Jenny Lawson has done it again!
I remember a few years back when a friend came up to me with this look of awe on her face, and she said "You HAVE to read this book! It's life-changing!" As an English teacher, I come across a lot of books that I think are life-changing, so I took it more hyperbolic than a serious judgment. However, once I started reading the first chapter, full of it's stream of consciousness writing mixed with the language of a sailor,I KNEW my friend's assessment had NOTHING to do with exaggeration. She was so right, and Jenny Lawson has literally changed my life.
As someone who suffers from auto-immune disorders topped with depression and anxiety, I instantly felt a connection with Jenny. And even though I didn't grow up in Texas with a taxidermist for a dad, I did grow up in Hillbillyville, West Virginia with a dad who was an avid hunter and fisherman. I clearly remember the taste of squirrel and deer and rabbit, so reading about Jenny's wacky childhood brought back a whole slew of my own memories.
In this installment, Jenny gives us more insight into her life, her marriage, her mental health, and makes us realize that we are NOT alone in this battle. Despite how our mental and physical issues make us feel, sometimes we just have to stand back and appreciate the $hi+-$how. Stop having regrets and STET!

There is a saying that goes "write what you know". Jenny Lawson writes her life experiences. And I get it. She writes with exquisite humor, blinding honesty and about deeply private episodes of depression and anxiety. Those that suffer mental health issues (such as myself) can read this book with hope, enlightenment and know we are not alone. She shares her journal during her Trancranial Magnetic Stimulation treatments (the new frontier as my shrink called it) and shares her up and downs during and after the sessions end.

In between chapters there is her beloved family, husband Victor and daughter Hailey that add to the fun that is life with Jenny Lawson. There are hilarious stories about animals, imaginary Shark Tank pitches and proper editing.' I thank her for sharing and believe all will find this book genuinely refreshing.
Thanks for the ARC #Brokeninthebestpossibleway #NetGalley

*Thank you to Jenny Lawson, Henry Holt & Company, and Netgalley for providing me with a E-ARC of "Broken (in the best possible way)" in exchange for an honest review* Jenny does it again. She's hilarious and more along my type of random type of humor then I realuzed at first? All of her and fans and new readers alike are in for a treat.

I adore Jenny Lawson's books, and this was no exception. My partner had to tell me to stop reading this book before bed because I was laughing so much that he could not fall asleep. Seriously. That being said, Lawson is an acquired taste and she is a random and zany writer. I feel that people probably either love or hate her work and I could see it being extremely polarizing. However, I firmly fall in the first camp and just loved it. Is it too soon for another book already, Jenny?!?

This is where I write a brief description of the book that I’ve read. But this is a Jenny Lawson book, and they tend to defy description. If you’ve ever read her previous work then you know she writes very zany, funny things, and a lot of tug-on-your-heart-strings things. If you like Allie Brosh or Samantha Irby, then you’ll love Jenny Lawson.

Jenny speaks very openly about her mental health issues, and how they affect her life. She also talks very openly about her family and their foibles, her taxidermy animals, businesses she can never go back to, tiny plastic penises flung around her car, and the insanity of everyday life.
This sounds like a cliche, but I laughed, I cried, and I always want more. The chapter on pitch ideas for “Shark Tank” alone is worth the price of the book. Buy this book!!

Thank you so much to NetGalley, Henry Holt & Company, and the author for this advanced reader copy. All opinions expressed in this review are my own.

I received an advance copy of Broken, by Jenny Lawson. I tried to like this book, but i could not even finish it. I really wanted to like this book, but i could not. The language, the absurd questions.