Updated on January 26th, 2025
I have seen Shane Dawson’s YouTube videos on and off, and after I watched the documentary he did with Jeffree Star named “The Secret World of Jeffree Star” I wanted to read Shane’s book I Hate Myselfie.
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UPDATE: I no longer support Shane, and if you would like to read his book without monetarily supporting him, I definitely recommend reading the book on Libby through your library or purchasing the book from a reseller on Depop, Mercari, Poshmark, Facebook Marketplace, eBay or another second-hand store.
I Hate Myselfie is a collection of short essays about Shane’s past from school like being in a play, being bullied, his friends, and prom to YouTube, being recognized in public, and being in the Smiley movie. He also talks about losing weight and working at a weight-loss center, being addicted to artificial sugar, and his grandma dying. The stories were entertaining to listen to and ranged from being funny to heartwarming. In the stories, Shane also talks about the lessons he learned, and it was nice getting to know more about him since I did not know much about him besides the handful of YouTube videos I watched.
However, some of the stories seem unrealistic and exaggerated, and parts of the book are offensive like in the first few pages Shane makes a date r*pe joke. I would only recommend this book to mature readers who watched Shane’s older videos and liked his offensive humor. If you like Shane but you do not like this humor, I heard his second book It Gets Worse is more serious. If you do read I Hate Myselfie I would definitely recommend the audiobook since it is read by Shane himself and the audiobook is only 4 hours long.
Overall, I Hate Myselfie does provide background on Shane’s life, but the stories seem exaggerated and he uses a lot of offensive humor.
Lol i thought the title was you saying I hate myself and I got scared lol great review.
Haha thanks. I’m happy w/ myself & where things have been going so it’s all good 👍
lol thank God. Great post btw 🙂
Thank you 😊
I used to love Shane. I have no seen this interview with JS, but I follow JS closely because of his make up line. I’ll def have to give this a read.
You should watch the documentary b/c you can learn a lot about Jeffree including his makeup line! 😊
lovely review one can easily related in audio version
Thank you!