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Solutions and Other Problems

by Allie Brosh
Solutions and Other Problems

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ISBN13: 9781982156947
ISBN10: 1982156945
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Allie Brosh fans have been waiting 100 years for this book to be ready. I just know it will be funny, tragic, awkward, and totally relatable. Recommended By McKenzie W., Powells.com

Allie Brosh returns with the highly anticipated Solutions and Other Problems. With her signature illustration style, stories of very bad animals, and humorous, yet deeply moving observations, Brosh is bound to warm your heart and have you laughing out loud. Recommended By Rachel M., Powells.com

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For the first time in seven years, Allie Brosh — beloved author and artist of the extraordinary #1 New York Times bestseller Hyperbole and a Half — returns with a new collection of comedic, autobiographical, and illustrated essays.

Solutions and Other Problems includes humorous stories from Allie Brosh's childhood; the adventures of her very bad animals; merciless dissection of her own character flaws; incisive essays on grief, loneliness, and powerlessness; as well as reflections on the absurdity of modern life.

This full-color, beautifully illustrated edition features all-new material with more than 1,600 pieces of art. Solutions and Other Problems marks the return of a beloved American humorist who has "the observational skills of a scientist, the creativity of an artist, and the wit of a comedian" (Bill Gates).

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"Gut-busting....Brosh has a knack for seeding a small, choice detail that snowballs into existential chaos....[Her] spidery and demented digital portraits, a visual expression of fun-house mirror anxiety, fits her material perfectly." Publishers Weekly (Starred Review)

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"Through it all, [Brosh] is refreshingly vulnerable and honest. In trying to overcome her weaknesses, by spending a night alone in the woods, she reminds us that it's okay not to be okay." Library Journal (Starred Review)

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"Brosh's storytelling is so distinctive and compelling it's like suddenly running in to a friend you feared was lost forever....For Brosh's millions of fans, this is well worth the wait." Kirkus

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Allie Brosh is the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Hyperbole and a Half, which was named the Goodreads Choice Award Winner for Best Humor Book of the Year. Brosh has also given herself many prestigious awards, including "fanciest horse drawing" and "most likely to succeed." HyperboleandaHalf.blogspot.com

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In the Age of Influencers, Brosh is a pleasant reminder that self-centered stories don't have to be selfish. Solutions and Other Problems give us glimpses into a wonderfully unique view of the universe, the details and reactions routinely surprising but not alien. While the plethora (and a half) of self-important content providers out there, providing content that is mostly egotistical and assumes its own importance (and remember, children, what happens when we 'assume'?), seems to suggest (and simultaneously negate) that everyone has a story to tell, Brosh gives us a highly personal viewpoint that toes its own line of logic and also proves wise and familiar. A friend of mine gave me this book and provided one selling point to get my butt into reading it: that the last sentence of the first chapter described her own life. That sentence? "The only thing worse than getting trapped in the same bucket nineteen times is surrender." Brosh has a talent for phrasing and perspective that makes this book something I'd love to hand over to aliens as good reason NOT to destroy us with their antimatter-based weaponry. I think aliens would appreciate us better than influencers do.

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ISBN:
9781982156947
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Publication date:
09/22/2020
Publisher:
Gallery Books
Language:
English
Pages:
528
Author:
Allie Brosh

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