A review by owloutstanding
Disaster Preparedness: A Memoir by Heather Havrilesky

3.0

I admire the strength it took to write this book and see it through until it finished. I do not have such work ethic and fortitude. There are many good lines in the book and there is enough insight to feel connected to and want the best for Havrilesky. Maybe I'm just a hard ass for wanting more from her. For wanting some of the chapters to end without cloying advice or wrapped-up, perfect sentiments about how life is supposed to be imperfect. I feel the exact same book inside of me (and started in a notebook) and I think, "I am so fucking tired of listening to myself." It's one thing to process one's upbringing for oneself. And then there is something else--something that might cut more to the heart of things. (Or I'm totally projecting and sounding like an asshole.)