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Furiously Happy: A Funny Book about Horrible Things
Furiously Happy: A Funny Book about Horrible Things | Jenny Lawson
In "Furiously Happy," #1 "New York Times" bestselling author Jenny Lawson explores her lifelong battle with mental illness. A hysterical, ridiculous book about crippling depression and anxiety? That sounds like a "terrible" idea. But terrible ideas are what Jenny does best.As Jenny says" """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. And that would be ridiculous because no one would invite a herd of kangaroos into their house. Two is the limit. I speak from personal experience. My husband says that none is the new limit. I say he should have been clearer about that before I rented all those kangaroos."""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. Like John Hughes wrote in The Breakfast Club, 'We're all pretty bizarre. Some of us are just better at hiding it.' Except go back and cross out the word 'hiding.'"""Furiously Happy" is about" "taking those moments when things are fine and making them amazing, because those moments are what make us who we are, and they're the same moments we take into battle with us when our brains declare war on our very existence. It's the difference between "surviving life" and "living life." It's the difference between "taking a shower" and "teaching your monkey butler how to shampoo your hair." It's the difference between being "sane" and being "furiously happy.""Lawson is beloved around the world for her inimitable humor and honesty, and in "Furiously Happy," she is at her snort-inducing funniest. This is a book about embracing everything that makes us who we are - the beautiful and the flawed - and then using it to find joy in fantastic and outrageous ways. Because as Jenny's mom says, "Maybe 'crazy' isn't so bad after all." Sometimes crazy is just right.
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Roary47
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4✨This book honestly has been brightening my day for the past couple of days. We all struggle, some more than others, and Jenny Lawson puts those struggles of hers in a comedic way. Some of the situations and thoughts that come to her during them at cringey, but other times it‘s is just pure comedy gold. I‘m glad she put herself out there so it can help others. #Roll100 (April) @PuddleJumper

PuddleJumper 🎉🎉 2d
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Roary47
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Trying to finish this book today. Life is just crazy, but my chickens make me happy. 🥰💛

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Roary47
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My new bookish earrings I got for my birthday. Plus loving this audio read right now. 🥰💛

Ruthiella Very cute! Happy Birthday! 🥳🥳🥳 2w
Kristy_K Love them! Happy Birthday! 2w
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jdiehr
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You guys.

What are the chances of Jenny Lawson and Tod Goldberg making themselves known on my Instagram within minutes of each other?!?!

🤪😃🥰

Ruthiella The up side to social media! 👍 1mo
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booksandsympathy
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I adored this book. I highly recommend the audiobook, as I feel it adds nuance to her particular kind of humor. I own the physical book and enjoyed going through and looking at the pictures after I'd listened to a particular part or highlighting things that struck a chord. The way she describes mental illness is spot on and the way she uses humor to deal with it is very relatable. Definitely will listen to her other books.

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booksandsympathy

In other words, stop judging yourself against shiny people. Avoid the shiny people. The shiny people are a lie. Or get to know them enough to realize they aren‘t so shiny after all.

IndianBookworm 🙌😍 3mo
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booksandsympathy
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I woke up with horrible anxiety this morning but I was listening to this part of the book on my way to work and ended up laughing my ass off. The nurse's name is Latoya, not Labya. 🤣🤣

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booksandsympathy

"There will be moments when you have to be a grown-up. Those moments are tricks. Do not fall for them."

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booksandsympathy
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I'm slowly making my way through books I've had for years and have been meaning to read. I'll start this tomorrow.

K.Wielechowski One of my favorites!! Enjoy! 3mo
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booklover3258
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Pickpick

My review of this book can be found on my YouTube Vlog at:

https://youtu.be/iGxa8igD2_o

Enjoy!

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Insightsintobooks
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I‘m in love with this book, I feel very seen. I love it so much I bought a copy for my best friend and I wasn‘t even 20 pages in. This is how my best friend and I deal with our illnesses, and trauma, through humor. So this is perfect for us!!

Linsy Ditto!!! This was my first of Lawson's and I've been a devotee ever since. Before her, I never felt like anyone understood, or like I knew how to articulate my mental ilnesses. I'm so glad you flund her!!! 6mo
Twainy Such a good audiobook♥️ 6mo
marleed I‘m so happy this author is a help to you! 6mo
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SleepyDragon
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Read this not long after a family member was diagnosed with bipolar after a series of painful events, and it really helped me deal with it all and gain perspective. Also opened my eyes to some of my personal struggles and the possible sources. Open discussion of mental health needs to continue to remove the "taboo" stigma. And a humorous outlook doesn't hurt.

#Alphabetgame #LetterF

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks This is on my shelf and I need to read it! 10mo
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Coleen
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Bailedbailed

#unpopularopinion

Most people seem to find this laugh-out-loud funny. I didn‘t . I felt like she was trying too hard. I get that there are serious undertones here and I respect that Lawson was trying to balance the seriousness with the humor, but it didn‘t work for me. Maybe wrong place, wrong time for me. 🤷🏼‍♀️

LiteraryinLawrence You know, I was one of the people who found this funny when I read it 5 or 6 years ago, but the zeitgeist has definitely changed since then. Some of the topics might not have aged well. 🤷🏻‍♀️ 10mo
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Bookishgal71
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I like Jenny Lawson. She‘s my kind of people - not quite right, but totally acceptable. This is a funny glimpse into the sometimes tragic workings of an unsettled and hilarious mind.

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Robotswithpersonality
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A fuckin' MASTERPIECE! The time spent reading this book was a combination of whispering 'WTF' while chuckling, laughing so hard I had to catch my breath, and ruminating on a perspective that I honestly should have been looking into long before now. Jenny Lawson lives with mental and physical illness while being a hilarious and insightful writer, and generally awesome, and I will be reading ALL of her books, soonest. #memoir

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Robotswithpersonality
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"You learn that it's okay to prefer your personal idea of heaven (live-tweeting zombie movies from under a blanket of kittens) rather than someone else's idea that fame/fortune/parties are the pinnacle we should all reach for... It doesn't mean I'm a failure at appreciating the good things in life. It means I'm successful in recognizing what the good things in life are FOR ME."
???? Truer words....

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Robotswithpersonality
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"Last year CNN brought me on live TV to discuss a proposal to create "kid-free planes," and I explained if we were really going to start segregating passengers I'd prefer to ride in an a-hole-free plane..."

SIGN. ME. UP. ?
Reading two memoirs with very different moods right now.

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Robotswithpersonality
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Having just spent part of the day mending by hand sewing, I can confirm: "Needles find you." From a hilarious memoir recounting thoughts and experiences of a woman dealing with mental illness, that I think has the potential to gross me out with bizarre musings or break my heart with raw honesty as well as make me laugh too loud too late at night. We'll see when I'm done! ???

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Cathyloves2read
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I laughed out loud while reading this book.I also read portions to my husband.This author does a great job of turning what many consider a negative situation into a positive. She‘s talented,and we are lucky enough to benefit from it.I am really hoping that Jenny Lawson visits one of the bookstores in my area.I‘d love more than anything to meet her.If you‘ve struggled with mental health issues,or even if you haven‘t,you should read this book!

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TheKidUpstairs
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I love Jenny Lawson so much. And I just love this perspective. 💗💗💗💗

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Love this! 💗 14mo
Suzze She is the best! ❤️❤️ 14mo
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MommyOfTwo
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@ElizaMarie thanks again for all the extra goodies. The tagged book you send sounds interesting.
#CBBC #coffeebeanbookclub

ElizaMarie I finished it early so I thought it would be great 14mo
Avanders Mmmm pistachio crème sounds yummy! 14mo
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Rissa1
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Mehso-so

If it wasn't for the few moments of laughter this book would have been 👎. Her chaos makes me feel anxious. #FabulousFebruary

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marleed
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Well first you off, I loved this book. Possums, squirrels and the hellish creatures they can be - yep, my life. But the heart of this book is so incredibly important - depression, living in and through it - and findings ways to keep laughing and loving.

Cathythoughts Lovely review! Life just keeps calling us ❤️😊 2y
marleed @Cathythoughts Yes it does! 2y
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JacintaMCarter
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#2021Book91
This is my 2nd time reading this and I still laughed hysterically through most of it!

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TK-421
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“And louder than all of that were the whispers that became stronger every day from thousands and thousands of people creeping to the edge and quietly admitting, “Me too. I thought it was just me.” And the whispers became a roar. And the roar became an anthem that carried me through some of my darkest moments. I did not ride that wave alone.” #whisper #QuotsyOct21

GondorGirl This book really changed the way I live with anxiety and depression. It helped me learn to focus on the good times and live those moments to their fullest without worrying about when the dark times would be back. 2y
TK-421 @GondorGirl That‘s great! Learning to focus on the good times is so important. I love this book ❤️ It helped me a lot too 2y
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AmyK1
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I have never laughed so hard I cried while reading a book until now.

WorldsOkayestStepMom I love Jenny Lawson's writing! 2y
AmyK1 @WorldsOkayestStepMom This is my first by her. I need to find her other 2 now. 2y
LeafingThroughLife I listened to this one and I think her writing might be even more hilarious in audiobook format! 2y
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johncadams That is such a great cover. 2y
sleepy.ash87 I am just stacking everything on your page 😂 Great books! 2y
AmyK1 @sleepy.ash87 😂 it‘s always nice to find someone who has the same reading taste! 2y
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Macnjen
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This book is quirky, funny and poignant about the mental illness with which the author deals. It's odd and sometimes I wondered what I was listening to, but then it moves on to a chapter about what she actual deals with in a way that is understandable and sensitive. I listened to this on audio which was great because the author read it with her own great emphasis that made it entertaining. I'm glad I listened to it. #litsyAtoZ for “L“

MelAnn I loved this book! 2y
britt_brooke Love Lawson on audio! Her narration really adds to the experience. 2y
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TK-421
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“People who think it‘s so hard to find a needle in a haystack are probably not quilters. Needles find you. Just walk on the haystack for a second. You‘ll find the #needle.” #QuotsySep21

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TK-421
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There was no way to explain to this stranger how my mental illness had just gifted me with a magical moment. I realized it would have sounded a bit crazy, but that made sense. After all, I was a bit crazy. And I didn‘t even have to pretend to be good at it. I was a damn #natural.” #QuotsySep21

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TK-421
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“Brains are like toddlers. They are #wonderful and should be treasured, but that doesn‘t mean you should trust them to take care of you in an avalanche or process serotonin effectively.” #QuotsySep21

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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
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JenReadsAlot Her books are great! 2y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @JenReadsAlot I‘ve got to get to them!! 🤪 sooo many!! 2y
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Reynosa8701
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Starting this audiobook tonight!

GondorGirl I can't wait to hear what you think of it. I've probably given away more copies of this book than any other... it's phenomenal! 2y
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TK-421
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“Eating a #peach is like eating a newborn baby‘s head. In that it‘s all soft and fuzzy. Not that peaches taste like babies. I don‘t eat babies. Or peaches, actually. Because they remind me of eating babies. Vicious circle, really.” #QuotsyAug21

Prairiegirl_reading That‘s gross and hilarious. I doubt I‘ll be able to ever eat a peach again!! 2y
TK-421 @Prairiegirl_reading I know! I‘m sorry! 2y
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Kshakal
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 💛🙌🏻💪🏻 2y
Eggs Good choice 📚👏🏻📚 2y
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TK-421
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“...if you are sick or in pain, your #exhaustion changes you and the number of spoons you have. Autoimmune disease or chronic pain...cuts down on your spoons. Depression or anxiety takes away even more. Maybe you only have six spoons to use that day. Sometimes you have even fewer. And you look at the things you need to do and realize that you don‘t have enough spoons to do them all.” #QuotsyJul21

Onceuponatime This really resonates! 2y
julesG It's cups in my analogy, but definitely fits. 😔 2y
DebinHawaii Great quote! 🥄🥄🥄🤍 2y
TK-421 @Onceuponatime @julesg It does for me too (edited) 2y
TK-421 @DebinHawaii Thanks! 2y
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KatieDid927
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I‘ve been kinda slumpy lately. This book helped. It was my first time reading this one, and although it didn‘t make me laugh quite as hard as Broken, I still loved it.

ItsAnotherJen Just started Broken today! I love this author 🥰 2y
KatieDid927 @ItsAnotherJen Me too! Broken was actually the first book of hers that I read, so now I‘m working my way backwards haha. 2y
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bookaholic1
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Bailedbailed

Listening to this walking, I found the author's voice very annoying. Horrible is my opinion.

KathyWheeler I can‘t finish an audiobook if I can‘t stand the narrator‘s voice. Some people even have pitches to their voices that hurt my ears. 2y
bookaholic1 @KathyWheeler I feel the exact same way...a smooth voice goes a long way 2y
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KatieDid927
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Chrissyreadit 🙌🎉😍🥳 2y
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KatieDid927
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Apparently books make decent pillows. #catsoflitsy

Liz_M Anything you want to pay attention to makes a good pillow! 😼 2y
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Rachiiebookdragon
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A great and hilarious at times book, with interesting insights into her life and struggling from depression and anxiety, amongst other things. 4/5 Read for #Whateveryouwantathon and for the Book Riot #ReadHarderChallenge2021

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TrishB
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Definitely a blame it on Litsy purchase. But #99p

squirrelbrain Ooh I‘ve had my eye on this author for a while.... 2y
TrishB @squirrelbrain I‘ve been lurking on the fence, but always jump off for 99p 😁 2y
Cathythoughts 👍🏻nice one Trish 2y
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rather_be_reading worth it! 2y
rockpools Rude not to really. Thanks Trish! 2y
Megabooks Enjoy!!!! 2y
BarbaraBB This book is all over the place. Enjoy! 2y
Caroline2 Oh thanks for the heads up. 😀 👍 2y
TrishB @Megabooks @BarbaraBB @Caroline2 not my usual type of read, but seems to be loved by a lot of people! 2y
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julesG
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Pickpick

This was so good.

I peed myself laughing, I cried, I nodded vigorously...

Why did I wait so long to read this?

Riveted_Reader_Melissa I read this last month, and loved it too. I‘m listening to her new one now...excellent too, and she reads it herself. It‘s just great! 2y
Linsy Love her so much!!!! This was my first one and after that I was hooked. 💛💛💛 2y
julesG @Riveted_Reader_Melissa Same. I started the next one right away and I need to get her first one. 2y
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julesG @Linsy I'll have to check out her twitter and blog. I feel like I've met a kindred spirit 2y
britt_brooke So happy you loved this! 2y
julesG @britt_brooke I remembered you talking about the book. 2y
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TK-421
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“When life gives you lemons you should freeze them and use them to throw at your enemies using some sort of trebuchet.” #lemon #QuotsyMay21

wanderinglynn 😆 Brilliant. I‘m totally going to do that. Plus I bet frozen lemons would add something to a lemon drop 🍋 2y
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Megabooks
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I can‘t believe I ever thought that I didn‘t like Jenny Lawson! She is hilarious and heartfelt and has just the right amount of bitter in her sweet. Interspersing the crazy, funny stories about her family makes the very important points she makes about mental and physical health more manageable and less depressing. Because it is hard to be chronically ill, and I think she makes the complex feelings about that very accessible. Read the #audiobook!

squirrelbrain I think I need to try this author soon. Great review! 2y
britt_brooke I‘m SO happy you decided to try her again! 🥰 Listening to her on audio is a totally different experience than print. So much humor and emotion comes through her delivery and tone. She‘s pretty amazing. 💚 2y
Cinfhen Beautiful review 💜 2y
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Megabooks @squirrelbrain I think you‘ll enjoy her books! I didn‘t recognize it from the cover, but I‘ve had this that you recommended in my Amazon wishlist for a couple of months, but now I may go with audio thanks to your rec. I have one audible credit. 🤔 2y
Megabooks @britt_brooke It is!! Her books are so much better on audio. Thank you for helping to change my mind. 💜 2y
Megabooks @Cinfhen Thank you! 💕 2y
squirrelbrain I too have one Audible credit Meg, so I might have a look to see if they have any Jenny Lawson. 🤔 And definitely do One-Armed Sister on audio - the narrator is fabulous. 2y
Megabooks @squirrelbrain I liked Broken more than Furiously, but they‘re both great books! I have several library holds plus a preorder coming Tuesday, so I‘m going to save my credit until after I‘ve finished my bookspin board mid-month, but I‘ve added one-armed sister to my wishlist. (Neither library has it as an audiobook ☹️☹️) 2y
squirrelbrain I love how you just casually plan to finish #bookspinbingo MID-MONTH! 🤣 2y
Megabooks @squirrelbrain lol...we‘ll see how I feel after my second vaccine on Tuesday. May not be as quickly this month!! 😂😂 2y
squirrelbrain It might be a good excuse to chill and read even more books! 2y
britt_brooke @Megabooks Sending good vibes for dose two! 🤞🏻 I had mine on Friday and zero side effects. Just a slightly sore arm. I got lucky. 2y
Megabooks @britt_brooke it just seems like a roll of the dice about how one feels after. I‘m glad you had a good experience!! 2y
britt_brooke @Megabooks I agree. Totally random. Hope you‘re one of the lucky ones, too! 2y
Megabooks @britt_brooke thank for the well wishes!! 🤞🏻🤞🏻 2y
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
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I am posting one book per day from my to-be-read collection. No description and providing no reason for wanting to read it. Some will be old, some will be new - don't judge me, I have SO MANY books 📚

Day 9

#MMMTbr

Johanna414 I LOVED this one! 2y
FeatherV This is such a good book 2y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Johanna414 have you read her others? 2y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @FeatherV I‘ve heard it is!! 2y
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Texreader
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Texreader
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Daughter‘s and my purchases at Lawson‘s bookstore yesterday. Ariel already took her book purchases to her room but the Pride and Puzzlement is hers. That means the bookish cats are mine! ❤️ The Ward book is thanks to #authoramonth last month and being impressed with Savage the Bones. @Soubhiville

Soubhiville That‘s a great haul! I can‘t wait to come shop there, and to meet you! 2y
mrp27 I'm not a huge cat person but that cat puzzle is super awesome! 2y
Deblovestoread That P&P puzzle looks amazing! 2y
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Texreader
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Sights from my visit to Nowhere Bookstore (Jenny Lawson‘s bookstore) today. Parts of store still roped off from public but looking so forward to when it opens!!