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A review by ashleyparamo
Body Work by Melissa Febos
2.0
Actual rating: 2.5 stars
I wanted to like this book. The cover immediately grabbed my attention and i devoured the book in just a few hours. Sadly, I was disappointed. While, it had some really good insights at the beginning, it often read like an academic text, which made it hard to understand at times. But then it just got boring. She tells us from the beginning that this is not a guide or manual. She lets us know upfront that this is simply a book about how personal narrative has helped her. So I'm not shocked that there wasn't much for me in the book. Still, with a title like that, I couldn't help but hope that the author would connect her experiences to the reader's own journey toward personal narrative. This book, to be fair, was exactly what she said it would be: all about her. Unfortunately, though, it didn't make for an interesting read.
I wanted to like this book. The cover immediately grabbed my attention and i devoured the book in just a few hours. Sadly, I was disappointed. While, it had some really good insights at the beginning, it often read like an academic text, which made it hard to understand at times. But then it just got boring. She tells us from the beginning that this is not a guide or manual. She lets us know upfront that this is simply a book about how personal narrative has helped her. So I'm not shocked that there wasn't much for me in the book. Still, with a title like that, I couldn't help but hope that the author would connect her experiences to the reader's own journey toward personal narrative. This book, to be fair, was exactly what she said it would be: all about her. Unfortunately, though, it didn't make for an interesting read.