Like John Hughes wrote in The Breakfast Club, 'We're all pretty bizarre. 'Most of my favorite people are dangerously fucked-up but you'd never guess because we've learned to bare it so honestly that it becomes the new normal. I say he should have been clearer about that before I rented all those kangaroos.' My husband says that none is the new limit. And that would be ridiculous because no one would invite a herd of kangaroos into their house. And terrible ideas are what Jenny does best.Īccording to Jenny: 'Some people might think that being 'furiously happy' is just an excuse to be stupid and irresponsible and invite a herd of kangaroos over to your house without telling your husband first because you suspect he would say no since he's never particularly liked kangaroos. A hysterical, ridiculous book about crippling depression and anxiety? That sounds like a terrible idea. In her new book, FURIOUSLY HAPPY, Jenny explores her lifelong battle with mental illness. In LET'S PRETEND THIS NEVER HAPPENED, Jenny Lawson baffled readers with stories about growing up the daughter of a taxidermist.

Published by Flatiron Books on September 22nd 2015 Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things by Jenny Lawson I was really excited to read this book, I love Jenny’s blog, I think she’s hilarious, and I just knew I was going to love the book… but I didn’t. Let's Pretend This Never Happened ostensibly was about embracing your own weirdness, but deep down it was about family.I waited, and waited to read this book, until the Word of the Week, for the Year of Words Book Challenge was Happy. There are so many people out there struggling with depression and mental illness, either themselves or someone in their family-and in Furiously Happy they will find a member of their tribe offering up an uplifting message (via a taxidermied roadkill raccoon). Furiously Happy appeals to Jenny's core fan base but also transcends it. Jenny’s readings are standing room only, with fans lining up to have Jenny sign their bottles of Xanax or Prozac as often as they are to have her sign their books. And that's what Furiously Happy is all about.' 'I've often thought that people with severe depression have developed such a well for experiencing extreme emotion that they might be able to experience extreme joy in a way that ‘normal people' also might never understand. In Furiously Happy, a humor memoir tinged with just enough tragedy and pathos to make it worthwhile, Jenny Lawson examines her own experience with severe depression and a host of other conditions, and explains how it has led her to live life to the fullest:

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