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The best memoir I’ve read in a while, which had me hooked the entire time. I laughed with her, felt anger on her behalf, and ultimately I came out with more love for my own body. Much cheaper than therapy, I 100% recommend it!
Funny, feminist, and fulfilling. A lot of discourse in a short read! I had some trouble getting invested at the beginning of the book but otherwise recommend it! There is a bit of discussion around fatphobia, rape culture, and overall internet awfulness so I would be mindful of how you're feeling emotionally as you read so it doesn't get you in a bad place <3
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The first third of the book was hilarious but slowly began to fall flat.
I'm glad I read this, but it was often an uncomfortable read. Lindy and I have many differences, but a few key similarities, and I frequently identified with her. Sometimes it was hard to hear her recitation of the insults she recieved as they felt very personal - a touch too on the nose. I have never been insulted (by strangers or myself) or felt as judged as Lindy has and I'm a little concerned that I'll start to see insults where I didn't before. I think I'll have to sit with this one for a while.
I'm just gonna go ahead and hipster myself here and say that I have been reading Lindy West before she was cool. I first discovered her when I was actively seeking movie reviews written by women and discovered that her reviews were insightful, witty, feminist, and matched my tastes. I wanted to be her friend, but settled for Googling her every week so that I could find her articles. I followed her from the Stranger to Jezebel to freelance gigs to her current work at The Guardian and GQ. I am a shameless fangirl.
My ONLY disappointment in this memoir is that I've followed her for so long that several of the pieces in this collection I've read before in various format. I appreciated that she added additional reflections to some of them.
This is not a funny book. I was sucker punched with sadness and anger again and again, because West is a damn good writer. I was expecting humor and instead she plays it straight, from meeting one of her worst trolls to the death of her father. She is unflinching in her critique of misogyny and rape culture, fatphobia, hostile comedy clubs, and how her own insecurities almost wrecked her best romantic relationship. She is a force of nature.
Read it. Read it. Read it. Read it.
My ONLY disappointment in this memoir is that I've followed her for so long that several of the pieces in this collection I've read before in various format. I appreciated that she added additional reflections to some of them.
This is not a funny book. I was sucker punched with sadness and anger again and again, because West is a damn good writer. I was expecting humor and instead she plays it straight, from meeting one of her worst trolls to the death of her father. She is unflinching in her critique of misogyny and rape culture, fatphobia, hostile comedy clubs, and how her own insecurities almost wrecked her best romantic relationship. She is a force of nature.
Read it. Read it. Read it. Read it.
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