Was there an aggressive amount of hype surrounding the release? Si. Was it warranted? Early reports are incredibly
. Miranda July has said of it: “Very few women have become famous for being who they actually are, nuanced and imperfect. When honesty happens, it’s usually couched in self-ridicule or self-help. Dunham doesn’t apologize like that—she simply tells her story as if it might be interesting. The result is shocking and radical because it is utterly familiar. Not That Kind of Girl is hilarious, artful, and staggeringly intimate; I read it shivering with recognition.” The collection of essays – whose cover is in the style of an 80s self-help book #stronglook – waxes lyrical on ‘Love & Sex,’ ‘Body,’ ‘Friendship,’ ‘Work,’ ‘Big Picture’ and a stack of other stuff a generation would want their voice to lend itself to.
Section V Big Picture:
