A Work in Progress

Reviewed by: Danielle

 

by Connor Franta

 

212 pages

 

 

A Work in Progress by Connor Franta tells the story of an internet sensation’s life. Connor creates weekly videos on his YouTube channel.  He currently has around five million subscribers. He grew up in a small town, followed the rules, did everything he was supposed to do. But this normal life lead to depression and him not knowing who he was. The things that brought Connor happiness had stopped.  He had nothing keeping him going. In his book he tells his stories about overcoming depression, finding himself, and how he strives to not care about the judgement of others. When I read this book I learned a lot about living in the moment and doing things because I want to do them not because someone else wants me to. My favorite part was went Connor talked about all forms of art.  He explains how art is all around us and we should enjoy these little moments.

 

I feel like this is a great book for high schoolers and college students to read.  Connor talks about topics that are rarely in books.  He can relate to all different people, from the class president to the jocks.