I want to be where the normal people are
(Book)

Bklst 10/15/2020

LJ Jul 2020

Kirkus 10/01/2020

"Rachel Bloom has felt out of place her whole life, whether in the hallowed halls of Manhattan Beach Middle School or on Twitter. Singled out by teachers, dumped by weird boyfriends, and ridiculed by roommates who were just trying to get some sleep, she knew something about her was 'off.' So she's decided to figure out exactly what makes her different. I WANT TO BE WHERE THE NORMAL PEOPLE ARE is a hilarious exploration of all of Rachel Bloom's formative missteps, mishaps, and misanthropic moments. In 'The Lamest Mistress,' Rachel presents a tongue-in-cheek fairy tale about the curse laid upon her as a child and all the ways is affected her romantic relationships through the years. 'How Can I Explain?' tells the story of Rachel's fraught relationship with theater and chronicles her growth from child theater nerd to. . . adult theater nerd. And in 'Extra! Extra! History Repeats Itself!' time-travelling thirteen-year-old Rachel teaches twenty-three-year-old Rachel a little lesson about bullying. In this collection of laugh-out-loud funny essays, all told in the unique voice (sometimes singing voice) that made her a star, Rachel writes about everything she thought made her abnormal, from her struggles with mental health, to her love of Disney and Spanx, to the story of how she didn't poop in the toilet until she was four years old. Her stories are hilarious, smart, and infinitely relatable (except for the pooping thing). No spoiler, but along the way, she might just come to realize that a lot of other people feel as abnormal as she feels. Okay, fine, spoiler: She totally come to realize that."--inside jacket.