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4.14 AVERAGE
4.14 AVERAGE
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Jeanette is an amaaaazing writer. Her work absolutely poetic. This may have made my top 5 favorite book list. I love her open, honest depiction of her life. She wasn't given much, and she struggled, but she has been able to make it all something beautiful.
Een van mijn favoriete boeken. Razend en wonderschoon.
Poor Jeannette. Her childhood is shit, her mom is nuts, and she’s just lost most of the time.
Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? More like, Why Be Happy When You Could Feel Sorry for Yourself: All the Time? This memoir just did not resonate with me and there are definitely some aspects of it that I really should be able to relate to. I appreciate that the author occasionally had a sense of humor when discussing her horrible adoptive mother because it made parts of this book more bearable, but unfortunately her jokes cannot compensate for the other ninety-five percent of this memoir. I often found it mentally excruciating to read the long-winded passages about the author’s feelings that she’s apparently not in touch with…yeah, right.
I guess, overall, this book is just okay. The author’s life is a complete rollercoaster of events and the bones of the story are pretty captivating, but I almost didn’t survive the pity quicksand around every corner. And, if the pity quicksand didn’t get me, it was the ten pages it takes for the author to complete a simple thought. If the author had cut about 150 pages of her incredibly wordy explanations of her feelings out of this book, I would highly recommend reading it. But, since that is not the case, I suggest reading it when there’s nothing left on your shelf and then only for the underlying story …or maybe you’re complicated and self-loathing too – in that case, you’ll love it.
Reviewed by Brittany for Book Sake.
I guess, overall, this book is just okay. The author’s life is a complete rollercoaster of events and the bones of the story are pretty captivating, but I almost didn’t survive the pity quicksand around every corner. And, if the pity quicksand didn’t get me, it was the ten pages it takes for the author to complete a simple thought. If the author had cut about 150 pages of her incredibly wordy explanations of her feelings out of this book, I would highly recommend reading it. But, since that is not the case, I suggest reading it when there’s nothing left on your shelf and then only for the underlying story …or maybe you’re complicated and self-loathing too – in that case, you’ll love it.
Reviewed by Brittany for Book Sake.
funny
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
emotional
hopeful
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
challenging
emotional
funny
reflective
medium-paced
As a child of an overbearing mother from who frequently told me she wished I were a boy, I related a lot to this novel. Despite the sensitive subject matter, Jeanette tells her story with humour, wit and candour. An enjoyable read from start to finish.
I generally enjoyed this book. I thought it was thoughtful and very well written. It definitely made me appreciate my own familial relationships.