My Mess Is a Bit of a Life
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Summary
'Funny， moving， insightful， vulnerable。 A brave book and a brilliant read。' Miranda Hart
Multi-award-winning television writer and producer Georgia Pritchett knows a thing or two about anxiety。
From worrying about the monsters under her bed as a child （Were they comfy enough？）， to embracing womanhood （One way of knowing you have crossed from girlhood to womanhood is that men stop furtively masturbating at you from bushes and start shouting things at you from cars。 It's a beautiful moment） to being offered free gifts after an award ceremony （It was an excruciating experience。 Mortifying） worry has accompanied her at every turn。
This memoir is a joyful reflection on just how to live - and sometimes even thrive （sometimes not） - with anxiety。
Multi-award-winning television writer and producer Georgia Pritchett knows a thing or two about anxiety。
From worrying about the monsters under her bed as a child （Were they comfy enough？）， to embracing womanhood （One way of knowing you have crossed from girlhood to womanhood is that men stop furtively masturbating at you from bushes and start shouting things at you from cars。 It's a beautiful moment） to being offered free gifts after an award ceremony （It was an excruciating experience。 Mortifying） worry has accompanied her at every turn。
This memoir is a joyful reflection on just how to live - and sometimes even thrive （sometimes not） - with anxiety。
Reviews
Bridget Perez
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I was lucky enough to receive a copy of My Mess is a Bit of a Life via NetGalley。 I thoroughly enjoyed this book; beautifully written， extremely funny but also incredibly poignant in places。 Georgia is spot on with her descriptions of anxiety; more than once I felt I was reading about myself。 Thoroughly recommended。
Sue Hayward-Ault
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My thanks to #NetGalley and #Faber&Faber-Castell publishers for the opportunity to review this book。 An approachable and humorous way to address such a sensitive topic。 Easy to read with laugh out loud moments。 A must read for its insightful and honest look at living with anxiety。
Lisa Bentley
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I think the reason that I wanted to read My Mess is a Bit of a Life by Georgia Pritchett is because there are times when I felt just the same。 I think we all have at some point and so there is a comfort in having someone – even someone who you don’t personally know – acknowledge this。 It makes us feel less alone。 Less like a failure。 Just less than the mess we are。 So for that reason alone we should all salute Georgia Pritchett for being brave enough to be this honest。My Mess is a Bit of a Life I think the reason that I wanted to read My Mess is a Bit of a Life by Georgia Pritchett is because there are times when I felt just the same。 I think we all have at some point and so there is a comfort in having someone – even someone who you don’t personally know – acknowledge this。 It makes us feel less alone。 Less like a failure。 Just less than the mess we are。 So for that reason alone we should all salute Georgia Pritchett for being brave enough to be this honest。My Mess is a Bit of a Life is a memoir that packs a punch。 It deals with feminist issues， suppression of women in the workplace， sexuality， mental health， death， autism。 All of it is discussed with humour and grace but without losing the impact of what Georgia Pritchett is trying to say。 It is in this quality that we see what a powerhouse of a writer she is。 。。。more
Indieflower
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Little bite size anecdotes of the author's life， funny， and moving at times， an easy book to dip in and out of。 Little bite size anecdotes of the author's life， funny， and moving at times， an easy book to dip in and out of。 。。。more
Rebecca Wainer
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Adored this book， couldn’t put it down。 Had me crying with laughter， and crying out loud。 Highly recommend！
Minka Guides
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I think because of the title and the fact that this book is about anxiety， I was expecting this book to be quite a heavy read。 What I wasn't aware of is the fact that Pritchett is a comedy writer， renowned for her work on Smack The Pony， The Thick of It and Veep。 So， despite tackling some serious subject matter at times， this book is actually quite a light-hearted， amusing and easy read。 I think because of the title and the fact that this book is about anxiety， I was expecting this book to be quite a heavy read。 What I wasn't aware of is the fact that Pritchett is a comedy writer， renowned for her work on Smack The Pony， The Thick of It and Veep。 So， despite tackling some serious subject matter at times， this book is actually quite a light-hearted， amusing and easy read。 。。。more
Gráinne
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Loved it。 So so funny and touching and sparse - which made it funnier！ Really loved it！！！
SarahBDemille
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A series of vignettes which seem like a nice way of writing jokes。 Not much depth but she does say that she absolutely does not do feelings so not a surprise。 I enjoyed her stories but would have liked to have read more about her tales in the TV business。 I admire her though for getting into comedy writing。
Oliver Shrouder
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Aggressively average， not the sort of book about anxiety which should be coming out in 2021。 It came across less like a memoir of one’s experiences with mental health and their methods of dealing with it， and more as a therapy journal which was published via the author’s prestige， rather than her talent。 It is doubly disappointing that I found out later that she was a writer on many shows which I feel are brilliant， so I have no idea how this came out so one dimensional and lacking in detail
Amandine
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4。5
julia
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tried listening to the audiobook， but the entire book seems to consist solely of little snippets of anecdotes？？？ sorry but i can't do this tried listening to the audiobook， but the entire book seems to consist solely of little snippets of anecdotes？？？ sorry but i can't do this 。。。more
Jayne Scott
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This book really is ‘what it says on the tin’。 Initially I wasn’t sure if I was supposed to find it funny or melancholic。 Once I settled into the rhythm of the short， punchy vignettes， I recognised Georgia is a girl of my generation and I marvelled at her observations and perspective on hoards of ordinary， quirky and poignant situations。 She has opened her soul and shared so many aspects of life with hilarity and humility as well as very modesty brushing over her remarkable career。 Quite a uniqu This book really is ‘what it says on the tin’。 Initially I wasn’t sure if I was supposed to find it funny or melancholic。 Once I settled into the rhythm of the short， punchy vignettes， I recognised Georgia is a girl of my generation and I marvelled at her observations and perspective on hoards of ordinary， quirky and poignant situations。 She has opened her soul and shared so many aspects of life with hilarity and humility as well as very modesty brushing over her remarkable career。 Quite a unique and insightful read！ 。。。more
A。M。
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Some days a book pings into my library in box， and I am like Gandalf in Moria; I have no memory of this place。She's in kindergarten and her father arrives to pick her up but forgot her name？ and his own surname presumably。 He couldn't ask for the Pritchett kid？ As kid 2 used to say when they were small， 'and do you believe that？' Yeah， nah。 I know its artistic license。。。 but it snagged me。 And maybe I am just in the wrong head space for this book right now， but I read these tiny stories with inc Some days a book pings into my library in box， and I am like Gandalf in Moria; I have no memory of this place。She's in kindergarten and her father arrives to pick her up but forgot her name？ and his own surname presumably。 He couldn't ask for the Pritchett kid？ As kid 2 used to say when they were small， 'and do you believe that？' Yeah， nah。 I know its artistic license。。。 but it snagged me。 And maybe I am just in the wrong head space for this book right now， but I read these tiny stories with increasing horror and zero amusement。did not finish at 15% 。。。more
Linda Magerøy
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Just my cup of tea。 Hilarious and serious。 Just wish it was served in a bigger kettle。
Alison Cairns
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I enjoyed this - I had no idea who the author was， and at each revelation I was more in awe of her writing talent， and her sense of humour。 Her life living with anxiety and presumably on the autism spectrum herself， was really well relayed。 No name dropping， which I have seen in similar books， just facts and the author's thoughts。 Easy to read and fascinating。 Thank you for sharing so openly。 #netgalley #mymessisabitofalife I enjoyed this - I had no idea who the author was， and at each revelation I was more in awe of her writing talent， and her sense of humour。 Her life living with anxiety and presumably on the autism spectrum herself， was really well relayed。 No name dropping， which I have seen in similar books， just facts and the author's thoughts。 Easy to read and fascinating。 Thank you for sharing so openly。 #netgalley #mymessisabitofalife 。。。more
Claire Davis
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I received a copy from Faber and Faber and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。 I have given My Mess Is a Bit of a Life: Adventures in Anxiety by Georgia Pritchett three out of five stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️This was an interesting， witty and insightful memoir written by Georgia Pritchett who is an award winning writer for TV & film。 This book is focuses solely around her struggles with anxiety （as the title of the book suggests） as well as a mix of happy， joyful and strange memories。I enjoyed the fast I received a copy from Faber and Faber and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。 I have given My Mess Is a Bit of a Life: Adventures in Anxiety by Georgia Pritchett three out of five stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️This was an interesting， witty and insightful memoir written by Georgia Pritchett who is an award winning writer for TV & film。 This book is focuses solely around her struggles with anxiety （as the title of the book suggests） as well as a mix of happy， joyful and strange memories。I enjoyed the fast paced stories and anecdotes Georgia blesses us with in this book however， I didn’t really mesh with it as well as I was hoping to。 It was funny and snappy， but I think the way the humour was written wasn’t really my cup of tea and I found myself becoming confused after reading several anecdotes due to the scattered order the stories were written in。 I think mainly because Georgia focuses on some very difficult topics such as relationships and miscarriages， I found it hard to look at this book in a light-hearted humorous way and felt that the humour was forced every-so-often。I have seen a lot of 3+ star reviews and know this book is a definite hit so I would recommend for new adults and upwards to check this memoir out as the humour might be up your street。 。。。more
Cecile Hascoet
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Georgia Pritchett works as a writer and screenwriter。 She has been involved in many TV shows （thick of It， VEEP and many more）。Her memoir ，starting from her childhood （absolutely hilarious）， relates her own tribulations with anxieties。 It is told in such a comic way and yet just and tender。 She managed to make you laugh even though we know how painful living with various form of anxieties is。This book has enough dose of humour to be classified as a natural SSRI antidepressant。
Lauren Baker
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I enjoyed this witty and relatable memoir about Georgia's experiences of life with anxiety。 Though I don't have the successful career she has had， a lot of it resonated as she talked about her childhood， family， school， college， personal relationships and professional career and anxiety weaving its way through all of those。 I liked the anecdotal style as I felt it was reflective of an anxious overthinking brain so it felt right。 I enjoyed learning about her world， and how the anxiety seemed to t I enjoyed this witty and relatable memoir about Georgia's experiences of life with anxiety。 Though I don't have the successful career she has had， a lot of it resonated as she talked about her childhood， family， school， college， personal relationships and professional career and anxiety weaving its way through all of those。 I liked the anecdotal style as I felt it was reflective of an anxious overthinking brain so it felt right。 I enjoyed learning about her world， and how the anxiety seemed to take over at times。 As an anxious person with a love of writing myself， I found it really inspiring that Georgia used the medium to write down her experiences and find some respite from the struggles。 I'm sure it was a cathartic experience and hope she knows that she will help many people with anxiety who read this， despite this not being a self help book as such- it's not about advice but it was insightful nonetheless。 。。。more
Mrs Rebecca Collett
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A great book showing an insight into the turmoiled mind of someone with anxiety。A series of short memories/thoughts/experiences from Georgia who is navigating her way through life one episode at a time。
Rati
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This book surprised me。 I picked it up at random and I’m so glad I did。 It’s a memoir that feels a bit like reading the diary of the woman from the book “Convenience Store Woman” by Sayaka Murata。I found myself laughing out loud throughout and furiously highlighting many many parts of the book。 The essays discuss topics like mental health， autism， sexism， writing and so much more but from her own perspective and experience。 It’s done so well。 Im glad this book exists and that I bumped into it。
Anthony
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Georgia Pritchett （2021） MY MESS IS A BIT OF A LIFE （AUDIOBOOK）Audible - Faber Audio ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5 out of 5 stars Audible writes， "Multi-award-winning television writer and producer Georgia Pritchett knows a thing or two about anxiety。 From worrying about the monsters under her bed as a child （Were they comfy enough？）， to embracing womanhood （One way of knowing you have crossed from girlhood to womanhood is that men stop furtively masturbating at you from bushes and start shouting things at you from c Georgia Pritchett （2021） MY MESS IS A BIT OF A LIFE （AUDIOBOOK）Audible - Faber Audio ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5 out of 5 stars Audible writes， "Multi-award-winning television writer and producer Georgia Pritchett knows a thing or two about anxiety。 From worrying about the monsters under her bed as a child （Were they comfy enough？）， to embracing womanhood （One way of knowing you have crossed from girlhood to womanhood is that men stop furtively masturbating at you from bushes and start shouting things at you from cars。 It's a beautiful moment。） to being offered free gifts after an award ceremony （It was an excruciating experience。 Mortifying。） worry has accompanied her at every turn。 This memoir is a joyful reflection on just how to live - and sometimes even thrive （sometimes not） - with anxiety。"=====Heard about this book from TVs Miranda Hart。 It's a humorous piss-take on the sheer crapness life is。=====#GeorgiaPritchett #MyMessIsABitOfALife #GeorgiaPritchettMyMessIsABitOfALife #Book #Books #Read #Reads #Reading #BookShelf #Library #Review #Reviews #BookReview #BookReviews #GoodReads #Audible #Audiobook #Audiobooks 。。。more
Magdalena
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*3。85 An entertaining read; I enjoyed her childhood stories much more than any other part
Shannon Waters
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Love love LOVED this book， quite prose but captivating
Karen Mace
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This is book 7 of my 20 Books of Summer 2021。This was such a fun， insightful read， chronicling the authors' struggle with anxiety and being unable to speak her issues， she found it easier to write it all down and what we get to read is a wonderful mix of all those weird and wonderful things that make our lives stressful， joyful， memorable and everything in between！I could totally relate to the seemingly silly， little irrational things that can plague your brain and the events in your life that s This is book 7 of my 20 Books of Summer 2021。This was such a fun， insightful read， chronicling the authors' struggle with anxiety and being unable to speak her issues， she found it easier to write it all down and what we get to read is a wonderful mix of all those weird and wonderful things that make our lives stressful， joyful， memorable and everything in between！I could totally relate to the seemingly silly， little irrational things that can plague your brain and the events in your life that stand out as memorable for all the right or wrong reasons！ This isn't a self help book， it's not full of tips to help you deal with anxiety， but it is a great little behind the scenes look at someone else dealing with anxiety， whilst having a very successful career - I loved all the behind the scenes showbiz stuff - many of it was hilarious， some of it was horrifying！ - and she also looks back at school， growing up and the responsibilities forced on you in adulthood！I enjoyed a glimpse into her world， and how the anxiety often felt suffocating to her but she seemed to get respite by writing her thoughts down - that might be a lesson for us all to take on！ 。。。more
Maddie Boyd
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Stunning
Imogen Moore
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A enjoyable， hilarious yet tender and thought provoking memoir！ Easy to read and enjoy due to its short， snappy anecdotal structure！ Really enjoyable and will no doubt go back to this book when I need some comfort and/or advice
Sumitra Satyavolu
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Wow。 I really enjoyed this one。 I related so much to the author's anxieties and observations。 And the humour throughout the book was pretty good。 Some of the anecdotes are so heartbreaking， I had to take a while to go back to the book even though chapters are really short。While it made an impact on me， I personally didn't care for some of the earlier chapters and struggled to get through them。 Wow。 I really enjoyed this one。 I related so much to the author's anxieties and observations。 And the humour throughout the book was pretty good。 Some of the anecdotes are so heartbreaking， I had to take a while to go back to the book even though chapters are really short。While it made an impact on me， I personally didn't care for some of the earlier chapters and struggled to get through them。 。。。more
Em J
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Georgia Pritchett is an award winning writer for TV & film， she has written for a wide range of productions from Smack the Pony & Have I Got New For You， to Spice World and Veep。。。。having lived a full and eventful life， this book is a look back at how she got to this point in her life， where she is writing all about how she feels her Mess Is A Bit of a Life。。。。and that part， is relatable！Firstly， don't pick this up expecting top tips to deal with anxiety， secondly， pick it up knowing it is an ex Georgia Pritchett is an award winning writer for TV & film， she has written for a wide range of productions from Smack the Pony & Have I Got New For You， to Spice World and Veep。。。。having lived a full and eventful life， this book is a look back at how she got to this point in her life， where she is writing all about how she feels her Mess Is A Bit of a Life。。。。and that part， is relatable！Firstly， don't pick this up expecting top tips to deal with anxiety， secondly， pick it up knowing it is an exploration through Georgia's life， the situations that have brought on， magnified or fuelled her anxiety。。。。thirdly， Pick It Up！The book is a series of vignettes， which take you from Georgia's earliest memory to present day， most of these are short， funny and memorable。。。。。others are more serious， and are here as a reflection， one you may or may not relate to， but which bring you some insight into a life that may follow a different path to your own。I so enjoyed this book， the short vignettes make it easy to pick up and put down and I already know it's one I'll be gifting to friends。Thanks to Faber Books， Georgia Pritchett & Tandem Collective for sending me a copy of the book to review。 。。。more
Katy （whatkatyreadnext）
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I don’t want to rate it because I don’t think I can rate someone’s life。 I loved this though， it was so funny with plenty of touching and serious moments mixed in。
Effosyecats
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