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How to Be a Grown Up
- Narrated by: Lily Bevan
- Length: 7 hrs and 53 mins
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Summary
For fans of Bryony Gordon and Caitlin Moran, a comforting, witty, supportive book for real 20-something women who want to discover how they can reach the end of the 'fun' decade knowing exactly who they are.
Have you ever felt lost, anxious, panicky about adulthood? Have you ever spent a hungover Sunday crying into a bowl of cereal? Have you ever scrolled through Instagram and felt nothing but green-eyed jealousy and evil thoughts? Award-winning journalist, Grazia agony aunt and real-life big sister to five smart, stylish, stunning 20-something young women, Daisy Buchanan has been there, done that and got the vajazzle.
In How to be a Grown-Up, she dispenses all the emotional and practical advice you need to negotiate a difficult decade. Covering everything including how to become more successful and confident at work, how to feel pride in yourself without needing validation from others, how to turn rivals into mentors and how to really enjoy spending time on your own, this is a warm, kind, funny voice in the dark saying, "Honestly, don't worry. You're doing your best, and you're amazing!
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- Anonymoose
- 30-05-19
A lovely, warm-hearted guide to adulting
This is a millennial feminist manifesto disguised as self-help (and all the better for it)! I wish I’d had this book to read when I was in my 20s. So generous, wise and gentle in its advice, Daisy is very open (and brave) with the examples she shares from her own life, from money worries and mental health to sexual assault. I didn’t want it to end.
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- O. Turn
- 23-10-18
Funny and feel good with some practical advice 👍
Funny and feel good with some practical advice.
Not a how to book by any means but a fun read to make you feel a bit better about life and being shit at it!
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- Hannah
- 17-07-18
Well Worth A Read
for grown ups and sudo grown ups alike! Affirming and intelligent insight into how to live a life...which as we all know is a far harder this g to do than it seems.
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- chelsey
- 15-05-19
A great book.
I really enjoyed this, it wasn’t a patronising list of things to do like most books of this genre. It was genuinely useful. Some great laugh out loud moments and a lot of relatable moments. I couldn’t recommend it enough.
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- Jenni
- 24-02-19
Fun and uplifting read
Daisy has some great insights into being a 20-30 year old that I will take away and apply to my everyday life. She is funny and insightful and her story has helped me think through some of my own difficulties that mirror her experiences.
This isn't really a book for someone going through an incredibly difficult time beyond general everyday worries, as someone from the north of England and a working class background, there are some cringy moments listening to a middle class southerner talking about her struggles working as a journalist in London and moving back to her incredibly supportive mother and father's house - it sucked me out of the book many times and made me laugh for the wrong reasons.
That being said, the performance is great and the overall take away from the book is fantastic for women in their mid-twenties. Thank you for sharing your story so far!
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- Kindle Customer
- 28-09-18
the most refreshing thing you'll ever listen to
where to even start...I was recommended this book by a friend and am so glad I downloaded it. This book is funny, enlightening, will make you smile in all kinds of places where you're not meant to smile (namely, the morning commute), it will make you say 'ohhhhhhhhhh, right yes well I suppose that makes sense now' and it will make you say 'omg! I do that too! I thought I was the only one!'. absolutely amazing ❤️
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- Anonymous User
- 26-03-20
Good book
A nice listen, some basic practical advice. A good starting point to self improvement.
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- Maddy
- 28-06-21
The comparisons and the anecdotes were OTT
Was a bit OTT, sounds like a teenager's diary and the silly anecdotes and repetitive comparisons were irritating. The over all idea was a nice one and she has good points but they are often lost with the rambling similes and metaphors
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- stacie cowley
- 18-03-20
Loved this book, so witty and honest, great story!
I loved the honesty of each account describing the mistakes and failings of young adulthood and how it's these times that help shape and grow us.
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- Sarah-Jayne Cleverley
- 06-10-18
Great words, made me smile :)
I loved the honesty and dry humour of this book, I could relate to it so much! I personally think that audiobooks are never as good when they're not read by the author themselves, but the actual content was fab!
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