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Don't Worry, It Gets Worse: One Twentysomething's (Mostly Failed) Attempts At Adulthood (2013)

by Alida Nugent(Favorite Author)

3.46 of 5 Votes: 6

ISBN

0452298180 (ISBN13: 9780452298187)

languge

English

genre

Memoir & Autobiography

publisher

Plume

review 1: One of my best friends recommended this book to me, and I picked it up because it was a welcome change from all of the teen and 9-12 drivel I have been reading lately. And I mean, why not? The author was discovered on tumblr, she's snarky and sarcastic and funny (which is how I might like to think of myself) and she's also poor, unemployed, and finding herself in a big city. Well #shoot, that sounds a lot like me now, doesn't it? (I also can't deny the fact that since this book was under 200 pages it was mighty appealing.)I can't say I loved this book, because I didn't. It started out alright, with me whipping through the first several sections and finding it quite amusing. But then her sarcasm just became too much. Each joke started to sound like the fifty before, a... morend it really started to detract from the validity of what she was saying. There is absolutely no need for every. Single. Sentence. To be delivered and crafted into some sort of comment trying to get a laugh. My favourite parts were the ones that just read plainly, because I found them to be more thought-provoking and honest, and in this type of book, I think vulnerability and honesty are key. That being said, there were several chapters that really resonated with me and what I'm going through in my own post-school life right now, and these sections were definitely worth wading through the rest of her somewhat egotistical, chaotically organized thoughts.
review 2: This book is very funny, not necessarily in the "laugh out loud uncontrollably while reading" kind of way, but more in a "ha! this is clever." kind of way.There is a test in the introduction to see whether or not you should read this book. I didn't pass the test. I can see why. The writer is good at telling stories in a relatable way, yet our lives have been so different that I still couldn't relate to her. Still, it felt good to read and discover that someone with such a clear talent for writing and humor had at times felt as lost as I've felt in the past. There was something reassuring about having it written so clearly and without condescension: "hey, it can happen to anybody! It's okay." less

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