Not That Kind of Girl: A Young Woman Tells You What She’s “Learned”

ForreadersofNoraEphron,TinaFey,andDavidSedaris,thishilarious,poignant,andextremelyfrankcollectionofpersonalessaysconfirmsLenaDunham–theacclaimedcreator,producer,andstarofHBO’s‘Girls’–asoneofthebrightestandmostoriginalwritersworkingtoday.“IfIcouldtakewhatI’velearnedandmakeonemenialjobeasierforyou,orpreventyoufromhavingthekindofsexwhereyoufeelyoumustkeepyoursneakersonincaseyouwanttorunawayduringtheact,theneverymisstepofminewasworthwhile.I’malreadypredictingmyfutureshameatthinkingIhadanythingtoofferyou,butalsomyfuturegloryinhavingstoppedyoufromtryinganexpensivejuicecleanseorthinkingthatitwasyourfaultwhenthepersonyouaredatingsuddenlybacksaway,intimidatedbytheclarityofyourpersonalmissionhereonearth.No,Iamnotasexpert,apsychologist,oradietician.Iamnotamotherofthreeortheownerofasuccessfulhosieryfranchise.ButIamagirlwithakeeninterestinhavingitall,andwhatfollowsarehopefuldispatchesfromthefrontlinesofthatstruggle.”