Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened

It is not funny. Nothing funny about this book. People must have a sick sense of humor to find depression, tantrums, and poor life choices funny. The pictures are crude. To think these stories could be real is just an embarrassment. I hope these stories are not real. This book is a bunch of uninteresting short stories that are supposed to make you empathize with the character or author. I believe this book was a way for the author to express her self loathing and have a pity party for herself and share it with others, just why? This book is not ment for adults and I really don't suggest it for children either because of all the curse words. I have no idea who her demographic is supposed to be. I regret buying this book. Wasted my money. It too expensive for such a blah book. Nothing good to say about this book. Why is this considered a funny book?

Allie's work is amazing, but most of the book is stuff that's already on the blog. For the hefty price tag, I was expecting a way bigger chunk of new material. I feel a little bamboozled for having paid that much for something I could have, and have already, read for free. With all that said, I still loved it. Just the price point doesn't fit the small amount of new material.

I discovered Allie's blog a couple of years ago and have been enthralled and amused by the vast collection of humorous posts. When I heard she was coming out with a book, I was extremely happy. Not just because there would be more comical goodness, but also because I would have a chance to show some support for all of Allie's years of hard work. I would recommend this book to anyone. The drawings complement the stories so well, it's hard to imagine the stories without the pictures. Thank you, Allie!