Book Review: Sorry I'm Late, I Didn't Want to Come by Jessica Pan

Sorry I’m Late, I Didn’t Want to Come
by Jessica Pan (eBook)

I chuckled to myself upon reading the title and it was enough to get me interested in it’s content. I thought “could this be any more true about myself?” I thoroughly enjoyed the author’s chronicle of her hilarious and painful year of misadventures, fighting hard against her introvert tendencies to see if living as a extrovert could pull her out of her depression, brought on by her debilitating introversion. She subjects herself to speaking to strangers, speaking in front of an audience, performing stand up comedy, traveling by herself without a plan, and several other activities that would normally make her cringe (myself included). Often I wonder if she’s writing about me. While my level of introversion isn’t as extreme, I still found her experience to hit pretty close to home. I applaud her for putting herself out there, being vulnerable, and trying to overcome her fears. It was reassuring to read about her experience and reflect upon my own personal struggles to come out of my shell, or not, and that’s perfectly OK.

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Recommended by Mai D.
Bennett Martin Public Library

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