![]() ![]() ![]() The exuberance of youth is shot through with magic threads of wisdom.” - Edmonton Journal “Heti flails out in all directions, employing a winsome flexibility and an underlying sadness that deflates any pretension and focuses on the big questions of life. You might not want to follow in Sheila's footsteps, but tagging along on her quixotic mission will be as useful as anything else you're likely to read this year.” - Vue ![]() “.the good kind of genre muddle.How Should a Person Be? emerges as part of an entirely different genre: the realistic self-help book. “.an unforgettable book: intellectually exacting, unsettling in its fragility, bodily as anything painted by Freud, experimental yet crafted as hell, and yes, very funny.” - National Post “.a portrait of the artist as a young woman, a postmodern self-help book and an autobiography of the mind.” - Vancouver Sun celebrates the extraordinary imperfection in ordinary life.” - The Georgia Straight “.a self-conscious, darkly funny exploration of the strained complexities of female friendship, the makings of bad art, and the finer points of awkward sex. Think HBO's Girls in book form.” - Marie Claire The upfront and unabashed sex makes for a voyeuristic, sometimes hilarious, read. “Part confessional, part play, part novel, and more - it's one wild ride. “Original, contemplative, and often tangential, this is an unorthodox compilation of colorful characters, friendship, and sex that provides an unusual answer to Heti’s question.” - Publishers Weekly ![]()
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