Book #4

Adulting by Kelly Williams Brown
259 pages

I have very mixed feelings on this book.

I've been a fan of Kelly's blog Adulting for several years now. I often find myself laughing out loud at things she writes.

This book is a tongue-in-cheek "know-how" guide of how to be an adult in your twentysomething years. I can relate to a large part of the book, considering I lived at home in high school, moved away for four years, then had to return home after graduation for a year and a half. That weird in-between being a grown-up thing sucks, and that is exactly who this book is written for.

That being said, I didn't laugh out loud at all. I chuckled a few times, especially when she noted every adult should have an ice scraper in their car if they live in a cold climate, but if not, CD jewel cases work just fine -- I had to do just this literally less than a week ago. I could definitely relate to many parts of the book, but I just didn't find them nearly as funny or entertaining as I usually do on the blog.

Really, the best part of this book is realizing that according to Kelly's list, I am most definitely an adult. I do almost all of the things in our lists and I was surprised by how many of them I passed with flying colors.

Next up: Breakfast at Tiffanys and Three Stories by Truman Capote