Tuesday, Dec 29, 2009

Book Review: Everything Sucks! by Hannah Friedman

Author: Hannah Friedman

Publisher: HCI

ISBN #:   978-0-757307751

 Type:  Non-Fiction:Memoir

 Pages: 264 Trade Paperback

Published:  August 3,  2009

Website: http://www.hannahfriedman.com/ 

Purchase:  $10.36 (HERE) 

Publisher’s Summary

The Review

Hannah Friedman is smart, quirky and has an amazing story to tell.  Her book describes her life growing up with, well… original parents (for lack of a better description).  I mean, how would you describe parents who raised you with a monkey as your older sister?  As bright as she was, she didn’t exactly fit in with the kids at school… that is, when she was in school and not being home-schooled by her traveling parents.   She navigated her way through boarding school.  Her natural ability to write offered her the opportunity to attend Yale University and she set her sights on that.  However, in her attempts to fit in with the crowd she picks up an eating disorder and drug habit, neither of which are good choices on the road to Yale.

Her immense talent and brilliant mind led her to write her debut book, which I found very interesting.  Based upon what she’s been through up until the time she wrote this book, I was impressed with how young she is with a published memoir.  I was captivated by the book and read it in under 2 days.  This book isn’t your typical teenage girl story; in fact, everything about this book is the opposite of that.  What I most appreciated about Everything Sucks! is the honesty in the voice of the author.  Her truth engaged me because I came to respect her for that honesty and her strong mind.

For a taste of her quirkiness, check out the video(s) on her website. 

I missed reviewing this book for the TLC Book Tour back in August… however you can check out the many reviews listed there.

The Rating

On Sher’s “Out of Ten Scale,” I am giving Everything Sucks! a rating of 8.5 out of 10.  It’s definitely a fresh perspective on growing up in the oddest of circumstances.

Giving Thanks

I wanted to thank Hannah for sending me this review copy… even though I was so slammed with homework that I took forever to get my review written (I read it in November).

FTC Disclosure:  This book was provided to me from Hannah Friedman.  Clicking on the either the photo of the book cover or the link next to the purchase price stated above will bring you to my Amazon Affiliate page.  No purchases are necessary.

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