hollykeegan's review against another edition
3.5
“They would like me enough that it wouldn’t matter if I liked myself. They would see the good in me so that I could, too.”
“It’s okay to change your mind. About a feeling, a person, a promise of love.”
“-but rather the obliteration of any sense of expectation that my femininity, my body, or my work should conform to any set of rules, any aesthetic other than my own.”
“It’s okay to change your mind. About a feeling, a person, a promise of love.”
“-but rather the obliteration of any sense of expectation that my femininity, my body, or my work should conform to any set of rules, any aesthetic other than my own.”
gpettey19's review against another edition
2.0
Kind of confused what I had spent my time reading by the end. Save two or three gems, her hypochondriac/narcissistic tendencies were unrelatable and not altogether interesting. I respect her and her work, but will likely never open this book again.
dorinlazar's review against another edition
1.0
Lena Dunham is the Midas of boring - everything she touches turns into boredom.
jackiesam's review against another edition
3.0
I think I waited too long to read this. If I had read it in my 20’s I probably would have related to it on a personal level and given it five stars. That being said, I think it would be interesting to see a follow up after a few more years of “learning”
jxg255's review against another edition
3.0
Lena has great timing for her dry sense of humor. She sees the humor in her own story.
thebug2002's review against another edition
fast-paced
4.75
I loved this book so much! I finished it like two months+ ago but for some reason hadn’t read the last two(literally) pages until today. What a useless factoid to include in my review, though! She writes honestly, and (my favorite) casually about the monstrosities of living in a human brain. Also, she has stories to tell and is so good at telling them! She doesn’t let her crazed sacrifices rot into forgetting. She gets them down and this book is awesome!
readhikerepeat's review against another edition
4.0
I don’t watch Girls and I don’t know much about Lena Dunham, but what I do know about her I like. After reading several rave reviews by other bloggers about this one, I decided to pick it up on audiobook. It was a great choice – it’s funny, honest, and refreshing. I’ve read about some of the controversy since the book came out and, honestly, it seems overblown and taken out of context. If you like books by comedians that have actual depth to them, pick this one up.
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caseymalsam's review against another edition
1.0
I really wanted to like this book. I, however, found it lacking. If you are interested in reading about Lena Dunham's awkward sexual experiences and her illegal drug experimentation, then will will probably enjoy this. I how ever did not. I gave up on page 166.
whitmc's review against another edition
DNF. Too much Lena Dunham. Some chapters were great in their insightful hilarity, others were just blech. Like the chapter where she listed her entire food diary. Listening to that on audio was painful. After 10 minutes, I skipped to the end hoping for a funny wrap up or realization. Nothing. I ended up dreading listening to it in the car, which was a sign to just stop altogether.
This book didn't change my opinion that Dunham is kicking ass in the world, but I do wish the publisher would have exercised its redline a bit more.
This book didn't change my opinion that Dunham is kicking ass in the world, but I do wish the publisher would have exercised its redline a bit more.