Adult Drama
And Other Essays

Like most of the world, I was introduced to Natalie Beach when she published her essay in The Cut about being Caroline Calloway’s ghostwriter. That was also my introduction to Caroline, and I have no shame in admitting I’ve been quietly watching her story continue to unfold on the internet (CC memoi......more

I guess I was expecting something different with a title like that. Though well written, the stories just weren't that interesting to me. With the exception of a few insightful or somewhat amusing pieces of the essays, I found myself skimming paragraphs along the way. Not for me. Thank you, Netgalley......more

Natalie Beach might have shot to viral fame with her confession to being the ex-best friend and ghost-writer for an infamous influencer, but in this book she takes us on a tour of various other facets of her coming of age, from working in a pencil store to living in a crooked apartment in New York C......more

Oh what a world we live in! This book is just a reminder to me that social media is not a real place and I mean it is, but it’s not. Talent is real though, passion, drive, donuts, parents passing on, and if you’re lucky — finding the love of your life can be mad real! This was satisfactory. Enjoyable......more

what i liked about this book is that it kind of forced me to NOT do the thing i always do when i read a memoir and/or collection of personal essays which is: try to decide whether or not i think the author is a good person. the reason i didn’t do this here is because i was unable to make up my mind!......more