#LISA SCHWARTZ YOUNG SERIES#

#LISA SCHWARTZ YOUNG SERIES#

Lisa’s book is written in a series of chapters that each have a hilarious title and anecdote that connects to the idea that even when it doesn’t feel like society says it, there is life after thirty. For Lisa, she thought she accomplished some of those things and others were not long lasting. You’re expected to have graduated, entered the work force, find you life partner, and start a family in ten measly years. There is a lot of pressure on young people in their twenties.

If you’ve never seen her online or on TV, you will still connect to her story. Lisa does a great job of avoiding alienating an audience that hasn’t seen her on screen. It is raw, hilarious, and honest which is a recipe for a successful memoir in my opinion. Lisa’s book is one of the better written YouTube books. I found Lisa through her ex-boyfriend Shane Dawson but have remained a loyal viewer of her videos, even as she struggled to find her channel’s voice. When I received a copy of Lisa Schwartz’s book Thirty Life Crisis, I was beyond excited. She makes incredible points that can help a lot of people struggling. Mamrie Hart’s books are some of my absolute favorites and I will recommend her second book, I’ve Got This Round, to anyone who will listen even if you don’t know her from her YouTube channel, that book is so important to read. I have read a number of “YouTuber” books and tend to enjoy them. Now I was starting to understand Jennel’s interest in the new medium. I don’t know what pulled me in, but suddenly I was watching Vlogs and feeling like I knew these people personally. …until I graduated from college, moved back home for the summer to do summer stock near my parents’ house, and didn’t have any friends around. I watched the funny videos on school breaks or whatever popped up on my Facebook, but I never got into the culture of it. My friend Jennel in college was obsessed with it and would share endless stories from the videos she watched. For a long time, I did not understand YouTube.

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