Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

A highly anticipated book, sadly without a redemption act

Solutions and Other Problems by Allie Brosh

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This is the very long awaited sequel to Hyperbole and a Half, which Brosh published nearly a decade ago, and it is so good to hear from her again. I know I echo a lot of fans of her work when I saw my first interest in this book was foremost just wanting to see how she’s doing, and hoping she’s doing well. I guess the problem is, as Brosh is often quick to point out herself, that as much as we want life to be […]

Hyperbole and a Half holds up!

Hyperbole and a Half by Allie Brosh

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This books holds up amazingly well considering the subject matter. I didn’t originally pick it up when it came out because I had, at that point, basically read Brosh’s blog to the point of memorization and didn’t see a need to have a hard copy of it, but after her second book came out, I felt the need to revisit her previous work to see if I was actually comparing her new material to what she’d produced before or my weird memories of it. It […]

‘Because nobody should have to feel like a pointless little weirdo alone’

Solutions and Other Problems by Allie Brosh

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The long-awaited follow-up to Allie Brosh’s Hyperbole and a Half dropped last month, and I think everyone’s first reaction was not so much ‘Oh, new book!’ but a mixture of deep concern and relief. Solutions and Other Problems had been originally slated for what I believe was a 2016 release, but there was nothing but radio silence as the year came and went. And the next few years as well. Allie’s blog hadn’t had a new entry since 2013 or so, and posting had been […]

“Of course it doesn’t make sense—what business do you have expecting things to make sense?”

Solutions and Other Problems by Allie Brosh

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She has leaned into it. All of it. I have been on an existential journey. I read this whole thing last night after I got home from work. My one complaint about it that I have right now is that hardcover is the wrong format for this book. My wrists hurt! It’s so heavy! I mean, it’s a beautiful book, but at points genuinely physically hard to read. I imagine if I had some sort of tablet or color Kindle that would be ideal. If […]

“You keep going, you’ll eventually realize that the one true answer to all your questions is: Of course it doesn’t make sense—what business do you have expecting things to make sense?” (Bingo #3)

Solutions and Other Problems by Allie Brosh

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Back when I reviewed Allie Brosh’s Hyperbole and a Half in 2014 I asserted then that she was one of the most honest writers and humorists that you were likely to come across on your bookstore shelves. Her follow up, Solutions and Other Problems supports my earlier claim and is so much better, more thoughtful than its predecessor. Each chapter contains the kind of introspection that will make you think “yup, I know that feeling”. This one isn’t as funny as Hyperbole but that matches […]

Allie’s not dead! She’s back and she gave us this wonderful book and she’s ok (sort of)

Solutions and Other Problems by Allie Brosh

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Back in 2013, Allie Brosh published Hyperbole and a Half named after the blog she kept (and has finally updated with a new post!). I pre-ordered the last book and bought it as a Christmas present for pretty much every single person my husband and I knew that year (now our own copy seems to have mysteriously gone missing – which distresses me). Allie’s blog (we are clearly on first-name basis, and would be great friends if we ever met) and her book meant a lot to me, […]



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