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A wildly tangential, laugh-out-loud manifesto on fighting crippling depression with weaponized absurdity. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Furiously Happy.

chaotic
uplifting
empathetic
unhinged

01
Broken
Jenny Lawson
A wildly funny, deeply vulnerable plunge into the chaotic reality of living with severe mental illness.
Shares:
- chaotic
- irreverent
- absurd
- vulnerable
02
The Hilarious World of Depression
John Moe
A funny, deeply validating embrace for anyone who has ever used a punchline to deflect from their own inner darkness.
Feels:
- cathartic
- intimate
- bittersweet
03
Shrill
Lindy West
A hilarious, battle-tested manifesto for taking up space and refusing to apologize for it.
Shares:
- vulnerable
04
Let's pretend this never happened (a mostly true memoir)
Jenny Lawson
A wildly inappropriate, laugh-out-loud romp through the eccentricities of childhood and the chaotic beauty of being a misfit.
Shares:
- chaotic
- irreverent
- absurd
- vulnerable
05
We are Never Meeting in Real Life
Samantha Irby
A wildly funny, unapologetically messy romp through the indignities of adulthood and the human body.
Shares:
- chaotic
- irreverent
06
Prozac nation
Elizabeth Wurtzel · 1994
A torrential, unapologetic plunge into the messy, chaotic reality of coming of age under the crushing weight of clinical depression.
Shares:
- chaotic
07
An unquiet mind
Kay Redfield Jamison · 1995
A fiercely articulate descent into the terrifying highs and crushing lows of a brilliant, fractured mind.
Shares:
- vulnerable
08
Reasons to stay alive
Matt Haig
A lifeline in book form that feels like sitting with a friend who truly understands the darkness but promises the morning will come.
Shares:
- empathetic
- vulnerable
- radical acceptance
09
The last black unicorn
Tiffany Haddish
A fiercely funny, unfiltered ride through trauma and triumph that feels like a late-night conversation with your most resilient friend.
Feels:
- energetic
- bittersweet
- triumphant
10
Vacationland
John Hodgman
A hilarious, painfully self-aware stroll through the haunted forest of middle age and the unforgiving beaches of New England.
Feels:
- mildly anxious
- contemplative
- cozy-yet-prickly
11
I was told there'd be cake
Sloane Crosley
A wry and hilarious celebration of well-intentioned haplessness in the modern city.
Shares:
- chaotic
12
Maybe You Should Talk to Someone
Lori Gottlieb
A warm, witty, and profoundly human look in the mirror that makes you feel a little less alone in your messiness.
Shares:
- empathetic
- vulnerable

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