Everything Is Going to Be Great
An Underfunded and Overexposed European Grand Tour
HarperCollins · Print & ebook · July 27, 2010
“Shukert's sharp comic turns careen smack into the middle of our hearts." — Los Angeles Times From performer, playwright, comedian, author and writer and producer of "Glow" and "Superirl" Rachel Shukert, Everything Is Going to Be Great, is a hilarious memoir of traveling through Europe in her twenties.
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- Who it’s for
- A comic memoir finds the growing pains tucked inside youthful freedoms and a European grand tour.
- Themes
- European travel, New freedoms, Growing into adulthood
- Genres
- Personal Memoirs, Travel Writing, Humor
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“Shukert's sharp comic turns careen smack into the middle of our hearts." — Los Angeles Times From performer, playwright, comedian, author and writer and producer of "Glow" and "Superirl" Rachel Shukert, Everything Is Going to Be Great, is a hilarious memoir of traveling through Europe in her twenties. Rachel chronicles her youthful navigation through the haphazard fun and debauchery of new freedoms, and the growing pains that ultimately accompany “adulthood.”
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Fans of Sloane Crosley and David Sedaris are going to love Shulkert’s story, and her sharp, smart humor.
Growing Pains, Laughing
A comic memoir finds the growing pains tucked inside youthful freedoms and a European grand tour.
Come here for
- Sharp humor about the unruly freedoms of your twenties
- A European grand tour with youthful debauchery
Expect
- Comic reflections on the awkward approach to adulthood
Where it sits
| Personal Memoirs | 75% |
|---|---|
| Travel Writing | 55% |
| Humor | 42% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Lives in History
- Lives of the Rich & Famous
- Women's Lives
- Personal Memoirs
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- World History
- History Writing
- Women's History
- Humorous History
- Authors
- Rachel Shukert
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- July 27, 2010
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- European travel · New freedoms · Growing into adulthood
- Reading lane
- Lives in History