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1. Grace & Style

I listened to this on audiobook, which Grace narrates, which automatically makes it funner to read. It was also only 4 hours long, so it was probably the quickest book I will pick up on audio, ever. So although it was lighthearted and fun, I do have some complaints. 1. There were sections of this that I thought were just so unfunny. I love Grace-her podcast is one of my favs-but some of her punny and self-depricating humor in this was trying way too hard and missed its mark completely. Particularly I listened to this on audiobook, which Grace narrates, which automatically makes it funner to read. It was also only 4 hours long, so it was probably the quickest book I will pick up on audio, ever. So although it was lighthearted and fun, I do have some complaints. 1. There were sections of this that I thought were just so unfunny. I love Grace-her podcast is one of my favs-but some of her punny and self-depricating humor in this was trying way too hard and missed its mark completely. Particularly, she wrote entire sections that total literally half the book's content that are diary entries written from a pair of sweatpant's point of view. it was so lame. Some parts of this were clever, but a lot of it was just dumb. 2. This seems like a bit of a ripoff of Jenna Marbles' "What your ______ says about you" videos. Grace goes into what your accessories say about you, what your pants say about you, and others. I know Jenna might not have started that movement but it's just stuff we've heard before and I do not think it was innovative at all. 3. This really is not a style guide at all, it's a weak attempt at talking about clothes in a humorous light. Particularly, there was a section on clothing you should not wear to work, and her list was literally stuff like tin foil, cookie dough, and cardboard. ????? It makes no sense. I know she was trying to be hyperbolic and ironic, but it just was not funny to me. None of the advice in this book was actually helpful or new. If anything, she was just trying to be funny but did not have any actual, real advice. I did not totally hate it, but I heard her first book is a lot better and I am gonna try that one instead. I am disappointed, because the first few chapters that discuss her eating disorder and body image were things I've never heard about from her, and the genuity of that was a lot better to read than her half-assed advice on what to wear on an airplane ...more I hate the star rating system. In the context of this book, I hate it because I want to give it a better rating than Helbig's last book, because I can see a marked improvement in her writing. At the same time, I do not want to give it any more than 3 stars, which for me means it's a perfectly adequate book. So, I guess I would say in terms of quality, Helbig's previous book was probably around a 2.5 - pretty middle of the road; it was not a bad book, but it was not the best thing I would ever read - and th I hate the star rating system. In the context of this book, I hate it because I want to give it a better rating than Helbig's last book, because I can see a marked improvement in her writing. At the same time, I do not want to give it any more than 3 stars, which for me means it's a perfectly adequate book. So, I guess I would say in terms of quality, Helbig's previous book was probably around a 2.5 - pretty middle of the road; it was not a bad book, but it was not the best thing I would ever read - and this book closer to a true 3 to 3.5 star. Helbig's humour, I think, lends itself better to video, and perhaps that is because that's really the medium she has been working on for so long. With this book, she has a better grasp on putting her humour into print that her last one. This book also showed a big improvement in terms of focus and motivation - this book really feels like Helbig is telling a point of view, whereas her last book felt a little bit like she was trying to piece together something of a coherent point based off a smattering of writings that were only vaguely related. This book feels so much more solid and cohesive. The introduction to this book, which is emotionally more vulnerable than I think any fan will agree any of us has ever seen Helbig, really helps drive this home. By sharing a part of herself that she has not with us via Youtube, Grace opens a door that her last book kept firmly shut. There was something lacking in Grace's Guide that is present in Grace & Style. Again, such an improvement. On the other hand, it is a fun humour book, which I enjoyed greatly, but I would not necessarily recommend to everyone or call fantastic. I admit that I am harder on humour books and YouTuber books than most other genres I read. I am sure some people would say this stems from some sort of jealousy - as a person who has spent years on my own writing, I find it frustrating that every YouTuber is getting book deals, many of whom admit they had never thought about writing a book until this whole YouTubers writing books thing blew up. As a fan, I know how hard Grace works and it makes me want to put this prejudice aside, because her efforts are so evident in the improvement between her two books. But it does not change the fact that overall, this is just a medium book for me. Grace is still figuring out how to be a writer, how to put a cohesive book together, how to make her brand of humour applicable to print. If you are a fan of her videos, absolutely read this. It is really worth it as a fan, for the introduction alone. However, I think Grace is still at a point where her books do not quite shine on their own the way they do when paired with her videos. It's only when the book on its own really stands out that she will be a really, really great writer. ...more

2. Is this a good video camera?

That depends on what you want to use it for. That unit is a VGA recorder, it will not record in a resolution anywhere near that of a mini-DV or other standard digital camcorders. You will get pictures that are suitable for the web, or for a computer screen, but if you want to watch on a regular television, you may be very disappointed. I would not use a unit like that for any important documentation like a wedding or graduation, I would want a full resolution digital video. But if all you want to do is make some "fun" video to watch on the web or your monitor, and you are not concerned with sharp video quality, then that is a good unit for the price