So Much I Want to Tell You
Letters to My Little Sister
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4.6 • 39 Ratings
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- $11.99
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- $11.99
Publisher Description
From Internet sensation Anna Akana comes a candid and poignant collection of essays about love, loss, and chasing adulthood.
In 2007, Anna Akana lost her teen sister, Kristina, to suicide. In the months that followed, she realized that the one thing helping her process her grief and begin to heal was comedy. So she began making YouTube videos as a form of creative expression and as a way to connect with others. Ten years later, Anna has more than a million subscribers who watch her smart, honest vlogs on her YouTube channel. Her most popular videos, including “How to Put On Your Face” and “Why Girls Should Ask Guys Out,” are comical and provocative, but they all share a deeper message: Your worth is determined by you and you alone. You must learn to love yourself.
In So Much I Want to Tell You, Anna opens up about her own struggles with poor self-esteem and reveals both the highs and lows of coming-of-age. She offers fresh, funny, hard-won advice for young women on everything from self-care to money to sex, and she is refreshingly straightforward about the realities of dating, female friendship, and the hustle required to make your dreams come true. This is Anna’s story, but, as she says, it belongs just as much to Kristina and to every other girl who must learn that growing up can be hard to do. Witty and real, Anna breaks things down in a way only a big sister can.
Praise for So Much I Want to Tell You
“This book is filled with the kind of honesty, vulnerability, and determination that makes Anna such a captivating person. One warning: You’ll want to hug her a lot while reading this.”—Natalie Tran, actress and comedian
“As a woman working in entertainment, Anna Akana is accustomed to feeling vulnerable. Which means that she’s used to being brave. This book is a tribute to the duality of bravery and fear as told through Anna’s experiences to date.”—Hannah Hart, New York Times bestselling author of Buffering: Unshared Tales of a Life Fully Loaded
“Frank advice on how to live a productive, happy life . . . written in tribute to a ‘fearless, talented, and bold’ sister.”—Kirkus Reviews
Customer Reviews
goosebumps every time I read it
This book is so well written and done I love it so much. I don’t usually read self help books but have been a fan of Anna for awhile and was interested in hearing her story. The mix of personal anecdotes and lessons learned along the way are heartbreaking, hilarious, poignant, and moving. She does an incredible job at telling her story while keeping audience members hooked on every page. I recommend this book to anyone and everyone looking for their next favorite book to turn to for guidance. Every time I go to the bookstore now I refer back to this book when looking for my next read.
A page thrner
Thoroughly enjoyed her anecdotes and tokens of knowledge she extracted from personal experiences
Genuinely Powerful
What can I say? Wow... I first heard about Anna Akana on YouTube, and followed her in other social medias since. Anna is filled with so much wisdom that even someone like me, who hasn’t had the same upbringing as her, can relate in many ways. She sees strength in being vulnerable by how much she shares to the reader who she is and where she’s been. I appreciate her humor and blunt language that speaks real to me. She’s a soul that cares about her personal direction in life and where she is going... and she is definitely going places!!! She’s an exceptional example of love and true concern for not just her family, friends, colleagues, etc, but for herself too. After having read the book, I feel like I, the reader, have known her for a long time as if I was there with her along the journey, like a friend... even a best friend. ;)
Keep your fire lit and steady, Anna.
#wayshower #wisdom #awesome #psychic
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AZ