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A review by rkmelcher
I'll Tell You in Person by Chloe Caldwell
4.0
Though I'm not one of those "perfect" folks mentioned in the intro to I'll Tell You In Person, I'm certainly boring as fuck and have led a boring-as-fuck life thus far. Because of that, I forget from time to time that others do not have boring lives and have done things, and do things, I have not, even life things that should be expected regarding booze and sex and drugs and, you know, life. I've naively--and stupidly--felt in the past that "crazy" nights involving any of the aforementioned matters should dictate my feelings towards a person, even one I obviously adore.
And that's awful and wrong.
Chloe's writings have reminded me of this. Her honesty in Heroin and Acne was importantly unsettling to me at times, and it introduced me to her terrific writing. I finally have read more with the release of I'll Tell You In Person, which even 50 pages in reminded me why her essay was my favorite in Days Like This. And as a hopefully less naive, not-quite-as-stupid person, it also will continue to remind me that my life is and has been rather high on the pants-shittingly boring scale, and others who fall far lower on that scale are no less deserving of my fondness, adoration, and time.
In short, thank you, Chloe, for helping me be less of a judgmental prick and love the people in my life more. I hope your latest book earns you (significantly) more than $3000. You deserve the recognition. You're great. Please keep it up.
And that's awful and wrong.
Chloe's writings have reminded me of this. Her honesty in Heroin and Acne was importantly unsettling to me at times, and it introduced me to her terrific writing. I finally have read more with the release of I'll Tell You In Person, which even 50 pages in reminded me why her essay was my favorite in Days Like This. And as a hopefully less naive, not-quite-as-stupid person, it also will continue to remind me that my life is and has been rather high on the pants-shittingly boring scale, and others who fall far lower on that scale are no less deserving of my fondness, adoration, and time.
In short, thank you, Chloe, for helping me be less of a judgmental prick and love the people in my life more. I hope your latest book earns you (significantly) more than $3000. You deserve the recognition. You're great. Please keep it up.