Broken

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Recommend to: all my chronic illness peeps and those who love a good bawdy joke. Bette Midler fans. Paradise might take place in Hawaii, but it revisits everyone's favorite trio from Savages, Ben, Chon, and of course O (Ophelia). They are still in the game but trying to set up shop on the islands. And, don't be surprised if others make surprise appearances (but let that be a surprise). Winslow knows these characters well and it's a fantastic story. The San Diego Zoo brings some much-needed comedy with this story of a young cop trying to arrest a gun-wielding chimp. It was genuinely funny and even sweet in parts, but still sported Winslow's cinematic style. ★★★★★ Dal Centro America, attraverso il Messico, un viaggio allucinante, non dissimile da quello di chi attraversa Sahara e Mediterraneo, o sulle altre tratte del mare nostrum, un viaggio pericoloso: spesso chi arriva alla mèta ha perso lungo il percorso così tanto da non avere più la forza di andare avanti.

Il primo romanzo breve (sono tutti intorno alle novanta pagine) è un succo (concentrato estratto centrifugato shakerato mixato agitato) di testosterone con la vendetta come motore. L’ho letto senza particolare piacere.

In a serious vein, Jenny excoriates her insurance company, which avoids paying for her medication and treatments....a phenomenon that's probably familiar to much of the general public. Mitchell says I need to stop being such a crybaby bitch and most people probably can’t relate to collecting dead shit and yet somehow I do so I should STFU and give this 5 Stars . . . . I'll start by speaking of these stories as a group before getting into them individually. It's really an incredible collection and I highly recommend reading it. Winslow shows all sides and taps his biggest influences in these works and it's well worth reading. This is also a treat for fans of his who have read his previous books. There are cameos by some characters from previous novels, some of these tales are stories that are entirely about a character or cast of characters from previous books and best of all, since many of these characters live in the same worlds and similar places, sometimes they overlap. It's a real treat to revisit characters you came to enjoy in other books. I couldn't stop laughing while reading a few sections. Like, fully-body laughter, which is rare for a book. The mix between these very funny sections and some really compelling, more serious sections was very effective and made for some moving reading. The parts of the book where Jenny Lawson talked about her struggle with depression and anxiety were very eye-opening for me, and I think it made me understand more about the struggles that people with different mental illnesses go through.

Thank you Libro.fm, Macmillan Audio, Henry Holt & Company and NetGalley for Broken (in the best possible way). I also want to ask if they do the scopes at the same time, because if so I would literally be a shish kebab for a few seconds.” It isn’t just about Winslow’s past though because we also get a couple of great homages to crime writing legends Elmore Leonard and Raymond Chandler. The San Diego Zoo is dedicated to Leonard and most definitely feels like one of his novels while Sunset is kind of a surfer based remake of Chandler’s The Long Goodbye. I loved Broken (in the best possible way). This book is real and unfiltered. Broken is similar to her other books where she says what she thinks. It is very honest and comes out like a stream of conscience. Lawson does a great job bringing the reader inside her head and explaining what she is thinking. Sometimes this results in long tangents. I found Broken to be refreshingly honest. Lawson talks very openly about her depression and anxiety. She even describes how difficult book signings are for her but how worthwhile she finds meeting her fans. Broken is a mix of funny and serious. Lawson will make you laugh with a hilarious story and then talk openly about her loneliness and depression. I think the world needs more people with Lawson’s honesty.This book spoke to me in ways that left me laughing out loud or crying. But most of all Ms. Lawson (because I’m nasty) has inspired me to document my own battles. She lays out her life in a raw, unfiltered way. She’s fearless though she talks of her fears. She’s brave while explaining how she’s feeling anything BUT brave. She’s human in every sense of the word. It’s true for me that if I lose my laughter I’ve lost everything. That’s when I know

Sunset is a look into the bail bondsman business. What Winslow does here though is he revisits some of his greatest hits of the past as he throws on the gnarly surfers of the Dawn Patrol and even an aging Neal Carey from several of Winslow's earlier novels. It's great to ride the waves with all these familiar characters. To me, one of the most challenging aspects of clinical depression is not being to explain how it feels. I cannot emphasize enough how validating and exactly-what-I-needed-right-now this book is. It isn’t written to a specific, clinically-depressed audience, though. Ms. Lawson bravely speaks to absolutely everyone. Even those with brilliantly-balanced chemistry will be amused by these anecdotes. Sunset might be the most well-written story in the bunch and is a nostalgic story set in the California surf community about maturity and loyalty, featuring some of Winslow's oldest characters. ★★★★★ Broken (In The Best Possible Way) (2021) gets the award this year for the most funny book! I can't recall having had to put down a book before now because I was laughing so much! Such is the power of Jenny Lawson's irreverently funny writing documenting the hilarity and wonder found in everyday life. If you've read her previous books, Let's Pretend This Never Happened: A Mostly True Memoir (2012) and Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things (2015) you'll know what I mean. Many thanks to NetGalley, Henry Holt & Co., and Jenny Lawson for an ARC of this book! Now available as of 4.6!**

When I read a Jenny Lawson book or read one of her blog entries, I feel seen in a way I don't often feel. It's similar to the way books by Allie Brosh make me feel. She captures anxiety and depression in this way that is so real that it's as if she's pulling thoughts out of my head. I think I say that about every book I read by her. Basically when I read a book by her, I know I'm going to like it and relate to it. I also know that while she will inevitably emotionally destroy me, she will also make me laugh. A lot. That's one of her superpowers. She will go deep and dark with one story then lift you up with laughter in the next. This collection was no different.