34 pages 1 hour read

Allie Brosh

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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Essay Topics

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

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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?

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