Is being tall a social currency? Am I the contents of my fridge? Does yoga matter if you're not filthy rich? Is a bagel four slices of bread? Are three cigarettes a meal?
From IKEA meatballs to minibreaks, join Raven Smith as he reflects on the importance we place in the least important things and our frivolous attempts to accomplish and attain. He also tackles his single-parent upbringing, his struggles as a lonely teenager and his personal experience of coming out.
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[Forrest Gump was wrong; life is nothing like a box of chocolates, it's more like drunk-biting a kebab on the night bus]***
(@4thEstateBooks, 2 April 2020, 272 pages, e-book, copy from @4thEstateBooks via # NetGalley and voluntarily reviewed)
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This book is not what I expected at all. I thought the book was really funny even though I'm not exactly the target audience. This is full of humour and insight into modern life. I could relate to some experiences such as coming out and being a lonely, confused teenager. I don't have Instagram and do not understand the obsession with it and think there are more important things in the world as perfect lighting. This was very funny though and hugely entertaining.