In the Best Possible Way
by Jenny Lawson
She's hilarious! But if you're the sort of person who finds David Sedaris hilarious, you probably won't think so. I think Sedaris is insipid. But this is hilarious.
Yeah, she makes a lot of off-color jokes. I wouldn't want to listen to this on my car speaker while stopping at a drive-through, for example. But they're funny!
And more than that, there's a serious smidgen of serious in here. One whole chapter talks about her experiences with the health insurance system, trying to get treatments for her rheumatoid arthritis and depression covered. And there was some sad parts, very sad if you've ever suffered from depression. But those were lightened by her writing and her unquenchable skill at finding humor in the saddest of things.
But almost all the other chapters are funny, so if you choose to skim the "open letter to my health insurance company" chapter, I'll forgive you. Unless you work in the health insurance industry. In that case, you should remain unforgiven.
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