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bookish_withsky's review
4.0
This was so funny and interesting. I've just gotten into memoirs and this one was a great way to start off. I never felt overwhelmed reading it, it just felt as if I were going along with Alyssa on her journey.
blumoongirl's review
3.0
Thank you for this arc!
From the description I thought it would be my kind of book…. But I couldn’t get into it at all. I grew up in New York City and yet there was nothing that felt like a connection between this book and The people I know or the life I led when I lived there. I didn’t even find it funny in an onlooker sort of way. Disappointed….. but that’s just my take and I’m sure this book will appeal to people who have loved other books by the author.
Thank you to Net Galley for this arc
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From the description I thought it would be my kind of book…. But I couldn’t get into it at all. I grew up in New York City and yet there was nothing that felt like a connection between this book and The people I know or the life I led when I lived there. I didn’t even find it funny in an onlooker sort of way. Disappointed….. but that’s just my take and I’m sure this book will appeal to people who have loved other books by the author.
Thank you to Net Galley for this arc
#netgalley
maralyons's review
5.0
This Might Be Too Personal is a hilarious and vulnerable memoir (collection of essays?) that I really enjoyed. When you’re reading it, it’s like you’re having a conversation with a girlfriend who always has the best stories and doesn’t hold back. Shelasky has worked as a writer for the past twenty odd years in magazines, newspapers, and TV, and I loved her references of cultural touchstones. At first I was a little put off by the tone of the book. It seemed a little immature and braggy, but I was immediately entertained and persisted. Shelasky starts off in her twenties and goes into her present-day life in her forties.
I really enjoyed how she grew up in the memoir/essays and how her life and what she wanted evolved. I especially loved the parts about her time and friendships in Los Angeles, childbirth, and motherhood. I really appreciated how she views her children and family and friends. She has such an open and welcoming view with low stakes. It makes me wonder how I can incorporate that same view as a mother of two similarly aged children. It’s clear how much she enjoys and embraces her children and family. I listened to the audiobook, which was narrated by the author. It gave the book such great personality and I loved her delivery and parts where she became choked up.
Thank you St. Martin’s Press / Macmillan Audio for providing this ebook / audiobook ARC. All thoughts are my own.
I really enjoyed how she grew up in the memoir/essays and how her life and what she wanted evolved. I especially loved the parts about her time and friendships in Los Angeles, childbirth, and motherhood. I really appreciated how she views her children and family and friends. She has such an open and welcoming view with low stakes. It makes me wonder how I can incorporate that same view as a mother of two similarly aged children. It’s clear how much she enjoys and embraces her children and family. I listened to the audiobook, which was narrated by the author. It gave the book such great personality and I loved her delivery and parts where she became choked up.
Thank you St. Martin’s Press / Macmillan Audio for providing this ebook / audiobook ARC. All thoughts are my own.
alohabooksandbujos's review
5.0
A touching memoir and collection of stories making up Alyssa Shelasky’s life. Alyssa has a way of writing to make the reader feel that they are a few drinks in, hearing all of the raunchy and soul-crushing stories you only share with your closest friends. I laughed, I cried (thank you to the surprise Avett Brothers reference), my inner woman and mother aches for her, I felt the second-hand embarrassment. What a touching collection of stories leading us to present day. I’ve ended the book feeling like Alyssa is a close friend and she is gifted in making readers connect with everything she says.
ohcorrica's review
4.0
This book is hilarious! I love every store she shares, relate to her openness and honesty, and feel all of her emotions alongside her. If you are looking for a fun book to enjoy, a gift for a friend, or a book you can read in short moments you will love this book! I couldn’t put it down.
hiimmchristina's review
with the title being "this might be too personal", i actually felt like most of her stories felt quite surface level? it was interesting to say the least with her journey of motherhood and their social climb as a journalist wanting to break into media with the big dogs.
if you're looking for a more light-hearted memoir, this is it! the feeling was an equivalent of grabbing a coffee with a friend on the weekend you haven't spoken to in years and had to do a deep dive in the fun and not so fun stories of the past.
if you're looking for a more light-hearted memoir, this is it! the feeling was an equivalent of grabbing a coffee with a friend on the weekend you haven't spoken to in years and had to do a deep dive in the fun and not so fun stories of the past.
lis_perrin's review
4.0
i knew nothing about alyssa before discovering this book at my local library while looking for a short palate cleanser of a read. in discovering this book and being introduced to alyssa warm little bubble of a world i found vulnerability. i found love in all shapes in forms. i found independence and agency. i found pain and trauma. i love a good personal essay that takes readers on emotional journeys that you know took a lot of space and autonomy for the writer to sit down and admit to an audience. this book is full of journeys like that. is it a groundbreaking book? no not really, yes it covers a lot of feminist issues, but it’s comforting! it feels like being wrapped in a really fuzzy blanket while having a glass of prosecco with a best friend. it left me not wanting to leave her bubble and that’s what good writing should do! it made me so soft and i loved every minute of it!
cjamison0151's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
4.0