You’re Embarrassing Yourself
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Desiree Akhavan
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'I laughed, I cried and then I laughed again' LENA DUNHAM
'Smart and funny … reminds me of the best of Nora Ephron’ GUARDIAN
Writer, actor, and director Desiree Akhavan shares the stories she was told to shut up about—hilarious, horny, heartbreaking tales of a life in pursuit of art and love.
When it comes to shame, award-winning filmmaker and director Desiree Akhavan knows what she’s talking about – whether it’s winning the title of The Ugliest Girl at her high school, acquiescing to the nose job she was lovingly forced into by her Iranian parents, or losing her virginity to a cokehead she met in a support group for cutters. In You're Embarrassing Yourself, Desiree goes to the rawest places: the lifelong struggle to be at peace in one’s body, the search for home as the child of immigrants and the anxious underbelly of artistic ambition.
With all the humour and vulnerability of Jennette McCurdy and the warmth and nuance of Jia Tolentino, You're Embarrassing Yourself is equal parts funny and heartfelt, charting an artist’s journey from outcast to overnight indie darling, to (somewhat) self-aware adult woman. The result is a book that captures the pathetic lows and euphoric highs of our youth, and how to survive them, in a voice that is unmistakably, unapologetically Desiree’s.
©2024 Desiree Akhavan (P)2024 Penguin Randomhouse LLCCritic Reviews
'Hilariously raw, relatable and, dare I even say, sexy' Jessi Klein
'Each of these essays feels like a satisfying night out with your most funny, sexy, and self-deprecating friend. Together, they add up to a moving account of self-acceptance that gives us each permission to take it all a little less seriously' Anna Sale, host of the podcast Death, Sex & Money and author of Let’s Talk About Hard Things
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- Deshna Karan
- 30-09-2024
Enjoyable laughs in here!
The author is spectacular being so direct and forward with their words. I really enjoyed the bisexual and appropriate behaviour, so it only made sense I enjoyed this too. How curious that we all have and live with insecurities…
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