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My Mess Is a Bit of a Life by Georgia Pritchett

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bookish_wanderer's review against another edition

emotional funny fast-paced

5.0

After a counselling session where she finds herself lost for words, Georgia Pritchett follows her therapist's advice and starts writing. And we're very grateful she did.
A born worrier (are the monsters under the bed comfortable enough?), she recounts her life with anxiety, told in little vignettes, starting from early childhood into her adult years.
She talks about her childhood and adorably quirky family, her struggles at work in an industry that used to shut down women (when we still seriously asked if women could be funny), the challenges of conception and motherhood, raising neurodiverse children, anxiety, depression, and everything in between. It is endearing and intimate, incredibly funny with perfect comedic timing, and sometimes emotional.
It made me laugh out loud many times (in public), and cry (also in public) and I loved every bit of it.

Kuddos to the narrator for her great work too. I definitely recommend the audiobook

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tenderbench's review

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emotional funny reflective fast-paced

3.25

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

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alexzak_'s review against another edition

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dark reflective tense fast-paced

2.0

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challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

This is one of the few books I'm sure I'll reread. Even if it's just certain paragraphs from it. I love the writing style, it's phenomenal. I'm convinced that Georgia Pritchett could write about being stuck in traffic in a way that I'd want it tattooed on my skin.
Will I ever find another memoir that I not only pick up and pay for and then read in less than a week of my own accord but also treasure and recommend to everyone who will listen to me? I didn't think so.

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karina_dreamsinwords's review against another edition

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funny hopeful lighthearted reflective sad fast-paced

4.0

Told through anecdotes chronicling various events from a young girl well into adulthood, Georgia Pritchett weaves together her experiences with anxiety. At times heartbreaking but mostly funny, Pritchett's humor and wit shine through.

I appreciate the honesty and raw human experience Pritchett shares in this book. I laughed a whole bunch, shed some tears, and smiled at how it all came together in the end.

Her talent with words is prevalent & I look forward to checking out her work in television.

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purplepenning's review against another edition

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3.5

Interesting and funny. I just didn't expect each vignette to be so short and that's not a style that works particularly well for me whether I'm reading or listening (and I was doing both here, switching between audio and print editions).

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middumullu's review against another edition

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funny reflective medium-paced

2.0

very easy read but nothing too life changing, to me. was initially a bit put off by the vignette format but it works well for the story. however some of them did feel like tweets which i did not enjoy.

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storytimejess2's review against another edition

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emotional funny reflective fast-paced

5.0

Hilarious and heartbreaking and wonderful. Unique look at tv writing, comedy, and just life in general.

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onewoman_bookclub's review against another edition

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5.0

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