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thebookishlifeoflaura
We read this book together in my grade 8 class. I don't think I ever heard the other students that quiet before. A few people cried a bit (myself included). It's so wonderfully written, and such a powerful story.
A couple years ago, I had the honor of meeting Mr. George Brady at the premier for the movie version of this. He gave me copy of this signed by himself and Fumiko Ishioka. (<== Just wanted to share that, haha)
A couple years ago, I had the honor of meeting Mr. George Brady at the premier for the movie version of this. He gave me copy of this signed by himself and Fumiko Ishioka. (<== Just wanted to share that, haha)
I'm weirdly surprised by how much I loved this. I knew I was going to; The Try Guys are probably my favourite YouTubers of all time, I could seriously watch them for hours on end and not get bored (in fact, I have done this... don't judge). So I went into this fully expecting to love it and all the laugh out loud moments I was about to experience.
What I wasn't expecting was the amount of tissues I needed during the duration of this audiobook (highly recommend the audiobook by the way, they're hilarious in it), mainly because of Zach, and mostly when he talked about his family and childhood. WOW did I ever relate to him. But aside from Zach, every Try Guy made me tear up at one point or another; Ned describing the birth of his child (which baffled me because I have zero desire to ever become a mother and the thought of childbirth typically disgusts me), Eugene discussing growing up queer and depressed (#relatable) and also his struggles with being emotionally distant from his family (#doublerelatable), and Keith from laughing so hard on multiple occasions.
This was such a thoughtful and emotional memoir. These guys really went above and beyond, pushed their own limits, and shared some genuinely good advice that I plan on following. I really liked how the chapters were broken up, and the ways that each individual's section was broken up in the chapters as well. It was a well crafted book, and I definitely plan on buying the physical copy too so I can see the pictures that they put in there.
At the very end up the book, The Try Guys challenge every reader to do something that they've been meaning to do but haven't because it scares them. I've decided to face my fear of working out in public, and just signed up me and 2 of my best friends for a kick boxing class!
What I wasn't expecting was the amount of tissues I needed during the duration of this audiobook (highly recommend the audiobook by the way, they're hilarious in it), mainly because of Zach, and mostly when he talked about his family and childhood. WOW did I ever relate to him. But aside from Zach, every Try Guy made me tear up at one point or another; Ned describing the birth of his child (which baffled me because I have zero desire to ever become a mother and the thought of childbirth typically disgusts me), Eugene discussing growing up queer and depressed (#relatable) and also his struggles with being emotionally distant from his family (#doublerelatable), and Keith from laughing so hard on multiple occasions.
This was such a thoughtful and emotional memoir. These guys really went above and beyond, pushed their own limits, and shared some genuinely good advice that I plan on following. I really liked how the chapters were broken up, and the ways that each individual's section was broken up in the chapters as well. It was a well crafted book, and I definitely plan on buying the physical copy too so I can see the pictures that they put in there.
At the very end up the book, The Try Guys challenge every reader to do something that they've been meaning to do but haven't because it scares them. I've decided to face my fear of working out in public, and just signed up me and 2 of my best friends for a kick boxing class!
2.5 stars
I'm a little torn about this one. On the one hand, the writing is absolutely stunning and the way it's written gives you a good idea about what her mind is like; it was erratic and all over the place and didn't make a lot of sense half the time, which in a way was brilliantly done. But on the other hand, that is exactly what I didn't like about it. There was no sense of order whatsoever and it made it pretty difficult to read. I feel like I have no idea what I just read. One sentence she would be recounting a childhood memory and then the next she would be talking about being pregnant and then the one after that she would talk about when her mother died. It was hard to follow what was going on. The other reason I'm rating this so low is because it felt like she only talked about men. Every paragraph was either talking about past or current boyfriends, or she would relate it back to that. Talking about when her mother died, she would then go on to say how that affected her relationships. She would talk about being in school but then only mention the men she dated in school. Every single thing was about men, all of it, and it got both tedious and frustrating very quickly.
Overall, it wasn't a bad read but I wouldn't necessarily say that I liked it. It is a very quick read, but there isn't a whole lot to it if I'm honest.
I'm a little torn about this one. On the one hand, the writing is absolutely stunning and the way it's written gives you a good idea about what her mind is like; it was erratic and all over the place and didn't make a lot of sense half the time, which in a way was brilliantly done. But on the other hand, that is exactly what I didn't like about it. There was no sense of order whatsoever and it made it pretty difficult to read. I feel like I have no idea what I just read. One sentence she would be recounting a childhood memory and then the next she would be talking about being pregnant and then the one after that she would talk about when her mother died. It was hard to follow what was going on. The other reason I'm rating this so low is because it felt like she only talked about men. Every paragraph was either talking about past or current boyfriends, or she would relate it back to that. Talking about when her mother died, she would then go on to say how that affected her relationships. She would talk about being in school but then only mention the men she dated in school. Every single thing was about men, all of it, and it got both tedious and frustrating very quickly.
Overall, it wasn't a bad read but I wouldn't necessarily say that I liked it. It is a very quick read, but there isn't a whole lot to it if I'm honest.
