Hyperbole and a Half
Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Vintage Publishing
Published:31st Oct '13
Should be back in stock very soon
Hilarious stories about life's mishaps from the creator of the immensely popular blog 'Hyperbole and a Half'. Fully illustrated with over 50% new material.
Hyperbole and A Half is a blog and webcomic written by a 20-something American girl called Allie Brosh. She tells fantastically funny, wise stories about the mishaps of her everyday life, with titles like 'Why Dogs Don't Understand Basic Concepts Like Moving' and 'The God of Cake'..
Brosh's website receives millions of visitors a month and hundreds of thousands per day. Now her full-colour debut book chronicles the many 'learning experiences' Brosh has endured as a result of her own character flaws. It includes stories about her rambunctious childhood; the highs and mostly lows of owning a mentally challenged dog; and a moving and darkly comic account of her struggles with depression.
'Quirky and captivating' Observer
'It's impossible not to warm to cartoonist and blogger Allie. If she doesn't get to you with her funny childhood anecdotes (eating an entire birthday cake) then her honest reflections on depression will' Grazia
A hilarious collection * Mashable *
Will certainly help you, should you perhaps decide to indulge in a spot of “self-gifting” in this instance, survive Christmas with your more crazed relatives -- Rachel Cooke * Observer *
Fantastic, hilarious, emotional * Mayaland *
You may have to push this book away for fear you'll hurt yourself laughing, but its wisdom and humanity – no hyperbole here – are too magnetic to keep at bay for long -- Mary Pols * People Magazine *
Honest, poignant and ridiculously silly in all the best ways and I'm better for having read it. Plus, doggies! * Jenny Lawson, The Bloggess *
One of the funniest sites on the Internet * salon.com *
Hilarious and poignant and brilliantly illustrated. Check it out. The whole blog is inspired.” * Daily Dish *
“Once I started reading Hyperbole and a Half, I found myself unable to stop—except to laugh uproariously. * boingboing.com *
“Here’s a rough analogy: David Sedaris sets out to write a graphic memoir, but decides to use the MS Paint application on his computer rather than hire an artist. . . . [Brosh’s] naïve art plays brilliantly against dark comic themes.” * True/Slant *
One of 2013’s biggest publishing successes … Quirky and captivating * Observer *
- Winner of Goodreads Choice Awards - Best Humour 2013 (UK)
- Winner of Book Marketing Society Seasonal Awards - Shoestring category 2014 (UK)
ISBN: 9780224095372
Dimensions: 211mm x 142mm x 20mm
Weight: 603g
384 pages
Illustrated edition