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3.94 AVERAGE
3.94 AVERAGE
adventurous
funny
hopeful
reflective
fast-paced
Rating a memoir is difficult business.
On one hand, is this book authentic and a solid encapsulation of the author? Absolutely. I love Jenny and she should be proud of this. But does this mean that it has to appeal to me as a reader? No.
I hope everyone is OK with this assessment.
This collection of poetic musings is wholeheartedly millennial, embracing the "little weirds" of both Jenny's personality and the world in which we live. I think those who are a little quirky and wildly introspective will enjoy this.
On one hand, is this book authentic and a solid encapsulation of the author? Absolutely. I love Jenny and she should be proud of this. But does this mean that it has to appeal to me as a reader? No.
I hope everyone is OK with this assessment.
This collection of poetic musings is wholeheartedly millennial, embracing the "little weirds" of both Jenny's personality and the world in which we live. I think those who are a little quirky and wildly introspective will enjoy this.
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
I read Ben Shattuck’s book first and knew that Jenny’s would be just as gorgeous. Such a unique voice that made me want to see the world through her eyes but also incredibly proud that I see it just as uniquely as she. Half the essays made me stare into space, the words tumbling against the grit in my brain and the other half made me snicker.
I wrote down my favorite essays in a journal. Of the 48 in the book I chronicled 12. Every essay is worth a read but a staggering 1/4 of the book felt monumental. In a world where everyone is a writer (with varying degrees of success), that’s a great batting average.
My favs were:
- color spirit
- daydream/tides
- restaurant
- touch vs. smack
- beach animals
- a prayer
- I died: bonked
- to Norway
- sit?
- letter: super ego
- i died: bronze tree
- blue hour
I wrote down my favorite essays in a journal. Of the 48 in the book I chronicled 12. Every essay is worth a read but a staggering 1/4 of the book felt monumental. In a world where everyone is a writer (with varying degrees of success), that’s a great batting average.
My favs were:
- color spirit
- daydream/tides
- restaurant
- touch vs. smack
- beach animals
- a prayer
- I died: bonked
- to Norway
- sit?
- letter: super ego
- i died: bronze tree
- blue hour
The kind of book that reminds you that we are all just little humans beans on this planet! What a joy to read, to feel held in the collective experience of heartbreak, embarrassment, moving through this world as a girl, growing old, etc. etc. Reading this book while sipping on a glass of warm milk is highly recommended.
funny
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
dark
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
cried reading the acknowledgments for this which is not something i ever imagined myself doing. finished this on a rock after sitting in the creek by myself for an hour and it felt like the perfect time and place. i love jenny slate and her brain a lot and reading this slowly/sporadically was really wonderful. im very excited to come back to this and i’ve reflected on so many of these essays since starting/finishing it. such a massachusetts summer.