Consisting of original entries, many scrawled in cryptic handwriting, coupled with present-day commentary, they hash out the anxiety, confusion and melodrama of adolescence in a number of familiar forms: "Whatever. "synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.ĭrawn directly-as in direct reproductions-from the adolescent diaries, notes, letters and writing projects of average twenty- and thirty-somethings, this book from blogger Brown, founder of the Cringe reading series in Brooklyn, should elicit the correct reaction. At least you don’t have to worry about who’s going to be at the mall anymore. Inspired by the New York–based reading series of the same name, Cringe will help you realize that being a grown-up isn’t all that terrible. Songs, stories, and lists-along with biting commentary, background, and self-examination from the now so-called grown-ups who wrote them- Cringe offers a voyeuristic glimpse at the roller coaster of youth in all of its navel-gazing, soul-searching, social-skewering glory. Did you keep a diary during your teen years? Do you have a box of loopy-cursive, never-sent notes to your crush? Or some overwrought poetry about your bleak existence? An unfinished rockopera? Well, you’re not alone, and in Cringe, you’ll find a reason to unearth your adolescent angst and have a good laugh-at yourself.Ī compilation of real teenage diary and journal entries, letters,
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