About the Book
A hilarious essay collection perfect for anyone dealing with the challenges, indignities, and celebrations that come with being a thirty-something by actor and YouTube star Lisa Schwartz (Lisbug).
Lisa Schwartz’s stories and musings are all about watching her friends adult like pros, while she tries to understand why she doesn’t want or can’t seem to find all the things they have for herself. Like a big sister who’s already seen it all, Lisa will take readers through her own life experiences to say that one thing we all need to hear: you are so not alone. Unabashed and unfiltered, Schwartz’s voice and candor will appeal to anyone in their thirties who just can’t deal with the never-ending Facebook feed of friends’ engagement photos and baby pictures, the trials of figuring out where their passion meets their career, and everything in between.So, if you’ve ever had to figure out…
- Parenting Your Parents (Yikes)
- Gender Reveal Parties (It’s an actual thing.)
- Discovering That Your Boyfriend Likes Boys (Surprise!)
- Online Shopping Away Your Anxiety (Don’t)
- or Gender Reveal Parties (Seriously. It’s an actual thing.)
This book is your new best friend.
My Review
I’ll admit – between the time I said yes to reviewing this book to the time I swiped it open on my Kindle, I had kind of forgotten what it was going to be about. Instead of spending the extra two minutes to look it up on Amazon, I decided to just jump right in. So imagine my surprise to immediately read the forward by Shane Dawson. As a Youtuber myself, that gave me a pause – and then I spent more than two minutes looking up this book, Lisa Schwartz and her relationship to Shane Dawson.
I didn’t start watching Youtube on the regular until 2012, starting a channel in 2015, so I’m not as well-versed in the OG’s of the Tube as some assume when they realize what I do, but I gave myself a crash course before going any further reading the forward. Satisfied I was now in the know, I continued reading. And then – had trouble putting this one down.
Not only was it fun for me to learn about being a Youtuber before being a Youtuber was a thing, but the stories flowed effortlessly, the giggles were plentiful, and as someone in her thirties who can look back at previous decades fondly while also cringing at herself, I could easily relate to Lisa Schwartz. Maybe not the boyfriend who likes boys sections, but I could appreciate the unfiltered approach to Thirty-Life Crisis and highly recommend this one.
5 stars
