So Sad Today

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Melissa Broder

From acclaimed poet and creator of the popular twitter account @SoSadToday comes the darkly funny and brutally honest collection of essays that Roxane Gay called "sad and uncomfortable and their own kind of gorgeous." Melissa Broder always struggled with anxiety. In the fall of 2012, she went through a harrowing cycle of panic attacks and dread that wouldn't abate for months. So she began @sosadtoday, an anonymous Twitter feed that allowed her to express her darkest feelings, and which quickly gained a dedicated following. In So Sad Today, Broder delves deeper into the existential themes she explores on Twitter, grappling with sex, death, love low self-esteem, addiction, and the drama of waiting for the universe to text you back. With insights as sharp as her humor, Broder explores--in prose that is both ballsy and beautiful, aggressively colloquial and achingly poetic--questions most of us are afraid to even acknowledge, let alone answer, in order to discover what it really means to be a person in this modern world.

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Author

Melissa Broder

Pages

224

Publisher

Grand Central Publishing

Published Date

2016-03-15

ISBN

1455562718 9781455562718

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"So Sad Today had me reading through my fingers covering my face. I was intrigued, horrified, but yet felt confided in by someone who was just like any other normal person. The only difference was she has the balls to write it down, not just speak the truth. <br/><br/>These essays are different and compelling. I haven't read anything else like this and doubt I will."

Kass W

"i cannot express how much i love this book, i bought it 6 years ago and i’ve read it maybe 20 times. it’s one of my favorites, melissa is so raw with her emotions i just love her writing style"

hailey

"Beautiful accumulation of raw, real essays that will make you laugh, cry, and everything in between. TW // Depression Anxiety Eating Disorders Addiction"

NO FEELING IS FINAL

""I think about my own fragility and that I, too, will someday be dead. In universe time, I am already dead."<br/><br/>I like her."

Anna Farb

"Very entertaining book. "

Yalda Zakeri

"I met Melissa Broder at a meet and greet in Oakland, her tale is an easily relatable one for the female experience. She talks about her battles in a very raw and genuine sense."

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Sophia M

"absolutely loved this book. please read if you are a feminist with anxiety that frequently questions life as a whole."