I was probably one of a handful of people unfamiliar with Brosh's blog before reading this book. Not completely unfamiliar. I am an internet user, and as such I recognized some memes and language. But I was not a person that regularly read the blog. But the book received a lot of positive buzz, including a Goodreads Choice Award (not that I always 100% agree with the winners, but there was something there). Also, I was seduced by pictures. 
 As expected, the book was filled with amusing anecdotes, and hyperbolic reactions. The book started out strong with Brosh's letters to former versions of herself calling them out on whatever weird quirk they had, and telling them to get it together. It made me wonder what I would write to former iteration of myself. What quirky skeletons do I have lurking in the closet? Whatever they are, I doubt I could relate them in as amusing a matter, so the point might be moot. From that point, I was charmed. 
 What really pushed my enjoyment over the edge though was the subtle insight and brutal honesty in two particular sections hidden amongst the hilarity. Nestled in the middle of the book is a wonderful exploration of depression, and how it impacts a person. Anyone unfamiliar with depression should read this chapter. It's raw and honest, and crude cartoon drawings only add to the impact. The last section of the book, in which Brosh explores herself, and how she views herself, is also particularly powerful. She crafts it as incredibly specific to her, and manages to prove that something becomes the most universal when it is the most specific. While I'm not trying to claim it's completely universal, I will attest that it did make me think about how I viewed myself. Am I really the person I believe myself to be, or is that just the person I want to think I am? Pretty deep thoughts to be spurred on for a humorous cartoon book. And yet, some of the deepest truths are told through comedy. 
 But it's not all existential crises. And in-between all of this we get wonderful stories about possibly insane dogs, a renegade goose, Brosh's mission as a young child to eat a cake her mother wanted to keep away from her, and many more delightful tales. I think it's safe to say I will definitely be checking out the blog now.