I went to Stephanie Land’s book launch of Class in NYC.
Don’t even want to read the book, she was rude, uninteresting and her book launch was super dysfunctional. She stared at her feet while people tried to speak with her.
I second everyone’s opinions on Maid: She makes excuses for her poor behavior and everyone else always seems to be the problem in her writing – seems like a massive victim complex and a ton of weaponized incompetence. Her story does not shadow the lives of so many women in this country truly struggling and doing everything they can to change her situation. Don’t waste your $$ - donate the $27 to a cause that will actually support struggling young adults like the union settlement association.
I live in the town in Alaska that she went to college in before she dropped out the first time. She hasn’t visited and doesn’t mention Alaska because she knows that we are ready to let everyone know that she’s a liar, she made Her background sound bad so people would feel bad for her when she kept making bad choices. I do think she was maybe an alcoholic at the time, Just smoking a ton of weed and drinking a lot, which can make life pretty tough.
But there is definitely a reason why she hasn’t come back to Alaska and done a book tour or any kind of press— she knows that we know, and we don’t like fake people up here.
I honestly thought her next installment would be about Alaska and her younger years wildly partying here, because it’s a lot more likable portion of her life then refusing to work and instead going on welfare and going to get a Master’s Degree.
Not doubting what you say but. Where does it say she was a rich kid? As far as I know her mom was a social worker and her dad a project manager years later in life. I was under the impression she came from a historically poor family?