I Hate Myselfie by Shane Dawson

From his first vlog back in 2008 to his full-length film directorial debut Not Cool, Shane Dawson has been an open book when it comes to documenting his life. But behind the music video spoofs, TMI love life details, and outrageous commentary on everything the celebrity and Internet world has the nerve to dish out is a guy who grew up in a financially challenged but loving home in Long Beach, California, and who suffered all the teasing and social limitations that arise when you’re a morbidly obese kid with a pretty face, your mom is your best friend, and you can't get a date to save your life.

In I Hate Myselfie, Shane steps away from his larger-than-life Internet persona and takes us deep into the experiences of an eccentric and introverted kid, who by observing the strange world around him developed a talent that would inspire millions of fans. Intelligent, hilarious, heartbreaking, and raw, I Hate Myselfie is a collection of eighteen personal essays about how messy life can get when you’re growing up and how rewarding it can feel when the clean-up is (pretty much) done. 

Look, I like Shane Dawson. I've been watching his videos for a while and I think he's a funny yet sometimes offensive guy. I suck, whatever. If you are offended by Shane Dawson, my recommendation to you would be not to watch his videos.

ANYWAY.

There were some really entertaining stories in here. Actually, most of them were. I laughed a lot and I teared up during one particular story (which is completely out of character for me). The only thing that bothered me was that, at the beginning, Shane says that he is not the same person we see in his videos. He's playing a character and in theis book he wanted to be himself. This is all good and fine, but sometimes his writing felt exactly like his "YouTube character".  I really like his YouTube personality, but I did continue to wonder why he kept defaulting back to being this character. I'm really tired of typing character. 

So I got some good laughs out of this and I am glad I read it. It was a quick and easy read and I was glad to get more of an insight into Shane's life. 

Solid 4/5 stars