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emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Miscarriage
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adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
sad
fast-paced
3.0
I received a copy from Faber and Faber and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. I have given My Mess Is a Bit of a Life: Adventures in Anxiety by Georgia Pritchett three out of five stars
This was an interesting, witty and insightful memoir written by Georgia Pritchett who is an award winning writer for TV & film. This book is focuses solely around her struggles with anxiety (as the title of the book suggests) as well as a mix of happy, joyful and strange memories.
I enjoyed the fast paced stories and anecdotes Georgia blesses us with in this book however, I didn’t really mesh with it as well as I was hoping to. It was funny and snappy, but I think the way the humour was written wasn’t really my cup of tea and I found myself becoming confused after reading several anecdotes due to the scattered order the stories were written in. I think mainly because Georgia focuses on some very difficult topics such as relationships and miscarriages, I found it hard to look at this book in a light-hearted humorous way and felt that the humour was forced every-so-often.
I have seen a lot of 3+ star reviews and know this book is a definite hit so I would recommend for new adults and upwards to check this memoir out as the humour might be up your street.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Miscarriage and Mental illness
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