![]() As she goes through the many phases of high school, for her including the “punk rock girl” days, and the “raver girl” days, seemingly innocent introductions of alcohol and marijuana segues into college where she becomes consumed by an all-out heroin addiction. I swear the way she words things is priceless.Īs the book progresses, it actually becomes evident that Arfin’s memoir is one of addiction. The drama that we look back on and laugh about now, is a fresh wound in Arfin’s writing, and the pre-pubescent voice that speaks of the perils of fitting in, liking boys and getting “to first with Nate behind the diner,” is believable, funny and all around wonderful. (These are highly entertaining by the way, and Arfin’s bluntness is amazing.) Throughout her junior high years, she encapsulates all of the catastrophic memories that I’m sure everyone has felt or witnessed at least once. The actual diary part of it is pretty typical, but what makes this book so entertaining, is that for every entry, Arfin adds what she calls an, “UPDATE,” in which she (as her present self) analyzes her words and feelings and occasionally includes interviews with the subject of the entries. The book opens with an entry from when she was 11-years-old and in 6th grade. We can all relate can’t we? The bad hair, the bad skin, the abundant awkward moments well, I now know that I was not the only one who suffered, and it may be safe to say that Arfin had it a tad worse (maybe). Book Description Following a remarkable run in its singular hardcover format (over 20,000 copies in print after two printings) and having captured a devoted fan base that continues to grow, Dear Diary arrives in trade paperback. They are all there, the only difference between hers and the rest of ours, is that she has written them all down and luckily for us, she has written them hilariously. We all go through those moments that shape us: break-ups, bad decisions, good decisions, life-changing moments, dull un- life changing moments. She notes in the preface that, “This book is my whole life, and give or take a few ridiculous circumstances, it’s yours too,” and after reading it, I can agree. A detailed chronicle of the life of “Vice” columnist, Lesley Arfin, spanning entries dated from age 11 to age 25. A diary about a girl? Who doesn’t want to read someone else’s diary?Ĭome on, you know you’ve probably been tempted before, and if you did not act on the opportunity, here is your reward. ![]() ![]() Kind of gross, kind of entrancing I couldn’t steer away from the pitiful sight and found myself enthralled after scanning the first few pages. I suppose it was the cover that first caught my eye in Barnes & Noble: hot pink bubble letters scrawling out the words, “Dear Diary,” hovering above the head of a clearly downtrodden girl nursing a bloody nose amongst the seemingly tame books surrounding it.
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