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A review by gemelizabeth
Idiot: Life Stories from the Creator of Help Helen Smash by Laura Clery
5.0
'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 original-and undeniably relatable-new voice.'
I must admit I was not expecting much from this book, I absolutely did judge it by its cover and from what little I knew of the author, how wrong was I!!!
I read this all in one sitting, I found this so relatable, her nice upbringing, her normal family, her eagerness to get away and grow up, is all so familiar.
I admire her honesty, the very real portrayal of alcohol and drug abuse, her shoplifting addiction and domestic abuse was all so raw but still she made it amusing to read, forever wanting to brighten your mood.
she is wonderful and strong, I am now a very big fan.
I will definitely be recommending this book in the future.
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 original-and undeniably relatable-new voice.'
I must admit I was not expecting much from this book, I absolutely did judge it by its cover and from what little I knew of the author, how wrong was I!!!
I read this all in one sitting, I found this so relatable, her nice upbringing, her normal family, her eagerness to get away and grow up, is all so familiar.
I admire her honesty, the very real portrayal of alcohol and drug abuse, her shoplifting addiction and domestic abuse was all so raw but still she made it amusing to read, forever wanting to brighten your mood.
she is wonderful and strong, I am now a very big fan.
I will definitely be recommending this book in the future.