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    Agorafabulous!: Dispatches from My Bedroom

    By Sara Benincasa

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    “Sara Benincasa is one of the funniest writers I know—and I know a disturbing number of them. She is also one of the most honest.”
    —Sam Apple, author of American Parent and editor-in-chief of The Faster Times

    “Sara is extremely funny and should have many books out so we can all read them and laugh.”
    —Margaret Cho

    Comedian, writer, blogger, radio and podcast host, and YouTube sensation, Sara Benincasa bravely and outrageously brings us “Dispatches from My Bedroom” with Agorafabulous! One of the funniest and most poignant books ever written about a mental illness, Agorafabulous! is a hilarious, raw, and unforgettable account of how a terrified young woman, literally trapped by her own imagination, evolved into a (relatively) high-functioning professional smartass. Down to earth and seriously funny, Benincasa’s no-holds-barred revelations offer readers the politically incorrect hilarity they heartily crave, yet is so often missing from your typical, weepy, and redemptive personal memoir.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins
    Release dateFeb 14, 2012
    ISBN9780062099075
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    Agorafabulous!: Dispatches from My Bedroom
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    Sara Benincasa

    Sara Benincasa is a comedian and author of  Real Artists Have Day Jobs (William Morrow 2016) as well as the books  DC Trip (Adaptive Books 2015), Great (2014), and Agorafabulous!: Dispatches From My Bedroom (William Morrow 2012), a book based on her critically acclaimed solo show about panic attacks and agoraphobia. She is currently adapting DC Trip as a film with producers Albert Berger and Ron Yerxa (Little Miss Sunshine, Nebraska, Election), Van Toffler, and Adaptive Studios. She is currently adapting Agorafabulous! as a TV pilot with executive producers Diablo Cody (Juno, The United States of Tara), and Ben Stiller’s Red Hour. She was born and raised in New Jersey and graduated from Warren Wilson College and Columbia University Teachers College. She lives in Los Angeles, California.

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    • 2/5
      Read this in one sitting for an abornmal psych class. gonna go write a report on it now.
    • 4/5
      This is one of those books which gleefully reminds you that everybody else's early twenties were as messed up as yours. Not much happens in this book (and I'm not sure whether it's ethically right for a teacher to tell personal stories about their students, even if they use a false name), but the author describe it all in a very funny way and so it doesn't matter.


      I also think the way Benincasa talks about her mental illness is very refreshing and destigmatising. Sh** happened because her brain chemistry was out of whack, she got better meds and then got over and went on to live a perfectly functional life. I don't think this is the case in all of these situations, but it's very positive to remind people that people with mental health issues can live perfectly fine lives.
    • 1/5
      This is supposed to be a light-hearted memoir of Benincasa's struggles with agoraphobia. However, in the preface she describes in graphic detail the really horrifying suicide of a boy she knew slightly in highschool. Why?? I couldn't stop thinking about it while I read the rest of the book and even now, a year later, it's all can remember about it apart from the bowls of rancid pee she kept under her bed and all over her dorm room. Doesn't really put you in the mood to laugh, does it?

      1 person found this helpful

    • 4/5
      A great read for anyone who has endured panic attacks or who knows someone who has. Gallows humor at its best.MGP

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    • 5/5
      The Good Stuff The description of the history of Sicily will have you laughing your ass off A self deprecating honest look at life with a mental illness in a hopeful yet extremely hilarious way - this to me is hugely important and should be required readings for those dealing with these types of issues - things will get better no matter what Doesn't blame her illness on anyone and doesn't go go all self-pity about it - just honest, straight to the point and did I mention OMG hilarious Love the blender recipes Her stories about her trip to Sicily as a teen, her boss at the Blessed Sanctuary and her trip to Planned Parenthood will have you laughing and cringing at the same time Impressed with her bravery to come out with some very personal stories She doesn't hold back with her recovery - she makes you know it was very slow, painful and it never completely went away but she can live and most importantly laugh at it which is incredibly healthy in my humble opinionThe Not So Good Stuff I had a hard time with the jump from chapter to chapter - left me a little disorientated at first (only lasts for a sec though) The many mentions of the bowl of pee grossed me out You will snort out loud on the bus and people will stare (why oh why can I not learn that reading funny/sad books on the bus is not a good idea for someone who wants to be ignored during commute)Favorite Quotes/Passages"The island was independent for, oh, six seconds, at which point the Kingdom of Aragon (not Aragorn, the foxiest dude in the Lord of the Rings) kindly stepped in.""HELLO. ARE YOU THE DOCTOR?" he asked in the loud, slow voice that Americans reserve for non-English speakers (as if screaming in a foreigner's face is going to increase his or her comprehension of our mongrel tongue.)"I imagine several generations of my father's Celtic ancestors consulted the same shaman whenever young Arthywolgen was possessed by the tree-spirits or little Domnighailag expressed an interest in Christianity,""I prayed for forgiveness, but to the Virgin Mary, not God. I figured she'd be more sympathetic to the whole unplanned pregnancy thing, especially since she and I both knew I wasn't carrying any messiah. And I'd always had a sneaking suspicion it was Joseph who knocked her up, anyway, and the Archangel Gabriel thing was a less secular version of the stork story."Who Should/Shouldn't Read Definitely not for those sensitive about religion or bodily functions- if that is you - do not pick up the book (but your world will be sadder for it) Anyone who has or is suffering from a mental illness - especially agoraphobia - this is a must Quite frankly other than those who are sensitive or serious about religion - you will get something from this (At the very least a good chuckle)4.5 Dewey'sI received this from Williman Morrow in exchange for an honest review