewhere outside my room a piano melody。 Apparently， a guy comes in every night and plays for about an hour in the lobby， and because the hotel is situated so all the rooms look out into an inner balcony， I got to listen to him every night instead of going out into the world。 None of my colleagues were there to hear it any of the 3 nights we were there！ And when I finally DID go out into the world the last day we were there （because we didn't have any meetings so I felt I could people for a little while）， I hated it。 My favorite thing about that trip was the pianist and the view of the mountains from my room。 Jenny Lawson also says in this book， regarding her prom， that it is okay that what might be a big deal for some people might not be for her。 And it made me feel perfectly fine that I spend large chunks of work trips hiding in my room。 Because that's what makes me happy。 Also， I spent 30 minutes at my own prom and then we went to the movie theater because prom blows。 （hide spoiler）]She is like me in many ways and I love that。 I love hearing some of her struggles are similar to mine。 But I also enjoy hearing her struggles or experiences that I don't personally relate to， but can empathize with， because she is just so good at being relatable and like a real person。 I realize she， like many authors， are real people。 It's just that she seems so much more genuine。 I love David Sedaris too but I can only take him in small doses because after a while he just seems。。。 out of touch？ Pompous？ Impersonal！ I don't know。 This isn't a David Sedaris review。 It doesn't matter。 。。。more
Mike （the Paladin）
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This is the third book by Jenny Lawson。 It's funny， sad， inspiring， poignant and so much more。 Look， just read it。 If you don't feel for， love and appreciate MS。 Lawson （actually at this point I almost feel I should just call her "Jenny"。。。though I know she'd probably not want to meet all the people who think/feel like they know her in person）， anyway as I was saying， if you don't feel it then maybe you should get some help。 I mean maybe you're a psychopath or something。。。you should really be mo This is the third book by Jenny Lawson。 It's funny， sad， inspiring， poignant and so much more。 Look， just read it。 If you don't feel for， love and appreciate MS。 Lawson （actually at this point I almost feel I should just call her "Jenny"。。。though I know she'd probably not want to meet all the people who think/feel like they know her in person）， anyway as I was saying， if you don't feel it then maybe you should get some help。 I mean maybe you're a psychopath or something。。。you should really be moved here。Honest。Oh well， just read it。 Recommended。 Enjoy。And empathize。。。。 。。。more
Lea Dokter
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I love Jenny Lawson's work， and her newest book does not dissapoint。 My favourite chapter was on autoimmune diseases and a vampire email scam - it was so laugh-out-loud funny that I read it to my friends， who also died from laughter。 Broken is a slightly painful feast of recognition for those of us struggling with mental health issues， with a solid dose of humour to brighten your day。 I love Jenny Lawson's work， and her newest book does not dissapoint。 My favourite chapter was on autoimmune diseases and a vampire email scam - it was so laugh-out-loud funny that I read it to my friends， who also died from laughter。 Broken is a slightly painful feast of recognition for those of us struggling with mental health issues， with a solid dose of humour to brighten your day。 。。。more
Alicia Impink
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Like Jenny Lawson's other books this was a pure delight to read。 Hilarious， thoughtful， rambling， sweet， sad， poignant， inspiring， and honest。 ALL THE THINGS。 Her voice and thoughts are comforting and familiar ， it's nice hearing someone talk about anxiety and mental health in an open and honest way。 She finds beauty in offbeat places and reading her books always feels like I'm reading the words of a good friend。 Like Jenny Lawson's other books this was a pure delight to read。 Hilarious， thoughtful， rambling， sweet， sad， poignant， inspiring， and honest。 ALL THE THINGS。 Her voice and thoughts are comforting and familiar ， it's nice hearing someone talk about anxiety and mental health in an open and honest way。 She finds beauty in offbeat places and reading her books always feels like I'm reading the words of a good friend。 。。。more
Ayomide
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4。5 rounded up
Aishwarya Mishra
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Funny as always。 Love all her books😍
Tanja Berg
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The other two books by this author have been comforting because they've been so over the top。 This one was different。 It was comforting because I could recognize myself in some of her struggles。 The book moves between some hilariously funny episodes that I barely understand who you can end up in， and very sober descriptions of depression。 Very well worth reading - or， like I did - listen to。 I absolutely loved the audio book。 The other two books by this author have been comforting because they've been so over the top。 This one was different。 It was comforting because I could recognize myself in some of her struggles。 The book moves between some hilariously funny episodes that I barely understand who you can end up in， and very sober descriptions of depression。 Very well worth reading - or， like I did - listen to。 I absolutely loved the audio book。 。。。more
Jamele （BookswithJams）
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This was a delight to read。 It was equal parts heartbreaking and hysterically funny。 I have only read one other of Lawson’s books so I am aware that she does not hold back， and she did not in this book with her struggles and frustrations with depression and anxiety。 It is a heartbreaking journey to go on with her， but I am so glad she is freely talking about it。 The letter to her insurance company is about as real as it gets and it was infuriating because she is not the only one with these horri This was a delight to read。 It was equal parts heartbreaking and hysterically funny。 I have only read one other of Lawson’s books so I am aware that she does not hold back， and she did not in this book with her struggles and frustrations with depression and anxiety。 It is a heartbreaking journey to go on with her， but I am so glad she is freely talking about it。 The letter to her insurance company is about as real as it gets and it was infuriating because she is not the only one with these horrific struggles。 But by the end of the book I was in tears from laughing， she takes a lighter turn and some of her stories are so out there but so amazing， it was just fantastic and I could not stop laughing。 Overall， this should be a must read for those that want to understand more what it is like to suffer from anxiety and depression， as she explains it well， both the good and the bad。 I applaud her for speaking about it， and huge props to her husband Victor， I have been in his shoes and absolutely adored his reactions to her stories。 I have still not recovered from the Post Office story， it might have been my favorite。 She also covers other ailments she suffers from， auto-immune disease， rheumatoid arthritis to name a couple and I really appreciated her honesty and struggles with all of it。She reads the audiobook as an FYI and it is phenomenal。 I absolutely think this is the way to go， it was an amazing reading experience this way。 Thank you to LibroFM and Henry Holt and Co for the ALC to review。 。。。more
m livermore-hudspeth
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I love this book so much！I bought this because I love Jenny Lawson wrote it。 I have all of her books because she is a fabulous writer and she inspires me to write humor。 I love the way she tells her stories。 I relate to her so much about her way of moving in the world and she makes me feel sad and gutted at times， but in the next is humor that makes me laugh so hard that I might per myself。
Lindsay
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