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Dunham described her memoir as an unflinching account of fame, addiction, illness and personal relationships, aiming to be honest rather than revengedriven.
One of the reasons the book is called Fame Sick is because the two most corrosive forces in my relationships were celebrity, how it perverted the space around old relationships, how it colored my abil...
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Dunham described her memoir as an unflinching account of fame, addiction, illness and personal relationships, aiming to be honest rather than revengedriven.
One of the reasons the book is called Fame Sick is because the two most corrosive forces in my relationships were celebrity, how it perverted the space around old relationships, how it colored my ability to understand new relationships and whether they were authentic.
My father said one of the most amazing things, which is he said, it's hard for me to understand why anyone would want to publish a book such as this. And he said, it's beautifully written. I'm very proud of you.
Just on the idea that some people will read it and understand it. You know, there's so much in the book about addiction, you know, traumatic physical things that have happened to you, chronic illness, you know, career ups and downs, personal relationships, like, coming together and falling apart.
it's a memoir that's not about revenge or saying 'kiss my ass', but about hoping other people will understand the complexity of my life.