Reviews - I'm Laughing Because I'm Crying

432 reviews for:

I'm Laughing Because I'm Crying

Youngmi Mayer

4.37 AVERAGE

shahlla's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional funny inspiring reflective fast-paced

I have been following Youngmi since her Feeling Asian Podcast and have since then fallen in love with her story telling. This book is a true gem! In the internet era where many stories are sensationalized through short content, it feels like a breath of fresh air to listen to someone give a nuanced account of their experiences.

I knew Youngmi is a young mother going into this book but this memoir made me marvel at the number of lives she’s lived. As someone of Asian descent who grew up in North America I could relate to a lot of the frustrations/traumatic moments she shared. This memoir is so raw and heartfelt it brought tears to my eyes at various points.

gogumareads's review

4.5

dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective sad tense medium-paced

cmei's review

4.0

emotional funny reflective fast-paced

isul's review

5.0

dark funny informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

elizmoe's review against another edition

5.0

usually when i decide to read a book because it’s written by someone i follow on twitter it goes poorly. this is NOT one of those cases. this is a beautifully written, gut wrenching, hilarious memoir and i think youngmi mayer should stop repeatedly calling herself a dumbass. she is a WRITER