Books like Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things
12 books with a reading profile close to Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things by Jenny Lawson. Inward-looking; an easy read.
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Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened
by Allie Brosh
Also inward-looking · entertainment, memoir
Allie Brosh uses crude MS Paint illustrations and a distinctive narrative voice to catalogue her internal struggles and external mishaps.
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Let's Pretend This Never Happened: A Mostly True Memoir
by Jenny Lawson
Also inward-looking · entertainment, memoir
Jenny Lawson details an unconventional upbringing in rural Texas, defined by a taxidermist father who frequently brought home dead animals and live predators.
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Strong Female Character
by Fern Brady
Also inward-looking · entertainment, memoir
Fern Brady details her life through the lens of a late-stage autism diagnosis, documenting how neurodivergence shaped her experiences with homelessness, sex work, and the comedy industry.
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Calypso
Also inward-looking · entertainment, memoir
In this collection of autobiographical essays, David Sedaris focuses on his middle age and the shifting dynamics of his family after his mother’s death and his sister’s suicide.
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Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls
Also inward-looking · entertainment, memoir
In this collection of personal essays, David Sedaris recounts his travels through foreign lands and the peculiar habits of his own family members.
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We Are Never Meeting in Real Life.
entertainment, memoir
In this essay collection, Samantha Irby details the unvarnished realities of adulthood, focusing on the indignities of chronic illness, financial instability, and the complexities of modern dating.
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Wow, No Thank You.: Essays
entertainment, memoir
Samantha Irby documents her transition from city life in Chicago to a quieter existence in a blue house in Kalamazoo, Michigan.
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The Bedwetter: Stories of Courage, Redemption, and Pee
Also inward-looking · entertainment, memoir
Sarah Silverman recounts her development from a precocious child in New Hampshire to a stand-up comedian in New York City.
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Hello, Molly!: A Memoir
Also inward-looking · entertainment, memoir
Molly Shannon details the childhood tragedy and domestic environment that shaped her comedic career.
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The Reason I Jump: the Inner Voice of a Thirteen-Year-Old Boy with Autism
Also inward-looking · memoir, accessible
Thirteen-year-old Naoki Higashida uses a handmade alphabet grid to communicate his internal reality as a non-verbal person with autism.
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Not That Kind of Girl: A Young Woman Tells You What She's "Learned"
by Lena Dunham
Also inward-looking · entertainment, memoir
Lena Dunham’s collection of personal essays details her experiences growing up in New York City, navigating early adulthood, and establishing a career in the film industry.
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Possible Side Effects
entertainment, memoir
In this collection of autobiographical essays, Augusten Burroughs details the chaotic friction of daily life and the peculiar outcomes of his own decision-making.
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