… Lawson takes the good moments and makes them joyful and makes the more challenging times funny. Lawson is known to many as “The Bloggess” and has been sharing her stories and her insights on mental illness and life in general in a darkly humorous and brutally honest way.
Lawson writes with her filter off which have caused some reviewers are saying that her book is uneven, cringey and uncomfortable. It is this total honesty and candor that has made her such a successful blogger and has driven her books to the best seller lists. Library Journal wrote: “The stigma surrounding mental illness can only be lifted if people affected are willing to talk about their experiences and everyone else is willing to listen. This book is a profane, hilarious, touching, and essential part of that conversation.”