Lena Dunham can be a pretty polarizing figure, especially among women I hang out with. She does a good job at representing what her and her friends are like- it's just that it's incredibly difficult to relate to if you are not from a privileged, upper-class, white NYC household, yourself. So I started reading this with a great deal of skepticism- how much could we really have in common? And the answer is- well, not a whole lot; but the more I read it, the more I thought of her as a younger sister who makes bad decisions, and then owns up to them; she also has a strong sense of self and is constantly learning her worth. And as the reader, I just shook my head in exasperation, but kept reading- because her heart is always in the right place and you can see real growth. And for the many issues I take with her work, I respect what she's doing. So if you like celeb-memoir type books (think: Mindy Kaling's Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?), this may be worth reading.
Sunday, June 14, 2015
Not That Kind of Girl
Not That Kind of Girl, by Lena Dunham, 265 pages
Lena Dunham can be a pretty polarizing figure, especially among women I hang out with. She does a good job at representing what her and her friends are like- it's just that it's incredibly difficult to relate to if you are not from a privileged, upper-class, white NYC household, yourself. So I started reading this with a great deal of skepticism- how much could we really have in common? And the answer is- well, not a whole lot; but the more I read it, the more I thought of her as a younger sister who makes bad decisions, and then owns up to them; she also has a strong sense of self and is constantly learning her worth. And as the reader, I just shook my head in exasperation, but kept reading- because her heart is always in the right place and you can see real growth. And for the many issues I take with her work, I respect what she's doing. So if you like celeb-memoir type books (think: Mindy Kaling's Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?), this may be worth reading.
Lena Dunham can be a pretty polarizing figure, especially among women I hang out with. She does a good job at representing what her and her friends are like- it's just that it's incredibly difficult to relate to if you are not from a privileged, upper-class, white NYC household, yourself. So I started reading this with a great deal of skepticism- how much could we really have in common? And the answer is- well, not a whole lot; but the more I read it, the more I thought of her as a younger sister who makes bad decisions, and then owns up to them; she also has a strong sense of self and is constantly learning her worth. And as the reader, I just shook my head in exasperation, but kept reading- because her heart is always in the right place and you can see real growth. And for the many issues I take with her work, I respect what she's doing. So if you like celeb-memoir type books (think: Mindy Kaling's Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?), this may be worth reading.
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