{"id":144816,"date":"2022-08-24T10:00:41","date_gmt":"2022-08-24T14:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.danverslibrary.org\/readthis\/?p=144816"},"modified":"2022-08-01T11:49:00","modified_gmt":"2022-08-01T15:49:00","slug":"bernadette-reviews-furiously-happy-jenny-lawson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.danverslibrary.org\/readthis\/?p=144816","title":{"rendered":"Bernadette Reviews: Furiously Happy &#8211; Jenny Lawson"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-144817\" src=\"http:\/\/www.danverslibrary.org\/readthis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Furiously-Happy-203x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"203\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.danverslibrary.org\/readthis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Furiously-Happy-203x300.jpg 203w, https:\/\/www.danverslibrary.org\/readthis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Furiously-Happy-691x1024.jpg 691w, https:\/\/www.danverslibrary.org\/readthis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Furiously-Happy.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 203px) 100vw, 203px\" \/>In her second memoir, <em>Furiously Happy<\/em>, Jenny Lawson chronicles her journey of trying to live<br \/>\n\u201cfuriously happy\u201d. Lawson struggles with depression and other mental illnesses, so life is harder<br \/>\nfor her in a lot of ways. However, her memoir is filled with humor as she writes about Rory the<br \/>\n[taxidermied] raccoon, her trip to Australia, losing her keys in a trash can near the lemur house,<br \/>\nand much, much more.<\/p>\n<p>I listened to the audiobook of Furiously Happy, which is read by Lawson herself. I think Lawson<br \/>\ndid really well with the narration; she\u2019s probably the only person who could have read her book<br \/>\nand I\u2019m glad she did. There were moments where I burst out laughing because of how good the<br \/>\nhumor delivery was. I highly recommend listening to the audiobook, but the physical book is just<br \/>\nas good.<\/p>\n<p>Jenny Lawson doesn\u2019t shy away from the realities of living with mental illness. Mental illnesses<br \/>\ndon\u2019t magically go away and Lawson balances the struggles she faces with the moments of<br \/>\nlevity. There\u2019s also hope; the hope in knowing that no one is alone in their struggles, no matter<br \/>\nhow bad things are.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In her second memoir, Furiously Happy, Jenny Lawson chronicles her journey of trying to live \u201cfuriously happy\u201d. Lawson struggles with depression and other mental illnesses, so life is harder for her in a lot of ways. 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