Amazing Disgrace: A Book About "Shame"

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Other chapters are revelatory about the darkness, self-loathing and self-sabotage that risked defining her twenties. At only 26, Grace has got a lot to learn about being an adult, but she’s already got a lot to share about being a disgrace, and how she came to be utterly, disgustingly, disgracefully proud of it. She’s in her own limelight, talking about really difficult stuff, making the world her stage and being very brave in doing so.

I am a self-professed alcoholic bookworm who has spent a substantial period of her life falling into very similar traps as Grace Campbell. As a self-proclaimed “book about shame”, I think there are relatable topics in this book for most people, especially women. As well it might: panic buttons installed in the family home as the Iraq War drama unfolded; protestors who camped outside the family home for months; her father’s descent into an abyss of depression.I was straight up chuckling and laugh(snort)ing to myself at some of her incredible punch lines and one liners in a way that I wished I had come up with them (and I am obviously no comedian). At only 27, Grace has got a lot to learn about being an adult, but she’s already got a lot to share about being a disgrace, and how she came to be utterly, disgustingly, disgracefully proud of it. It perfectly captured the mess that is growing up and trying to find yourself and fit in, a lot of rejection and jealously, and endless list of terrible decisions and making the same mistakes repeatedly. I know some people have really enjoyed this and some haven’t, that’s totally fine, the book world would be boring if everyone loved the same books.

James Hamilton-Paterson is the author of several novels, including Loving Monsters and Gerontius, winner of the Whitbread Best First Novel Award in 1989, and Seven-Tenths, a collection of essays dedicated to the lost grandeur of the sea. They talk about gender in the make-up industry, the Black Lives Matter movement, and compare notes on their adolescent years - before taking a look at your 'shameful' voicenotes. I went into this book blind, not knowing who Grace Campbell was and her links to politics, her father being Alastair Campbell.Após este período, o valor da mensalidade será cobrado automaticamente, por meio do método de pagamento cadastrado. Such an honest and loving and relatable book that doesn't try to be sophisticated and in the process becomes sophisticated in its unpretentiousness and its raw tone. Part of me wishes I'd never met Grace, read this book and then dedicated my life to being her number 1 fan girl. While there’s no Damascene conversion - she is still prone to anxiety and self-loathing - she does start stand-up; realises supporting women is more rewarding than competing with them; and banishes the toxic men in favour of one (‘Bae’). Things like her right to privacy or her relationships with her parents, which were inevitably strained by the bucktoothed allure of Blair.

Grace's discussions on sex and the bad aspects of sex, the shame women are forced to feel, the problems surrounding the lack of education, the lack of discussions surrounding consent, the impact of the internet on our generation, and the reality that rape comes in many forms are an important part of this book. She also gives multiple trigger warnings before discussing potentially triggering subjects, which I always respect in books of this calibre. Uma mensagem por e-mail será enviada antes do término do período gratuito, que pode ser cancelado a qualquer momento.I assumed I wouldn’t relate to her shenanigans on account of the fact she’s white and has grown up with privileges I couldn’t dream of ever having. Despite some of the serious discussions surrounding rape and mental health, the humour and outrageousness of Grace's personality shines through and I read so many parts out to my boyfriend as I laughed out loud.

However, felt that in parts the book was a little preachy and repetitive and I ended up skipping through some pages. Grace explores some excruciating topics through her own experiences, however there are stark contrasts to those I have read already. The rest of the book however, I just didn’t enjoy, I found myself skipping some pages as it felt repetitive and just not great to read.

But I now think that's because I had a harder time relating to (dis)Grace in her younger teenage years (be it because of difference in personal experiences, societal, cultural.