Thirty-Life Crisis
Navigating My Thirties, One Drunk Baby Shower at a Time
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4.3 • 4 Ratings
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- $15.99
Publisher Description
A hilarious essay collection perfect for anyone dealing with the challenges, indignities, and celebrations that come with being a thirty-something by actor and YouTube star Lisa Schwartz (Lisbug).
Lisa Schwartz's stories and musings are all about watching her friends adult like pros, while she tries to understand why she doesn't want or can't seem to find all the things they have for herself. Like a big sister who's already seen it all, Lisa will take readers through her own life experiences to say that one thing we all need to hear: you are so not alone. Unabashed and unfiltered, Schwartz's voice and candor will appeal to anyone in their thirties who just can't deal with the never-ending Facebook feed of friends' engagement photos and baby pictures, the trials of figuring out where their passion meets their career, and everything in between.
So, if you've ever had to figure out...
Parenting Your Parents (Yikes)Gender Reveal Parties (It's an actual thing.)Discovering That Your Boyfriend Likes Boys (Surprise!)Online Shopping Away Your Anxiety (Don't)or Gender Reveal Parties (Seriously. It's an actual thing.)This book is your new best friend.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Actor and YouTube personality Schwartz recounts the lows of life in her 30s in an occasionally amusing debut memoir. Schwartz's observations are standard fare: "The minute you turn thirty, everything starts to change... your metabolism gets slower, and your friends get married and have babies." Schwartz admits to having a "disdain for love, marriage, and childbirth" and discusses how her annoyance with gender-reveal parties grew to the point that she considered setting up a gift registry for herself to offset the cost of attending other people's parties. Throughout, she offers well-meaning but generic advice on topics including friendship ("stick with the friends you made in middle school") and online dating ("treat it like a full-time job"). The strongest sections delve into Schwartz's struggles with anxiety, her body image issues, and her relationship with fellow YouTuber Shane Dawson. Schwartz and Dawson each with millions of subscribers documented their romance on YouTube until their relationship ended in 2015 when Dawson posted a video announcing that he was bisexual. Schwartz too sparingly discusses her YouTube career, which is a shame as it's the most unique part of her story. This memoir about growing older (sometimes gracelessly) will appeal most to Schwartz's YouTube fans, particularly those approaching 30.
