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4.37 AVERAGE
4.37 AVERAGE
challenging
emotional
funny
sad
tense
medium-paced
emotional
funny
informative
lighthearted
sad
medium-paced
emotional
funny
reflective
sad
medium-paced
This book made me laugh at first, and then it made me very sad. Mayer has some interesting insights, but her worldview is very challenging.
emotional
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sad
medium-paced
emotional
funny
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sad
medium-paced
dark
emotional
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medium-paced
pretty great solid memoir. about literally laughing thru some really fucked up shit bc that’s how you take it in stride and make it out. she went thru some dark stuff. loved that it was both really personal stuff and funny takes on topics. everything and so much was covered concisely and impressively, packing a punch within its shorter length.
shamshung lol
shamshung lol
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming, Child abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Excrement
Moderate: Abortion
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Her book is brutally honest, which isn’t a bad thing, but unfortunately is sometimes repetitive to the point that I’m curious if anyone thoroughly edited it. I appreciate the lack of “wrapping it up in a bow” in her passages or pretending to have answers to age-old questions of systemic and generational trauma. I had to remind myself that I’d prefer her angry and bullying tone (at things that should be bullied!!) was what I’d prefer than someone who pretends to be objective in a memoir, but it did make for a very intense read. Though she’s a comedian, her humor is hardly ever used to dissuade the horrific details of an event. Honestly her humor is very specific and just not specific to my own, so I read it more as an informational exploration on that culture rather than be annoyed she wasn’t making me laugh.
emotional
funny
reflective
fast-paced
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Content Warnings
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Genocide, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Suicide attempt, Colonisation, War
really enjoyed what i did get through but got busy at work and too much time passed…. will try again in future!