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noreen28's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
4.25
seapenread's review against another edition
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.25
capyval's review against another edition
This author failed to charm me.
I don't know if the book changes the tone, but so far it's more a memoir than anything else, and not a very gripping one. I'm trying to feel sympathy for the author but I'm, um, failing?
I was expecting a book with a more psychological focus. But no, this book was written by a journalist, and so it's very anecdotal, and quotes her conversations with celebrities.
I don't know if the book changes the tone, but so far it's more a memoir than anything else, and not a very gripping one. I'm trying to feel sympathy for the author but I'm, um, failing?
I was expecting a book with a more psychological focus. But no, this book was written by a journalist, and so it's very anecdotal, and quotes her conversations with celebrities.
chiaramvillani's review
5.0
I loved every single page of this book! It left me speechless and heartbroken at some, but had enough humor on other pages to make me laugh out loud while reading.
I didn’t know Elizabeth day before, but am an absolute fan of her as a person and as an author after reading this book.
I didn’t know Elizabeth day before, but am an absolute fan of her as a person and as an author after reading this book.
mollllss's review against another edition
4.0
I loved this book. I’m surprised I’d never heard of Elizabeth before this as I’ve now gone on to watch YouTube snippets from her podcast and interviews with celebrities and can see how popular she is.
I saw someone mention they couldn’t quite connect with this book due to her privilege and also the fact she seemed to ‘name drop’ quite a bit, but I think it only adds to the point of that which is, no matter who you are or your background, failure is inevitable.
I would rate it 5/5 but the chapter on family wasn’t what I was hoping for. There didn’t really seem to have the same real life connection and subsequent lessons to be learnt as the others did and it just seemed a bit of a pointless chapter.
I recommended this book to my best friend as I just couldn’t get over how relatable and thought provoking the first half was, I was genuinely sat there thinking ‘oh my god this is exactly what I need to hear right now’, and she ended up feeling the same.
Overall, loved it. It was hard to read quickly as you find you’re taking in a lot of life lessons (for me it was anyway) and some days I just wasn’t in the mood for it, but nonetheless a lovely read.
I saw someone mention they couldn’t quite connect with this book due to her privilege and also the fact she seemed to ‘name drop’ quite a bit, but I think it only adds to the point of that which is, no matter who you are or your background, failure is inevitable.
I would rate it 5/5 but the chapter on family wasn’t what I was hoping for. There didn’t really seem to have the same real life connection and subsequent lessons to be learnt as the others did and it just seemed a bit of a pointless chapter.
I recommended this book to my best friend as I just couldn’t get over how relatable and thought provoking the first half was, I was genuinely sat there thinking ‘oh my god this is exactly what I need to hear right now’, and she ended up feeling the same.
Overall, loved it. It was hard to read quickly as you find you’re taking in a lot of life lessons (for me it was anyway) and some days I just wasn’t in the mood for it, but nonetheless a lovely read.
hannahvictoria_'s review against another edition
5.0
Uplifting, moving and inspiring. This book makes me want to go out and try things, even if I know I might fail.
laurenbanks's review against another edition
5.0
Made me think maybe I don’t have to get normaler :’)