This book is in the format of friendly advice. "Grace's Guide" is composed of both list of helpful and hilarious tips, as well as a few pages in each chapter where Helbig tells stories from her past and gives the readers insight into her life and her crazy, new-media projects, work mostly from home, internet-famous, life. The chapters include; Your Professional Life, Your Social Life, Your Love life, and Your Lifestyle.
Though I watched Helbig's videos for a long time before her book was released, I was hesitant to buy it as the sudden, rapid announcements that nearly all of the successful, popular youtubers had been given book deals really put me off from reading any of them. It seemed that, all at once, people my age, or a smidge older, were being given deals to write books when they had either,
A) never seemed to have any interest in writing a book, or
B) didn't seem to be qualified.
(this obviously doesn't count for John Green duh)
(this obviously doesn't count for John Green duh)
It seemed as if maybe all the big youtube networks that these youtubers were signed to were just getting them all book deals as a way to make more money, and in all honesty, that's probably what a lot of youtubers have book deals. I haven't read any other youtubers books, but when and if I do, I'm expecting a lot of ghostwriting. Oops said it.
This all having been said, after a few of my friends read the book and loved it, I decided to give it a go. I was pleasantly surprised by Helbig's book. It is very clear to anyone that has watched any of her videos that the book is written in a very Grace Helbig way. Her personality and distinct sense of humor shine through and supply a lot of laughs while reading.
Grace's Guide is Grace through and through and is exactly what I expected in a book from her. It was fun, funny, and realistic. It's a book for young people, those who grew up with internet and cell phones and waste way too much time watching youtube videos, and don't spend enough time with real people.
Grace's Guide is Grace through and through and is exactly what I expected in a book from her. It was fun, funny, and realistic. It's a book for young people, those who grew up with internet and cell phones and waste way too much time watching youtube videos, and don't spend enough time with real people.
I can't really say enough good things about "Grace's Guide." I will say that my only problem with the book is the cover. The front cover doesn't go all they way to the edge of the pages. The first page has a strip of photos that act as part of the cover and the cover is shorter to reveal that, which is a cool idea in theory. However, in practice, the pages get worn down and kind of bent at the corners since they aren't protected by the cover. As someone who works in a library and just someone who like to keep their books nice and neat, it's kind of annoying, I'm not gonna lie. But the state of the cover, doesn't effect the content within its pages, so go read "Grace's Guide!"
Here are links to Helbig's YouTube Channel itsGrace, podcast: Not Too Deep (also on sound cloud if that's your thing) and Twitter.
i remember like it was yesterday telling you to get the actual physical book instead of the kindle edition because of the pictures. and all while we were supposed to be working! what bad influence i am!
ReplyDeleteGrace's Guide is one of the greatest books i've ever read. the best part about is that it's written by someone in their 20s who has gone through all she writes about. most importantly Grace tells you right off the bat she's not an expert but it's what she went through and this is how she has handled things. this is not some older crack pot telling us what we should and should not do. i'd rather listen to someone like Grace who is 2 years older than me than to someone 20-30 years older than me.
your point with the other youtubers writing books for the sake of writing one based off their popularity is spot on. at least with Grace her advice is her shtick it's what she's been doing for years so a book full of her hilarious advice is fitting.
i was actually sad when i finished reading Grace's Guide i had such a fantastic time reading it. i cannot wait to read again.