I liked this for the same reason I liked Girls: in the prying into other people's sordid affairs way. Lena Dunham puts their life on show and does it in a way that doesn't always portray herself positively. In fact she's confident to portray herself negatively. Honest real-life storytelling is great. Contrary to the title, there aren't a great deal of clear life lessons in the book (just implicit ones I suppose). The tone is generally light (even if the topics are heavy) and it comes in small chunks in the form of standalone essays, sort of. Overall an enjoyable read for girls who aren't that kind of girl?