| Title | : | Full Grown People: Greatest Hits, Volume One |
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| ISBN | : | 0990830101 |
| ISBN-10 | : | 9780990830108 |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 232 |
| Publication | : | First published October 1, 2014 |
—Megan Stielstra, author of Once I Was Cool
Available here! Full Grown People’s first book! An anthology of thirty essays from the site, The Greatest Hits, Volume 1 takes you on a tour around the awkward ages in adulthood. The Writer magazine says Full Grown People publishes “powerful personal essays that examine the human experience with candor and wit.”
Full Grown People: Greatest Hits, Volume One Reviews
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I read this book in between a few other books. It was good because I couldn’t focus on an ongoing story. I enjoyed most of the essays and plan on reading some other works by the writers.
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I am rarely inspired to write actual reviews, but my love for this anthology and the blog that inspired it moves me to pen a few quick words of praise and gratitude.
Jennifer Niesslein's Full Grown People is an ever-growing collection of beautifully written essays about navigating, as she puts it, "that other awkward age."
I enjoyed many of these essays when they were first published on the blog, but it was a delicious pleasure to experience them again, curled up on the sofa with a real book in my hands. The Internet is convenient and quick, but there will always be something more intimate about a real book. The collection careens wildly across a vast terrain of topics, lifestyles, tragedies, and discoveries. Each voice is unique, but somehow together they create a beautiful harmony that leaves me feeling both more vulnerable and stronger than before.
Although I have been blogging for nigh on a decade now, and writing a biweekly column for the past two years, I have never considered myself either a master or an aficionado of the essay form. I can say, however, that these are quality pieces of work - honest, piercing, and sometimes laugh-out-loud funny. Through their words, these writers give us a glimpse into their world and in doing so reveal the infinite variations that make each life unique and the constant themes that weave all our lives together. At the end, I am reminded that no one is ever alone.
I am grateful to Niesslein for putting this group of writers and collection of stories together. I know I will return to it again and again for solace, inspiration, and perspective. -
This gorgeous collection of essays represents the best of Full Grown People, an online magazine launched by Jennifer Niesslein last year. As someone who has read FGP faithfully, I know it must have been a difficult task for Niesslein to choose the essays for Greatest Hits Volume One. There have just been so many gems.
The common thread in FGP essays, according to Niesslein, is "transitional moments in adulthood." That leaves room for romance, heartbreak, parenting, addiction, fear, you name it. Some essays are humorous, some are poignant, but all are honest and wonderfully written. I highly recommend this collection. -
In this collection, editor Jennifer Niesslein has culled the brightest gems from her massive & moving online magazine, Full Grown People. It is a true accomplishment that she managed to hit so many varying and essential notes in this collection. Being an adult (or learning how to be one) can be heartbreaking, fun, hilarious, embarrassing, depressing, challenging, and a riot - sometimes all in one day. These essays approach the entire spectrum, and offer points of entry for practically any reader. I highly recommend it!
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Awesome collection of essays about "the other awkward age" -- meaning middle age and post child-bearing years, but could really apply to any transitional time in adult life. I related to practically all of them and misted up at many of them. Highly recommend! Smart and entertaining.
