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Maybe You Should Talk To Someone: A Therapist, HER Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed Hardcover – April 2, 2019
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*An Apple Best Books Pick for April*
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"An irresistibly addictive tour of the human condition."--Kirkus, starred review
"Rarely have I read a book that challenged me to see myself in an entirely new light, and was at the same time laugh-out-loud funny and utterly absorbing."--Katie Couric
"This is a daring, delightful, and transformative book."--Arianna Huffington, Founder, Huffington Post and Founder & CEO, Thrive Global
"Wise, warm, smart, and funny. You must read this book."--Susan Cain, New York Times bestselling author of Quiet
From a New York Times best-selling author, psychotherapist, and national advice columnist, a hilarious, thought-provoking, and surprising new book that takes us behind the scenes of a therapist's world--where her patients are looking for answers (and so is she).
One day, Lori Gottlieb is a therapist who helps patients in her Los Angeles practice. The next, a crisis causes her world to come crashing down. Enter Wendell, the quirky but seasoned therapist in whose office she suddenly lands. With his balding head, cardigan, and khakis, he seems to have come straight from Therapist Central Casting. Yet he will turn out to be anything but.
As Gottlieb explores the inner chambers of her patients' lives -- a self-absorbed Hollywood producer, a young newlywed diagnosed with a terminal illness, a senior citizen threatening to end her life on her birthday if nothing gets better, and a twenty-something who can't stop hooking up with the wrong guys -- she finds that the questions they are struggling with are the very ones she is now bringing to Wendell.
With startling wisdom and humor, Gottlieb invites us into her world as both clinician and patient, examining the truths and fictions we tell ourselves and others as we teeter on the tightrope between love and desire, meaning and mortality, guilt and redemption, terror and courage, hope and change.
Maybe You Should Talk to Someone is revolutionary in its candor, offering a deeply personal yet universal tour of our hearts and minds and providing the rarest of gifts: a boldly revealing portrait of what it means to be human, and a disarmingly funny and illuminating account of our own mysterious lives and our power to transform them.
- Reading age1 year and up
- Print length432 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- Dimensions6 x 1.37 x 9 inches
- PublisherHarper
- Publication dateApril 2, 2019
- ISBN-101328662055
- ISBN-13978-1328662057
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*An O, The Oprah Magazine’s Best Nonfiction Book of the Year*
*A TIME magazine Must-Read Book of the Year*
*An NPR Favorite Book of the Year*
*An Amazon 10 Best Books of the Year*
*A People Magazine Book of the Week*
*A New York Times Editors' Choice*
*A Real Simple Book of the Year*
*A Chicago Tribune Best Book of the Year*
*A Variety Best Book of the Year*
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"An addictive book that's part Oliver Sacks and part Nora Ephron. Prepare to be riveted."
—People Magazine, Book of the Week
"Entirely reframes the way we think about psychotherapy [. . .] Movingly depicts our collective longing for lasting connection."
—Entertainment Weekly
“Gottlieb’s book is perhaps the first I’ve read that explains the therapeutic process in no-nonsense terms while simultaneously giving hope to therapy skeptics like me who think real change through talk is elusive.”
—Judith Newman, New York Times
"A psychotherapist and advice columnist at The Atlantic shows us what it’s like to be on both sides of the couch with doses of heartwarming humor and invaluable, tell-it-like-it-is wisdom."
—O, The Oprah Magazine
“Authentic . . . raw . . . an irresistibly candid and addicting memoir about psychotherapeutic practice as experienced by both the clinician and the patient.”
—New York Times
"Provocative and entertaining . . . Gottlieb gives us more than a voyeuristic look at other people's problems (including her own). She shows us the value of therapy."
—Washington Post
"A delightful, fascinating dive into human behavior and idiosyncrasies, habits and defenses, fears and blind spots: hers, her patients’, yours and mine."
—Chicago Tribune
"This relatable memoir reminds us that many of our struggles are universal and just plain human."
—Real Simple
"[In the end, Gottlieb and her patients] are more aware—of themselves as people, of the choices they’ve made, and of the choices they could go on to make . . . It’s exploration—genuinely wanting to learn answers to the question Why am I like this?, so that maybe, through better understanding of what you’re doing, you figure out how to be who you want to become."
—Slate
“A no-holds-barred look at how therapy works.”
—Parade
"Who could resist watching a therapist grapple with the same questions her patients have been asking her for years? Gottlieb, who writes the Atlantic’s “Dear Therapist” column, brings searing honesty to her search for answers."
—Washington Post
“Reading it is like one long therapy session—and may be the gentle nudge you need to start seeing a therapist again IRL.”
—Hello Giggles
“In her memoir, bestselling author, columnist, and therapist Lori Gottlieb explores her own issues — and discovers just how similar they are to the problems of her clients.”
—Bustle
"In prose that's conversational and funny yet deeply insightful, psychologist Lori Gottlieb is here to remind us that our therapists are people, too."
—Refinery29
"Provocative and entertaining . . . Gottlieb gives us more than a voyeuristic look at other people's problems (including her own). She shows us the value of therapy."
—Washington Post
“The Atlantic's ‘Dear Therapist’ columnist offers a startlingly revealing tour of the therapist’s life, examining her relationships with her patients, her own therapist, and various figures in her personal life.”
—Entertainment Weekly, 20 New Books to Read in April
"Reads like a novel and reveals what really happens on both sides of the couch."
—Men's Health
“A most satisfying and illuminating read for psychotherapy patients, their therapists, and all the rest of us.”
—New York Journal of Books
“A fascinating, funny behind-the-scenes look at what happens when people — even shrinks themselves — ‘break open,’ with the help of a therapist.”
—Shondaland
"[Maybe You Should Talk to Someone] explores the ups and downs of life with humor and grace."
—BookBub.com
“A delightful, fascinating dive into human behavior and idiosyncrasies, habits and defenses, fears and blind spots: hers, her patients’, yours and mine.”
—Chicago Tribune
"Both poignant and laugh-out-loud funny, [Gottlieb] reveals how our stories form the core of our lives."
—Orange County Register
"In her compassionate and emotionally generous new book, Gottlieb . . . pulls back the curtain of a therapist’s world. [. . . ] The result is a humane and empathetic exploration of six disparate characters struggling to take control of their lives as they journey back to happiness."
—ALA’s Public Libraries Online
"[A] smart, hilarious, insightful book. Lori Gottlieb will have you laughing and crying as she breaks down the problems of her patients, her therapist and herself."
—Patch.com
"Saturated with self-awareness and compassion, this is an irresistibly addictive tour of the human condition."
—Kirkus Review, Starred Review
"Written with grace, humor, wisdom, and compassion, this [is a] heartwarming journey of self-discovery."
—Library Journal
"The coup de grace is Gottlieb’s vulnerability with her own therapist. Some readers will know Gottlieb from her many TV appearances or her 'Dear Therapist”'column, but even for the uninitiated-to-Gottlieb, it won’t take long to settle in with this compelling read."
—Booklist
"Sparkling . . . Gottlieb portrays her patients, as well as herself as a patient, with compassion, humor, and grace."
—Publishers Weekly
"An entertaining, relatable, and moving homage to therapy—and being human. We’re all in this together, folks—something this book hits home."
—The Amazon Book Review
"Warm, approachable and funny—a pleasure to read."
—Bookpage
"Heartwarming and upbeat, this memoir demystifies therapy and celebrates the human spirit."
—Shelf Awareness
"Therapists play a special and invaluable role in the lives of the 30 million Americans who attend sessions, but have you ever wondered where they go when they need to talk to someone? Veteran psychotherapist and New York Times best-selling author Lori Gottlieb shares a candid and remarkably relatable account of what it means to be a therapist who also goes to therapy, and what this can teach us about the universality of our questions and anxieties."
—Thrive Global, "10 Books We Can’t Wait to Read in 2019"
“Some people are great writers, and other people are great therapists. Lori Gottlieb is, astoundingly, both. Maybe You Should Talk to Someone is about the wonder of being human: how none of us is immune from struggle, and how we can grow into ourselves and escape our emotional prisons. Rarely have I read a book that challenged me to see myself in an entirely new light, and was at the same time laugh-out-loud funny and utterly absorbing.”
—Katie Couric
“If you have even an ounce of interest in the therapeutic process, or in the conundrum of being human, you must read this book. It is wise, warm, smart and funny, and Lori Gottlieb is exceedingly good company.”
—Susan Cain, New York Times best-selling author ofQuiet: The Power of Introverts in a World that Can’t Stop Talking
“Shrinks, they're just like us—at least in Maybe You Should Talk to Someone, the heartfelt memoir by therapist Lori Gottlieb. Warm, funny, and engaging (no poker-faced clinician here), Gottlieb not only gives us an unvarnished look at her patients' lives, but also her own. The result is the most relatable portrait of a therapist I've yet encountered.”
—Susannah Cahalan, New York Times best-selling author of Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness
“Gottlieb is an utterly compelling narrator: funny, probing, savvy, vulnerable. She pays attention to the small stuff — the box of tissues and the Legos in the carpet — as she honors the more expansive mysteries of our wild, aching hearts.”
—Leslie Jamison, author of The Recovering: Intoxication and its Aftermath
“This is a daring, delightful, and transformative book. Lori Gottlieb takes us inside the most intimate of encounters as both clinician and patient and leaves us with a surprisingly fresh understanding of ourselves, one another, and the human condition. Her willingness to expose her own blind spots along with her patients’ shows us firsthand that we aren’t alone in our struggles and that maybe we should talk more about them! Maybe You Should Talk to Someone is funny, hopeful, wise, and engrossing—all at the same time.”
—Arianna Huffington, Founder, Huffington Post and founder & CEO, Thrive Global
“Maybe You Should Talk to Someone is ingenious, inspiring, tender, and funny. Lori Gottlieb bravely takes her readers on a guided tour into the self, showing us the therapeutic process from both sides of the couch—as both therapist and patient. I cheered for her breakthroughs, as if they were my own! This is the best book I've ever read about the life-changing possibilities of talk therapy.”
—Amy Dickinson, “Ask Amy” advice columnist and New York Times best-selling author of Strangers Tend to Tell Me Things
“I was sucked right in to these vivid, funny, illuminating stories of humans trying to climb their way out of hiding, overcome self-defeating habits, and wake up to their own strength. Lori Gottlieb has captured something profound about the struggle, and the miracle, of human connection.”
—Sarah Hepola, New York Times best-selling author of Blackout: Remembering the Things I Drank to Forget
“With wisdom and humanity, Lori Gottlieb invites us into her consulting room, and her therapist's. There, readers will share in one of the best-kept secrets of being a clinician: when we bear witness to change, we also change, and when we are present as others find meaning in their lives, we also discover more in our own.”
—Lisa Damour, New York Times best-selling author of Untangled: Guiding Teenage Girls Through the Seven Transitions into Adulthood
“I’ve been reading books about psychotherapy for over a half century, but never have I encountered a book like Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: so bold and brassy, so packed with good stories, so honest, deep and riveting. I intended to read a chapter or two but ended up reading and relishing every word.”
—Irvin Yalom MD, author of Love’s Executioner, and other Tales of Psychotherapy, and professor emeritus of psychiatry at Stanford University.
“Here are some people who might benefit from Lori Gottlieb’s illuminating new book: Therapists, people who have been in therapy, people who have been in relationships, people who have experienced emotions. In other words, everyone. Lori’s story is funny, enlightening, and radically honest. It merits far more than 50 minutes of your time.”
—A.J. Jacobs, New York Times best-selling author of The Year of Living Biblically.
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- Publisher : Harper; First Edition (April 2, 2019)
- Language : English
- Hardcover : 432 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1328662055
- ISBN-13 : 978-1328662057
- Reading age : 1 year and up
- Item Weight : 2.31 pounds
- Dimensions : 6 x 1.37 x 9 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #1,310 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #5 in Popular Psychology Psychotherapy
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Lori Gottlieb is a psychotherapist and New York Times bestselling author of Maybe You Should Talk to Someone, which is being adapted as a television series. She also writes The Atlantic’s weekly “Dear Therapist” advice column and is the co-host of the popular "Dear Therapists" podcast, produced by Katie Couric. Her 2019 TED Talk was one of the Top 10 Most Watched of the Year. She is a sought-after expert in media such as The Today Show, Good Morning America, The CBS Early Show, CNN, and NPR’s “Fresh Air.” Learn more at LoriGottlieb.com or by following her @lorigottlieb_author on Instagram and @LoriGottlieb1 on Twitter.
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Customers find the book readable and enjoyable. They appreciate the author's honest and insightful perspective on therapy. The writing is described as engaging and relatable, with small details that keep readers hooked. Many readers describe the book as funny, heartwarming, and compassionate. The stories are described as compelling and different, with both devastating and uplifting moments.
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Customers find the book engaging and enjoyable. They appreciate the author's authenticity and candid views. The story holds their interest from start to finish, even though it's nonfiction.
"...aspects of therapy with relatable anecdotes makes this a compelling read...." Read more
"What a powerful, incredibly poignant book. This isn't just a book about therapy, it's a book about being human...." Read more
"I have thoroughly enjoyed this book. It is funny, insightful, moving, wise, and educational...." Read more
"This book was awesome! I’ve never been to therapy but it honestly made me appreciate what it does for people more than I originally had...." Read more
Customers find the book insightful and honest about therapy. It helps them appreciate their therapists more. The author provides visceral views into her patients' lives and challenges in the therapy room. Overall, it is informative, entertaining, and contains a paradigm of how people change.
"...In discussions of the therapeutic process, the author skillfully navigates complex concepts like “forced forgiveness” and the notion that “suffering..." Read more
"...of crying, because these are stories of letting go and acceptance and healing, so the crying is the sort that leaves you feeling vulnerable but..." Read more
"...A self-help book that’s a page-turner! A very effective ad for psychotherapy, too. It will make you want a therapist if you don’t have one already." Read more
"I have thoroughly enjoyed this book. It is funny, insightful, moving, wise, and educational...." Read more
Customers find the book readable and relatable. They appreciate the author's natural storytelling style and the relatable cases she chooses to write about. The author's insights into herself during her own therapy are also appreciated.
"...’s ability to balance the technical aspects of therapy with relatable anecdotes makes this a compelling read...." Read more
"...What I'll say is that I love the way the author's insight into herself, during her own therapy, both informs and *is informed by* her work with her..." Read more
"Well written, fabulous story building and character development. A self-help book that’s a page-turner! A very effective ad for psychotherapy, too...." Read more
"...I thought it was relatable even without having been through this experience. It was also just generally engaging! I would highly recommend!" Read more
Customers enjoy the book's humor and find it entertaining and engaging. They describe it as funny, witty, and insightful about others. The book offers profound and useful insights into people's minds. Readers find the author's writing style likable and quirky.
"...into the complexities of life and the intricacies of human emotions resonates throughout the narrative...." Read more
"...I'll close with one of my favorite touchingly humorous and human moments from this book: SPOILERS BEYOND THIS POINT “..." Read more
"I have thoroughly enjoyed this book. It is funny, insightful, moving, wise, and educational...." Read more
"...It was also just generally engaging! I would highly recommend!" Read more
Customers find the book touching and compassionate. They appreciate the insight into grief and tenderness toward themselves and others. The stories are moving and heartbreaking, laying out important themes in an accessible way.
"...book is also really funny at times, often at the same time it's touching your heart...." Read more
"...This book taught me a lot both about therapy and human nature. I thought it was relatable even without having been through this experience...." Read more
"...I enjoyed Lori’s down to earth approach, her compassion and ability to bring truth to a situation, while still making me smile along the way...." Read more
"Carol When a book can make me laugh, cry, evaluate and keep coming back for more.....I know the writer is exceptional and Lori is...." Read more
Customers enjoy the compelling stories. They find the stories both devastating and uplifting, with an emotional rollercoaster. The book is described as part story, part psychology textbook, and they enjoy the journey it takes them on.
"...Damn, this book ended 2024 perfectly and helped give me meaning to the pains I’ve experienced this year. I hope you enjoy the read as much as I did...." Read more
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"...Everybody is different but this book is a good place to start from, if you want to gain empathy and understanding for others...." Read more
"...yet there is so much more than a great story here....." Read more
Customers appreciate the author's honesty and openness in describing her experiences with her therapist. They find the book relatable, honest, and full of truth. The author's authenticity gives her credibility and empathy.
"Carol When a book can make me laugh, cry, evaluate and keep coming back for more.....I know the writer is exceptional and Lori is...." Read more
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"...for anything more than a good book, these stories are beautiful, personal and so moving. Its a great read!" Read more
"...Lori is remarkably authentic as she details her work with Wendell...." Read more
Customers find the characters relatable and easy to connect with. They appreciate the author's way of incorporating her personality, sense of humor, and knowledge into the writing. The descriptive writing allows readers to visualize the action and mannerisms.
"Well written, fabulous story building and character development. A self-help book that’s a page-turner! A very effective ad for psychotherapy, too...." Read more
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"...I was drawn in by the characters (patients) and their stories. The give and take of the thought process kept me interested and ready to read on...." Read more
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- Reviewed in the United States on September 25, 2024I read it because it had 46,000 great reviews. Maybe You Should Talk to Someone is an enlightening exploration of the human experience through the lens of therapy, written with both depth and humor. The author’s insight into the complexities of life and the intricacies of human emotions resonates throughout the narrative.
From the very beginning, the author emphasizes that "most people are what therapists call ‘unreliable narrators,’” reminding us of the importance of perspective in understanding our experiences. This concept is woven through various anecdotes and reflections, illustrating how the narratives we tell ourselves can shape our realities.
One powerful takeaway is the idea that “the perfect is the enemy of the good,” encouraging readers to find joy in the imperfections of life. The author’s candid acknowledgment of her own struggles adds an authentic touch, particularly when she states, “The only way out is through,” highlighting the necessity of confronting our pain head-on.
The book also tackles significant themes such as loneliness and the need for connection, revealing that many people seek therapy due to a craving for meaningful human interaction. This resonates deeply in our modern world, where isolation can often lead to despair. As the author notes, “You won’t get today back,” reminding us of the urgency to seek fulfillment and connection in our lives.
In discussions of the therapeutic process, the author skillfully navigates complex concepts like “forced forgiveness” and the notion that “suffering shouldn’t be ranked,” emphasizing that pain is not a competition. Her assertion that “you can have compassion without forgiving” encourages a nuanced understanding of healing.
The book is not just a narrative about therapy; it’s a reflection on what it means to be human. The author’s ability to balance the technical aspects of therapy with relatable anecdotes makes this a compelling read. The exploration of dreams, familial patterns, and the intricacies of the human psyche leaves the reader with a profound understanding of the challenges we all face.
Overall, *Maybe You Should Talk to Someone* is a must-read for anyone interested in personal growth, mental health, or simply seeking a deeper understanding of themselves and others. This book will not only change the way you view therapy but also inspire you to embrace your own journey with compassion and courage.
- Reviewed in the United States on August 5, 2019What a powerful, incredibly poignant book. This isn't just a book about therapy, it's a book about being human. About living, and connection - with others, ourselves, our feelings, life - and about how we learn from each other. The very first sentence of the Author's Note sets the tone: "This is a book that asks, 'How do we change?' and answers with "In relation to others.' "
I won't give a summary; you can get that from the blurb and the full title of the book itself serves as a mini-blurb.
What I'll say is that I love the way the author's insight into herself, during her own therapy, both informs and *is informed by* her work with her patients, by their insights into themselves, reached with her guidance, as well as by the insights she, in turn, takes from them. But what really struck me was how, as a reader, I too became part of this experience, because there wasn't a part of this book that didn't touch me, and often deeply: In every person's story, the author's and each patient's, though their personalities and circumstances were all very different from each other's and from mine, I found common ground, found my own resonance, even my own insights.
Fair warning: If you read this, be prepared to cry, and more than once. But (for me at least) it was the good kind of crying, because these are stories of letting go and acceptance and healing, so the crying is the sort that leaves you feeling vulnerable but washed clean, like after a storm, peaceful and full of hope.
But it's not all tears and insights and seriousness; this book is also really funny at times, often at the same time it's touching your heart. And if that doesn't capture in a nutshell what its like, both being in therapy and being human, I don't know what does.
I highly recommend this book to anyone with feelings, whether or not you have ever been in therapy, considered it, or are a therapist yourself; but maybe *especially* if you have been, or are. And yep, I *totally* recc'd this to my own therapist :D
I'll close with one of my favorite touchingly humorous and human moments from this book:
SPOILERS BEYOND THIS POINT
“Is that a pajama top?” Julie asks as she walks into my office. It’s the afternoon after the [...] Incident, right before my appointment with [....], and I’ve almost made it through the day. I give her a quizzical look.
“Your shirt,” she says, settling onto the couch. I flash back to the morning, to the gray sweater I intended to wear and then, with a sinking feeling, to the image of the sweater laid out on my bed next to the gray pajama top I’d taken off before stepping into the shower [...]. Oh God.
[...] had gotten me a pack of PJs, their fronts emblazoned with sayings like AREN’T I JUST A F[…]ING RAY OF SUNSHINE and TALK NERDY TO ME and ZZZZZZZZZZ SNORE (not the message a therapist wants to send her patients). I’m trying to remember which one I wore last night.
I brace myself and glance down. My top says NAMAST’AY IN BED. Julie is looking at me, waiting for an answer.
Whenever I’m not sure what to say in the therapy room—which happens to therapists more often than patients realize—I have a choice: I can say nothing until I understand the moment better, or I can attempt an answer, but whatever I do, I must tell the truth.
[...]
“Yes,” I tell Julie. “It’s a pajama top. I guess I put it on by mistake.”
I wait, wondering what she’ll say. If she asks why, I’ll tell the truth (although not the specifics): I wasn’t paying attention this morning.
“Oh,” she says. Then her mouth twitches the way it does when she’s about to cry, but instead, she starts laughing.
“I’m sorry, I’m not laughing at you. Namast’ay in Bed . . . that’s exactly how I feel!”
Content Warnings: terminal cancer, death, mystery illness, depression, suicidal ideation, romantic breakup, car accident, sudden death of child
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- Amazon CustomerReviewed in Brazil on October 24, 2024
5.0 out of 5 stars very interesting
She writes amazingly well and her story is so beautiful! Had never seen a psicologists experience as a patient so closely before this.
- BarbSMReviewed in Mexico on July 3, 2024
5.0 out of 5 stars must-read
Beautifully written loved this book. The Store is quite catching from the start and filled with good advice..must read c
- Hanna ClarkeReviewed in Canada on May 11, 2024
5.0 out of 5 stars Great read for a Counselling student.
I whipped through this book, it was a really fun and interesting read. It touched on and gave great examples of many of the skills and techniques I’m currently learning.
However, even if I wasn’t a counselling student I would have loved this book. It’s got heart, humour, honesty and humility. I can’t recommend it enough!
- Mrs AshReviewed in the United Kingdom on December 24, 2024
5.0 out of 5 stars Funny, relatable, insightful
I would call myself a bit of a psychology nerd and while I normally tend to find self-help type books can be very generic and lack depth, I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book and learning about personality flaws through the author and her patients. The unique angle of hearing stories about therapy from both sides is very refreshing and makes for a good and informative read, not quite as dry as previous books and not as obnoxious either (self-love gym? Come on…) because a lot of the advice is hidden in storytelling and is much more easily digestible that way but still gets the point across. Thumbs up and up!
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LauraReviewed in Germany on December 14, 2024
5.0 out of 5 stars 100% Recommendation
Ich kann das Buch zu 100% weiterempfehlen. Es ist lustig und authentisch geschrieben und ich musste an mehreren stellen wirklich von Herzen lachen.
Ein Buch was einen wieder zurückholt, gute Laune macht und hilft, sich besser zu fühlen.