Hyperbole And A Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, And Other Things That Happened

"Even if you’re not part of the enormous following her Web comic spawned, you might have seen Allie Brosh’s instantly recognizable, candy-colored drawings posted here and there if you’ve been, y’know, on the Internet. This collection of her work from her hugely popular blog is autobiographical and immensely inventive — her drawings could be called crude if they weren’t so incredibly sophisticated at the same time. Brosh has a knack for the really, truly, giggle-snort funny — but she’s also painfully perceptive, particularly in her descriptions of her struggle with depression, which are so accurate, they are required reading for anyone trying to understand why depression is so much more than being sad."