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Bezig met laden... Idiot: Life Stories from the Creator of Help Helen Smashdoor Laura Clery
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. This book was literally hilarious and heartbreaking. I loved it and can’t wait for her to write her follow up! ( ) Best for: People who know who Laura Clery is (I’m guessing); people who like a good story about overcoming addiction; people who read The Secret. In a nutshell: Writer / actress Laura Clery’s memoir shares stories of trying to make it in Hollywood. Worth quoting: N/A Why I chose it: I generally love memoirs, especially read by the author. In reality I probably should have passed it by when I saw the title, but I didn’t really even process that until I started writing this review. Review: Hmmm. This book might have been two stars now that I’m done with it, but I think three stars is warranted as I was definitely entertained, and at times moved. The writing is good, and the delivery of the audio book is good. Just overall the content at times was a bit rough, though mostly at the end. So maybe that’s the problem? First, I should say that I am not at all familiar with the author - I’d not heard of her until her book showed up in the Google Play recommendations. I’ve still not sought out her work as its probably not my thing. The author moved to Los Angeles right after high school, then moved to New York, eventually settling back in LA. She was in an abusive relationship for years (and is able to discuss it with the seriousness it deserves while also keeping the reader entertained and interjecting jokes where possible and appropriate). She has had very substance use disorders, and has found AA to be helpful in maintaining her sobriety. Here’s where I think I was lost - the discussion about Marianne Williamson’s philosophy of life, is just too woo woo for me. I think the ‘law of attraction’ is utter bullshit and actively harmful as it implies that anyone who is suffering just … didn’t manifest what they wanted hard enough, making pain essentially a personal fault. Not cool. Also, the title of the book is an ableist slur, so not great. Keep it / Pass to a Friend / Donate it / Toss it: Toss it (metaphorically; it’s an audiobook) geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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Biography & Autobiography.
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HTML:A 2020 Audie Award Finalist From YouTube star and Facebook Video sensation Laura Clery comes a collection of comedic essays in the vein of We Are Never Meeting in Real Life by Samantha Irby and You'll Grow Out of It by Jessi Klein. Laura Clery makes a living by sharing inappropriate comedy sketches with millions of strangers on the Internet. She writes songs about her anatomy, talks trash about her one-eyed rescue pug, and sexually harasses her husband, Stephen. And it pays the bills! Now, in her first-ever book, Laura recounts how she went from being a dangerously impulsive, broke, unemployable, suicidal, cocaine-addicted narcissist, crippled by fear and hopping from one toxic romance to the next...to a more-happy-than-not, somewhat rational, meditating, vegan yogi with good credit, a great marriage, a fantastic career, and four unfortunate-looking rescue animals. Still, above all, Laura remains an amazingly talented, adorable, and vulnerable, self-described...Idiot. With her signature brand of offbeat, no-holds-barred humor, Idiot introduces you to a wildly originalâ??and undeniably relatableâ??new Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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