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Not That Kind of Girl – En ung kvinna berättar vad hon lärt av livet
Johanna Karlsson, Lena Dunham, Annika Ruth Persson
3.13 AVERAGE
2.21k reviews for:
Not That Kind of Girl – En ung kvinna berättar vad hon lärt av livet
Johanna Karlsson, Lena Dunham, Annika Ruth Persson
3.13 AVERAGE
i felt a little embarrassed for her...i think that's a compliment?
I only watched the first season of Girls so I feel like I don't know much about Lena Dunham. To be honest, I read this book mostly out of curiosity because I'd heard there was some controversy surrounding certain events in the book. Personally, I didn't find anything too shocking or controversial. I've also heard mention about Lena Dunham being born into privilege and that she's a privelged women who has invented her own problems to whine about. Again, that didn't jump out at me. What I did see, though, was someone who experienced some of the same anxieties I did growing up, so although I don't identify with Lena Dunham in many ways, there is that. The book is fine, nothing too notable, but I'm glad I read it because it satisfied my curiosity. To be fair, I feel like people who know more about Lena Dunham or who are fans of her or her show might find the book more enjoyable.
Lena is honest to a fault I will give her that. I read this book because I admire her as a young successful writer & was told the book was relatable.
Instead, what I found was I got to know the most disturbing parts about Lena in the most boring way possible.
Not That Kind of Girl is worth borrowing from a library not buying out of your own pocket.
Instead, what I found was I got to know the most disturbing parts about Lena in the most boring way possible.
Not That Kind of Girl is worth borrowing from a library not buying out of your own pocket.
Okay so...I am not the target audience for this book and therefore possibly I have no business leaving a bad review. I am not a fan of Lena Dunham nor am I one of her hater/detractors. In fact, I don't know really who Lena Dunham is except to say she's gossiped about a whole bunch and is on the internet for pissing people off quite a bit. And she's on a whole lotta magazine covers. I'm not familiar with her tv show, hell I don't really know who this lady is aside from the random buzz I've read about people (who mostly seem to really dislike her) going on about online.
Having slogged grimly through this book, I feel like I know Lena Dunham now as much as I did before hand. For an autobiography, it seemed like I was expected to know not just the basic details of who she is and where she came from but most of the inside jokes in Lena's life as well. Like I said, the fact I'm neither a fan nor hater means I'm not on the in crowd for the book. She's one of those people who doesn't have friends inasmuch as she collects amusing characters that can be distilled down to an amusing, quirky description in blurb form. I'm reminded of the manic pixie dream girl trope in just a different permutation.
She's a twentysomething who is very, very impressed with herself and thinks you should be, too. And if you have reason to love or hate the author, possibly you'd enjoy(or hate?) the book more than I did. As it was, I found it about as interesting as a toddler's sticky finger painting.
Having slogged grimly through this book, I feel like I know Lena Dunham now as much as I did before hand. For an autobiography, it seemed like I was expected to know not just the basic details of who she is and where she came from but most of the inside jokes in Lena's life as well. Like I said, the fact I'm neither a fan nor hater means I'm not on the in crowd for the book. She's one of those people who doesn't have friends inasmuch as she collects amusing characters that can be distilled down to an amusing, quirky description in blurb form. I'm reminded of the manic pixie dream girl trope in just a different permutation.
She's a twentysomething who is very, very impressed with herself and thinks you should be, too. And if you have reason to love or hate the author, possibly you'd enjoy(or hate?) the book more than I did. As it was, I found it about as interesting as a toddler's sticky finger painting.
I have watched Lena's show, "Girls," and I find it to be okay. It's one of those shows that I'll watch when I'm bored but I never urge anyone to watch it also. When I found out that Lena had a book come out, I decided to hang back a little bit and read it when the hype has died down. I kept seeing reviews for it, praising it as a memoir that is relatable and great for women in their twenties (I'm 23). I also bought it because it was $3 on Amazon, haha. While I was reading it, I was entertained and there were some things I could relate to, but like her show, there are points where Lena gets too awkward to the point where I'm bored and want to move on. There were a couple of points in the story that I just drudged through, not really grasping the content because I was so ready for the next vignette. I give it four stars because it is different and I can relate, but the rambling was a turn off.
listened on audio book, and there were enjoyable bits here and there. then the dieting chapter where she catalogs what she ate and how she felt about it - noooo... and so I had to stop.
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medium-paced
i love lena dunham. she thinks like me. we grew up very differently, but i’ve had so many similar experiences. I love her honesty. I’ve read this book twice now and enjoyed it both times.
Thank god I'm not that kind of girl! I had a hard time making it through this book without wanting to shake this girl senseless!
Such an enjoyable read. Hilarious stories told by the most outrageous narrator, interspersed with pensive, honest passages about deep topics. I love this book!