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naoki's review against another edition
3.0
I heard Australian musician Clare Bowditch chat about this memoir on the Routines and Ruts podcast. She had some cool things to say about fear and creativity. And being Bowditch is a successful musician who lives a meaningful creative life, this book piqued my interest.
Your Own Kind of Girl is about the nervous breakdown Bowditch had in her early 20s. An experience that stopped her completely in her tracks and forced her to face the negative thought patterns getting in the way of her living a creative life. During this hard time, Bowditch made a goal to write a book about the breakdown in the future. This is the book.
Your Own Kind of Girl is far from perfect, but seeing as it’s Bowditch’s first book, nor should it be. Early chapters focus heavily on her eating disorder but later chapters paint the picture that once she lost the weight and found success, all was well. I know this isn't really how recovery goes, so would have loved to read how she manages those issues now.
But all in all, this book should be in the world. There’s a lot of identification for people with anxiety/compulsive thinking patterns here and hope to those who may feel lost. The message? Recovery is possible!
Your Own Kind of Girl is also helpful for anyone who wants to make a go of it in a creative field. Bowditch made a clear decision to live a creative life and stuck to it. This book is a testament to that.
Your Own Kind of Girl is about the nervous breakdown Bowditch had in her early 20s. An experience that stopped her completely in her tracks and forced her to face the negative thought patterns getting in the way of her living a creative life. During this hard time, Bowditch made a goal to write a book about the breakdown in the future. This is the book.
Your Own Kind of Girl is far from perfect, but seeing as it’s Bowditch’s first book, nor should it be. Early chapters focus heavily on her eating disorder but later chapters paint the picture that once she lost the weight and found success, all was well. I know this isn't really how recovery goes, so would have loved to read how she manages those issues now.
But all in all, this book should be in the world. There’s a lot of identification for people with anxiety/compulsive thinking patterns here and hope to those who may feel lost. The message? Recovery is possible!
Your Own Kind of Girl is also helpful for anyone who wants to make a go of it in a creative field. Bowditch made a clear decision to live a creative life and stuck to it. This book is a testament to that.
chelseasreading's review against another edition
4.0
Great storytelling. Loved the different themed chapters that referenced back.
lilith_strange's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
tface's review against another edition
Very intense and explicitly details thoughts of suicide and death, including dark depressive thoughts. Very intense and too much personally
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming, Child death, Death, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Grief
bookswithkellie's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
4.0
greta595's review against another edition
emotional
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Terminal illness
through_my_eyes81's review against another edition
5.0
Loved this book from start to finish. It’s like I got to know myself better through Clare’s sharing of her experiences. I’m ready to tell my own Frank to F off now too.
rebekahrahrah's review against another edition
4.0
Look, this probably verges on a 4.5 star rating and I really did like it, but I exclusively give my 5 stars to those books that I finish and immediately return to the start to read more of it again, just to delay my post-book-blues. In 'Your Own Kind of Girl', Clare Bowditch said everything I needed her to and more, and the conclusion of this memoir was so satisfying and neat that I didn't need to start rereading, I just needed to source some flour to be able to cook Oma's apple pie.....