Solutions and Other Problems
Allie Brosh
Overall Rating: 5/5
Plot: 5/5
Characters: 5/5
Writing: 5/5
Summary: The follow-up to Brosh's Hyperbole and a Half.
Impression: Allie Brosh has had a rough couple of years. Hyperbole and a Half was a raucous, bizarre exploration of anxiety and the weirdness that is life filtered through Brosh's unique viewpoint and graphic style. Solutions and Other Problems was formulated as a book rather than a series of graphic essays and the difference is notable. Not only is Brosh's tone more mature but her life has exploded in a lot of ways. She takes an unflinching (or vocally flinching and flailing) look at what happened, why it happened and why sometimes you can't explain why. Much darker and more existentially morbid than the first book, Solutions and Other Problems remains hysterically funny and uncomfortably relatable.
Conclusion/Recommendations: If you enjoyed Hyperbole and a Half for it's humor, you might enjoy this one. If you enjoyed it for its dark, morbid, off-the-wall perspectives, you will definitely love this. She has an incredible tone of existential horror which really appeals to Gen-Z dark humor.
