Furiously happy is a rare book, a combination of ridiculous humor and poignant reflection. Furiously happy is the second book written by the humorist jenny lawson. Her insistence that crazy is cute is at best annoying, and at worst really very offensive to all the people who dont get to make fun of their mental illnesses. Some people might think that being furiously happy is just an excuse to be stupid and irresponsible and. Some people might think that being furiously happy is just an excuse to be stupid and. Jenny is determined to be furiously happy, despite her internal monologues attempting to make her feel otherwise and i had nothing but deep respect and admiration for the way she consistently made the best of a bad situation. If youve read furiously happy, you already know i wrote an entire chapter about how i almost lost the chance to narrate my first book because i was too terrified and kept fucking up.
I described lawsons previous book, lets pretend this never happened, as the closest thing ive found to a standup comedy routine in book form. A funny book about horrible things audiobook written by jenny lawson. The author tries desperately to be funny and falls short about 98% of the time. Furiously happy quotes showing of 539 when you come out of the grips of a depression there is an incredible relief, but not one you feel allowed to celebrate. In this witty memoir, lawson takes readers on a wildly entertaining journey of. One of my goals for this year is to read one book per month. Furiously happy, it helped a lot during my last depressed episode to help me laugh. Furiously happy by jenny lawson, audiobook excerpt by.
Jun 03, 2016 rude, i came across her most recent release, furiously happy, and i couldnt resist. So furiously happy got selected to be promoted on the ebook edition so today. Lets pretend this never happened audiobook jenny lawson. A hysterical, ridiculous book about crippling depression and anxiety. A continuation of her previous autobiography lets pretend this never happened, this book deals more directly with lawsons experience with mental illness, depression and anxiety the title refers to lawsons philosophy of being furiously happy after becoming so depressed that she eventually decided to force herself to. Some people might think that being furiously happy is just an excuse to be stupid. Jenny lawson explores her lifelong battle with mental illness. But about five years ago, i realized that if i got in the habit and chose my books carefully, i could get more reading inand i loved the sound of reading more books. Popular bloggerauthor lawson lets pretend this didnt happen writes that this funny book about mental illness is not so much a sequel to her last book, but rather a collection of bizarre essays.
Furiously happy is a more random and disconnected book, but insofar as it has a theme, its about surviving depression, anxiety, and other manifestations of your brain being an asshole. Furiously happy is a series of stories and personal essays from author jenny lawson. Read furiously happy a funny book about horrible things by jenny lawson available from rakuten kobo. This is a book about embracing everything that makes us who we are the beautiful and the flawed and then using it to find joy in fantastic and outrageous ways. Furiously happy book snoisle libraries bibliocommons. A funny book about horrible things jenny lawson, read by the author. Lawson warns at the beginning that furiously happy is a funny book about horrible things those horrible things being mental illness. Furiously happy a funny book about horrible things audiobook cd. Or you could ignore this and say i only buy full price. Furiously happy furiously happy audiobook, by jenny lawson. Furiously happy downloadable audiobook the seattle. Furiously happy downloadable audiobook santa clara. Furiously happy 3 uv ive always been naturally anxious, to ridiculous degrees.
Anyone know if jenny will read the audio book again. People of the book was an audio book i enjoyed as well as the extraordinary life of sam hell. A funny book about horrible things by jenny lawson kudos to lawson for being a flagrant and witty spokesperson for this dark subject matter. Plus, youll get an additional audiobook per month after trial. I expected furiously happy to be a narrative from a to b cataloging jennys life with little scatterings of comedic delivery. Audie award nominee, humor, 20 for fans of tina fey and david sedaris internet star jenny lawson, aka the bloggess, makes her literary debut. Jennys first book, lets pretend this never happened, was ostensibly about family, but deep down it was about celebrating your own weirdness. The print versions of your books have nothing on the audiobook experience.
My earliest school memory is of a fi eld trip to a hospital, when a doctor pulled out some blood samples and i immediately passed out right into a wall of thankfully empty bedpans. Its not every day that resurrected road kill graces the cover of a book. In this witty memoir, lawson takes readers on a wildly entertaining journey of her personal struggles with anxiety and depression. Lawson lets pretend this never happened, 2012, the bloggess, pokes fun at herself as she addresses the serious nature of her mental and physical illnesses. A funny book about horrible things paperback february 7, 2017. I think its so important and necessary to discuss and talk about mental illness and this book does exactly that and so so well. Some people might think that being furiously happy is just an excuse to be stupid and irresponsible and invite a herd of.
Ive often thought that people with severe depression have developed such a well for experiencing. I dont know how or why, but somehow i stumbled upon the bloggess a few years ago and found myself laughing so hard i ended up with tears in my eyes. Which i think, since i read the bulk of this book in airports and on planes last weekend, made a lot of people think i was a little insane. Jenny lawson, blogger at the bloggess and author of furiously happy. Furiously happy a funny book about horrible things downloadable audiobook. This week on book break were talking mental health, jenny lawson and those moments when it all gets too much. A funny book about horrible things from the worlds largest community of readers. In her new book, furiously happy, she explores her lifelong battle with mental illness. Ive often thought that people with severe depression have developed such a well for experiencing extreme. The popular blogger presents a humorous and candid memoir about her lifelong battle with severe depression and anxiety, discussing how embracing both the flawed and the beautiful parts of life have enabled her to find joy in outrageous ways. If i listen to an audio book, i can get into a story while also working on stuff around the house that often makes me feel better. A funny book about horrible things audiobook by jenny. So theres actually a little more to this book title, and it pretty much tells you what it is youre about to read.
But when it does, chances are jenny lawson wrote it. If you dont have the ebook of furiously happy you need to read. Ive struggled with many forms of mental illness since i was a kid, writes the author, but clinical depression is a semiregular visitor and anxiety disorder is my longterm abusive boyfriend. Furiously happy audiobook cd johnson county library. Elyse loved this book and how it helped her deal with chronic pain. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. A continuation of her previous autobiography lets pretend this never happened, this book deals more directly with lawsons experience with mental illness, depression and anxiety. According to other kids pre sent, a teacher said, ignore her. A funny book about horrible things by jenny lawson. Instead, the feeling of victory is replaced with anxiety that it will happen again, and with shame and vulnerability when you see how your illness affected your family, your work. Furiously happy ebook by jenny lawson 9781250077011.
Lawson is beloved around the world for her inimitable humor and honesty, and in furiously happy, she is at her snortinducing funniest. Although mental health is no laughing matter, jenny lawson humorously tells stories of her lifelong battle with mental health issues in her latest book, furiously happy. That sounds like a terrible idea but terrible ideas are what jenny does best. Its a philosophy that has quite literally saved her life.
And if they dont, ill just wait til my next hypomanic episode and buy a copy or. A funny book about horrible things, by jenny lawson. The bloggess, writing musings on the internet is a full time job and has spawned two books, lets pretend this never happened and now furiously happy. Jenny lawson realized that the most mortifying moments of our lives the ones wed like to pretend never. I can say that its the only book ive ever read that has made me laugh out loud several times.
Because as jennys mom says, maybe crazy isnt so bad after all. Audie award, humor, 2016 in furiously happy, numberone new york times bestselling author jenny lawson explores her lifelong battle with mental illness. If youre one of her nearly halfmillion twitter followers, have read her no. My 24 yr old son listens to your book, furiously happy with me when i borrowed it from library. A hysterical, ridiculous book about crippling depression and anxiety that sounds like a terrible idea. Jenny lawson on living a furiously happy life full of raccoons. Furiously happy audiobook cd the seattle public library. In furiously happy, numberone new york times bestselling author jenny lawson explores her lifelong battle with mental illness. Since then i have written that mantra on my arm every time i panic. Jenny lawson author, narrator, macmillan audio publisher get audible free. We chose this book for book club and every person, to the person, hated it. Furiously happy audiobook cd bellingham public library. Listening to audiobooks isnt cheating to your brain, listening is pretty much the.