She’s unique and interesting and at times, thoroughly relatable, particularly if you’ve ever dealt with a significant mental health issue. She writes in the same way that her brain works, and the result is a train of thought that I almost always find enjoyable. The actual writing in the book can be a little erratic, and Lawson jumps from point to point very quickly, but that’s one of the things I love about her writing. The result is a series of essays and experiences that are both absurdly entertaining and also just absurd. In lieu of giving in, she responded with a determination to approach her life in a way that aggressively pursued happiness no matter how weird and ridiculous the method. The concept of being “furiously happy” itself was born out of a dark and devastating depression where she wasn’t sure that she’d ever feel happy again. Jenny Lawson writes about really serious, often difficult mental health issues in a refreshingly funny way, and she somehow manages to do so without undercutting the severity of issues and conditions. I’d read this book a few years ago and really enjoyed it and my second read through was just as fun. I don’t read a huge amount of non-fiction anymore, but my husband bought me Furiously Happy for Christmas and I was thrilled.
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