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I didn't hate this book, but I kinda didn't like Dunham after reading it. I've never really seen her in anything, so I went in with only a few preconceptions, but I thought she'd have a unique point of view and this would be a book that I would enjoy. Unfortunately, my opinion of Dunham after reading this is that she is entitled and whiny and basically has very little self respect. She never really demonstrates how she has worked hard for what she has now, but instead complains about men who make assumptions about her.
She never states it outright, but I got the feeling that she grew up rich or at least far from poor, and so many of her problems come across as Third World Problems or Rich People Problems because she basically doesn't have anything truly worthy of complaining about.
Another thing that bothered me a lot was how she told a story about having sex with a guy early in the book and milked it for comedic effect, and then later she brought it up again and described it as a rape. Now, I'm not saying she was or wasn't raped, but don't appreciate her changing the tone of the story to suit her current message and expecting us to believe any one version of the story over another.
Dunham gets points for making her life an open book. She doesn't shy away from her ugly past and she doesn't sugarcoat some of the bad things she has done. She just doesn't apologize for them either. Some people will certainly respect her for that, but I have always felt like our struggles and mistakes in life are chances to learn and grow, not just find new ways to indulge ourselves and become more self centered.
She never states it outright, but I got the feeling that she grew up rich or at least far from poor, and so many of her problems come across as Third World Problems or Rich People Problems because she basically doesn't have anything truly worthy of complaining about.
Another thing that bothered me a lot was how she told a story about having sex with a guy early in the book and milked it for comedic effect, and then later she brought it up again and described it as a rape. Now, I'm not saying she was or wasn't raped, but don't appreciate her changing the tone of the story to suit her current message and expecting us to believe any one version of the story over another.
Dunham gets points for making her life an open book. She doesn't shy away from her ugly past and she doesn't sugarcoat some of the bad things she has done. She just doesn't apologize for them either. Some people will certainly respect her for that, but I have always felt like our struggles and mistakes in life are chances to learn and grow, not just find new ways to indulge ourselves and become more self centered.