In "These Truisms Leave Out a Lot of the Truth," Lawson's take on oft-used phrases is a delight. Lawson's skills as a humorist are on full display in the essay "Six Times I've Lost My Shoes While Wearing Them: A List that Shouldn't Exist." What begins as an unrealistic and ridiculous premise evolves into, "Of course! How can it not happen? Anyone can lose the shoes they are wearing six times!" She continues to delight with the side-splitting introvert's anthem "All of the Reasons Why I'm Not Coming to Your Party" and throws caution, and good sense, to the wind with "Business Ideas to Pitch on Shark Tank."
But it is more than the sum of its parts. Does that mean that every essay in and of itself is perfect? No. The blogger, humorist and author – whose books include “Let’s Pretend This Never Happened,” “Furiously Happy” and “You Are Here” – has written a collection of essays that beautifully balances belly laughs with gut-wrenching truths.
The brokenness becomes part of the story and the beauty of the piece."Īnd it is Lawson's humor, candor and finely honed writing that is the gold that unites this collection of 37 pieces into one exceptional work. She writes that Kintsugi is "the art of fixing broken things with lacquer dusted with powdered gold to treat repair as part of the history, rather than disguising the breakage. Of course, Jenny’s long-suffering husband Victor-the Ricky to Jenny’s Lucille Ball-is present throughout.Ī treat for Jenny Lawson’s already existing fans, and destined to convert new ones, Broken is a beacon of hope and a wellspring of laughter.Midway through Jenny Lawson's latest book, " Broken (in the best possible way)" (Henry Holt & Co., 304 pp., ★★★★ stars out of four), is the essay "Sometimes There Is Beauty in Breaking." In it, Lawson refers to the Japanese art of Kintsugi. She tackles such timelessly debated questions as “How do dogs know they have penises?” We see how her vacuum cleaner almost set her house on fire, how she was attacked by three bears, business ideas she wants to pitch to Shark Tank, and why she can never go back to the post office.
Jenny discusses the frustration of dealing with her insurance company in “An Open Letter to My Insurance Company,” which should be an anthem for anyone who has ever had to call their insurance company to try and get a claim covered. In Broken, she explores her experimental treatment of transcranial magnetic stimulation with brutal honesty. Download a free excerpt from Jenny Lawson's Broken (in the best possible way)!įrom #1 New York Times bestselling author Jenny Lawson comes her most personal book yet.Īs Jenny Lawson’s hundreds of thousands of fans know, she suffers from depression.
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