Famesick by Lena Dunham

Recommended by Dylan

Lena's candid writing style and natural tendency to over-explain herself (helloooo trauma response!) are soooo relatable to me.

I was (and am somehow even more so now) such a huge fan of Girls. The older I get, the more I appreciate how truly mind-blowing it was that someone that young could create something so genius.

Reading all the juicy tea from behind the scenes of making the show was, of course, thrilling, and in classic Lena style, she really does spill all the tea.

But I was most intrigued hearing about her devastating lifelong struggles with debilitating chronic pain and mysterious illnesses, and how those challenges bled into the rest of her life.

I really hope it helps people have more empathy for the invisible health issues that are, especially for women, so often misunderstood, misdiagnosed or dismissed.

I hope Lena feels proud. I feel proud of her.

@Lena Dunham <3

book bitch

5 months ago

Comments

Librairie

@librairiebookshopAug 7, 2026

I’m listening to this right now! Spotify just cut me off mid sentence because I reached my listening limit for the month and I am now counting the minutes until I can get back to it. I was never a huge Girls fan but I love this book so much that I’m going to do a big binge when I finish it.

Dylan

@dylaryduffSep 10, 2026

i highly recommend it, i think it hit too close to home for me at the time (because i WAS them lol) and now i am old enough to reflect and be like oh this was GENIUS

Across Rec League

Famesick: A Memoir

Lily

“I almost never listen to my books but come on. A memoir. By Lena Dunham. Read in her actual own voice? It’s a no brainer. With all these years of retrospect I am firmly convinced that she is the voice of her/my generation. It’s all that much more magical that she wrote that line before we really knew how true it would be. Also, I listened to this while walking around Paris on a springtime solo vac”

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Good Thing Going by Lena Dunham

“A Famesick velvet Mary Jane (fortune favors the bold, since hot pink piping knocks 40 euros off.)”

Amalia

“this book has me all the way fucked up and somehow looking at my sick/drug using mother with a softer gaze than i have in decades. i’m so grateful that lena has been here to reflect so many experiences through my shithead twenties and into my migraineur late 30s. side note… get your audiobooks from libro.fm cause they aren’t evil and you’re buying your books from real stores. fuck audible!”