Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened

Nonfiction | Graphic Novel/Book | Adult | Published in 2013

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Chapters 1-4

Chapters 5-7

Chapters 8-11

Chapters 12-18

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Index of Terms

Important Quotes

Essay Topics

How could Brosh’s use of hyperbole inform the choice of title for this book?

How does Hyperbole and a Half fit into the larger landscape of graphic novels, graphic memoirs, or memoirs generally? What genre conventions does it embrace or discard?

How does Brosh’s disclosures about her mental illness inform the reader’s view of her as a character? As the author?