
You're Not Special
A (Sort-of) Memoir
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Meghan Rienks
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Meghan Rienks
About this listen
In her first-ever (sort of) memoir, the beloved actor and YouTube sensation gets personal about everything from mental health to drunken debaucheries with this “brave, behind-the-webcam look at self-discovery” (Kirkus Reviews).
As an only child raised in a town of less than 8,000 people and without a Starbucks in sight, Meghan Rienks has always been pretty good at entertaining herself. Then one day — cue the dramatic voiceover — her life changed forever.
In 2010, Meghan was diagnosed with mononucleosis. Mono is basically just a really bad case of the flu, right? Wrong. To a party-crazed 16-year-old, mono is social suicide. More than anything, it’s just plain boring. So, Meghan opened up her MacBook, used the webcam for something other than a bad Andy Warhol-style photobooth session, and recorded her first YouTube video. Since then, Meghan has shared the ups and downs of her life with the internet, documenting her teenage years for the whole world to see.
Now that she’s (mostly) through her awkward stage, Meghan’s here to tell you that it gets better. You’re not alone in the thoughts you think. Sometimes a bad hair day feels worse than a punch in the gut and asking a boy out seems about as difficult as achieving that perfect dewy glow. But despite what you’ve been told, your problems are not unique, and somebody else has felt the way you feel right at this very moment.
You’re not special. But you’re also not alone on the bumpy road to adulthood.
©2019 Meghan Rienks (P)2019 Simon & SchusterListeners also enjoyed...
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Congrats on an exceptional book!
P.s. it made me cry multiple times
You’re incredible
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Incredible heartwarming book
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Always a fan
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Thank you Meghan, I don't feel alone anymore.
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Ps... the more I read this, the more I feel like we’d be great friends, so like hit me up! Haha
Rebecca
NOTHING SHORT OF FUCKING AMAZING!!
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Blunt and True
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Wonderful book for a woman in their early twenties
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Meghan, I’ve watched your content for years and I want to thank you for sharing your experience and advice. I really enjoyed this book. ♥️
Incredibly uplifting
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10/10
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P.s. Mats did fantastic.
Thank You Meghan.
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