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A review by frogfruit
Agorafabulous!: Dispatches from My Bedroom by Sara Benincasa
2.0
I normally love memoirs and especially memoirs from crazy people. I really wanted to like this one. I relate to the subject very well, but it was like the author could only tell what happened without conveying adequately the emotional significance of the experience, and so a lot of it seemed glossed over and maybe exaggerated.
The author had problems staying on topic and would go off on random tangents and weird history lessons. It felt like a chore to read, and I almost didn't finish it.
Finally, it just wasn't that funny. A few parts induced a little snicker, but I was expecting something along the lines of Allie Brosh or Jenny Lawson. So with the deficiencies in humor, grit, and insight, I felt it was a pretty pointless read.
The author had problems staying on topic and would go off on random tangents and weird history lessons. It felt like a chore to read, and I almost didn't finish it.
Finally, it just wasn't that funny. A few parts induced a little snicker, but I was expecting something along the lines of Allie Brosh or Jenny Lawson. So with the deficiencies in humor, grit, and insight, I felt it was a pretty pointless read.