Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney

Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Laugh out loud funny in parts but the “wimpy kid” is such a little jerk.

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You're Never Weird on the Internet by Felicia Day

You're Never Weird on the Internet by Felicia Day
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

First of all, I've been dabbling in humor books lately, and even though they almost never make me laugh these days, this one made me laugh out loud. I'd read it for that reason alone.

The second reason I loved this book is because I've been reading some memoirs lately as well, and I thought her life was a little more interesting than the average memoir. Even if it stopped at her strange homeschooling and then college experience, this would be true. But then she goes on to develop a gaming addiction, create a television show and a company for it, and grow her acting career. This is a very different life.

But the book keeps getting better. It gets funnier and sadder at the same time. It deals with scary feminist issues. It's basically amazing.



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Why Not Me? by Mindy Kaling

Why Not Me? by Mindy Kaling
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I liked this one much better than the first. It was sweet and touching, and some parts were hilarious. But the recap of her speech to Harvard Law was really frustrating. It felt like she threw it in there to expand the length of the book, and didn't translate to a non-Harvard-Law audience.

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How to Be a Woman by Caitlin Moran

How to Be a Woman by Caitlin Moran
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This book was so great and so funny. Then it took kind of a dark turn and told the story of her abortion. I agree with her that these stories need to be told but I think they'd be more enlightening in the plural where different reasons, procedures, and reactions are explored. Obviously abortion is an important issue of feminism- of human rights really. However, in this book which is mostly a light-hearted introduction to feminism, this story might push away the very people she's speaking to, those that need to be reminded that feminism is a vital movement.

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