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mishystars 's review for:
Where Am I Now? True Stories of Girlhood and Accidental Fame
by Mara Wilson
I was a fan of Mara's as a kid, as most women my age probably were, and I enjoy her Twitter. She's witty and is a good writer, but I did not expect her book to resonate with me the way that it did.
Her essays on having anxiety and OCD as a child and young adult particularly spoke to me as someone who was diagnosed as a teenager; coincidentally, I read the same book, Kissing Doorknobs, that Mara mentions to come to terms with my own diagnosis.
Regardless of your own experiences, I love how she parses together stories from her childhood and life in the form of several small essays instead of a typical long memoir. It's a worthwhile read for anyone who enjoys her movies or writings on social media.
Her essays on having anxiety and OCD as a child and young adult particularly spoke to me as someone who was diagnosed as a teenager; coincidentally, I read the same book, Kissing Doorknobs, that Mara mentions to come to terms with my own diagnosis.
Regardless of your own experiences, I love how she parses together stories from her childhood and life in the form of several small essays instead of a typical long memoir. It's a worthwhile read for anyone who enjoys her movies or writings on social media.