I
loved this book. I will admit that the only reason I purchased the e-book is because
the title caught me – not always the best way to choose your next read but it
worked in this case. I was hooked after reading this quote at the end of the
introduction:
I want to thank
everyone who helped me create this book, except for that guy who yelled at me
in Kmart when I was eight because he thought I was being “too rowdy.”
You’re an asshole
sir.
This
book was funny. It was honest. In places, it was almost unbelievable. And most
of all, it made me feel normal, and I’ll take that anytime.
I’ll
leave you with another quote:
In short? It is
exhausting being me. Pretending to be normal is draining and requires amazing
amounts of energy and Xanax. In fact, I should probably charge money to all the
normal people to simply not go to your social functions and ruin them. Especially
since i end up saving so much money on sedatives to keep my anxiety at least
slightly in check, and those expenses are not even tax deductible. Still, it’s
worth the personal expense, because being drugged enough to appear semi
coherent is preferable to being treated like an unwelcome polar bear at a
dinner party.”
