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thebooknerdscorner 's review for:
Please Like Me (But Keep Away)
by Mindy Kaling
Mindy Kaling discusses what it is like to be a socially awkward introvert who just so happens to be famous.
The first segment of this essay goes back to Mindy's roots as she discusses birthday parties of her youth. Even as a young girl, she was worried that something would go terribly wrong at her party, and this concern definitely didn't go away as she got older.
The second segment talks about when Mindy first moved to LA and how she had absolutely zero friends to her name. She goes through some serious growth and learns a ton about herself after hanging out with a few wrong crowds. Loneliness is something that affects us all, so I'm sure most people can relate to this section.
In the final portion of this essay, Mindy dives into the anxiety she feels surrounding her fortieth birthday party. Being a socially anxious person, she wants to just spend the day camped out by herself on her couch watching a comfort show, but her best friend B.J. Novak is not letting that fly. I find Mindy's insights to be so relatable as a socially anxious introvert myself, and I find this to be comforting. Even stars get stuck in their own heads.
One of the parts of this essay that I felt to my core is nervously pacing for at least half an hour before any social gathering. Even if I am simply inviting one of my best friends over to chill at my house, I still get terribly anxious and seem to find myself contemplating everything that could possibly go wrong. This certainly adds some unnecessary stress to my life, but it's not like I can just turn my anxiousness off.
Overall, "Please Like Me (But Keep Away)" is a humorous essay that is I found highly relatable. As a socially anxious introvert myself, I can relate to most of Mindy's feelings in this one and have been in many similar situations myself. I'm sure that many people can put themselves in Mindy's shoes in the content she delivers in this essay.
The first segment of this essay goes back to Mindy's roots as she discusses birthday parties of her youth. Even as a young girl, she was worried that something would go terribly wrong at her party, and this concern definitely didn't go away as she got older.
The second segment talks about when Mindy first moved to LA and how she had absolutely zero friends to her name. She goes through some serious growth and learns a ton about herself after hanging out with a few wrong crowds. Loneliness is something that affects us all, so I'm sure most people can relate to this section.
In the final portion of this essay, Mindy dives into the anxiety she feels surrounding her fortieth birthday party. Being a socially anxious person, she wants to just spend the day camped out by herself on her couch watching a comfort show, but her best friend B.J. Novak is not letting that fly. I find Mindy's insights to be so relatable as a socially anxious introvert myself, and I find this to be comforting. Even stars get stuck in their own heads.
One of the parts of this essay that I felt to my core is nervously pacing for at least half an hour before any social gathering. Even if I am simply inviting one of my best friends over to chill at my house, I still get terribly anxious and seem to find myself contemplating everything that could possibly go wrong. This certainly adds some unnecessary stress to my life, but it's not like I can just turn my anxiousness off.
Overall, "Please Like Me (But Keep Away)" is a humorous essay that is I found highly relatable. As a socially anxious introvert myself, I can relate to most of Mindy's feelings in this one and have been in many similar situations myself. I'm sure that many people can put themselves in Mindy's shoes in the content she delivers in this essay.