âIt Gets Worseâ by Shane Dawson book review
I donât know why I am so compelled to write this, but I am.
I have been watching Shane for a long, LONG time. Â Like, he had bag of blood attached to his body still, he was wearing his âporn setâ sweater (dark purple/red, covered in weird white stains), and Shanaynay was reviewing Carlâs Jr. because every other YouTuber had gotten a promotion from them but Shane. Â Yes, itâs been a long time, itâs been one of the funniest, craziest, weirdest journeys Iâve been on. Â Who would have thought that Iâd be so invested in the life of someone Iâve never met? Â Someone who lives behind a camera in Hollywood? Â Iâm not the type who follows celebrities and knows about their life, because frankly I donât care. Â Their just rich people, who make things that entertain us. Â I care about what new phone comes out and its ârevolutionsâ that will change our life, or what new Linux distro came out this week, or some awesome new way to cook an egg (my interests are weird). Â But Shane...thereâs just something about the way he connects with his audience that I admire, and itâs kept me following him all this time.
Anyway, I just finished reading Shaneâs second book, âIt Gets Worseâ, and it really struck a chord with me. Â Hearing all the stories heâs told in his videos, feeling like Iâve grown to know him quite a bit, the stories in this book were different. Â They were (mostly) completely new, they exposed a side that Shane doesnât show, and it really let us get to know Shane as an actual person. Â The final chapter being written by Teresa, his mom, really reinforced the whole point of this book: you never stop going through hell, but you can look forward to what the future holds. Â Her infectious, infallible sense of âthereâs better times aheadâ have stuck with Shane, and in turn, his audience.
When I first started watching Shane, I was in a dark place.  Mentally completely unstable, depressed, suicidal, and wanting to disappear from the world.  His humor immediately hit me, made me finally actually laugh, and see that the world has good people in it.  I was sucked in, and there was no going back.  In âIt Gets Worseâ, Shane talks about his âterrible shirts.â  Well, I owned one of them, and was even in a montage of fans he showed wearing his shirts.  I would still have it, had someone not stolen it from the laundromat (not kiddingâŠ).  I was inspired by his drive, by his sheer willpower, and even though he was in a lot of pain (both physically and emotionally), he never let that stop him.  He inspired me to start vlogging, to make content, and work more on myself.  I had a vlogging channel where I talked about my life, how boring it was, and how in this country it made me invisible.  I then went on to product reviews: toys, electronics, anything really.  It made me think a lot about how hard it would be to make that my life, my job, to depend on it completely for everything, and it made me appreciate Shane even more for that.  His videos helped me out of my darkness.
Reading through âIt Gets Worseâ, I feel like I wasnât alone in that dark time. Â Knowing exactly what Shane was going through, as fucked up as it was, showed I was never alone. Â None of us are alone in our fights, we just make ourselves lonely. We alienate ourselves from our friends, family, and anyone who would actually care about us. Â We create this dark world where we think no one is walking with us, supporting us, but everyone is there, just in the shadows. Â Life is hard, it sucks, it really can make you want to die, but youâre never alone. Â Shane really showed me this, through his videos and his books.
This book was different than âI Hate Myselfieâ in that those were stories we all kind of knew, just with more details.  Sure, it was an amazing book, but âIt Gets Worseâ was deeper, kinder, softer, rougher, harsh, more puke filled, and showed more love than the first.  It hit a chord with me that hasnât been hit in a while, one that needed to be struck.  Iâve hit a wall lately where nothing seems to go right, and itâs really gotten me down, but this bookâŠ.itâs lit a fire that is spreading.  When I came to the end, after Teresaâs chapter, I felt empty.  Not a bad empty, but like I had just finished a binge on Netflix and donât know what to do next (Iâm sure Shane understands that feeling haha).  I wanted more stories, I wanted to know more about his life, I wanted an entire book from Teresa about her lifeâŠ..Thatâs not saying Iâm disappointed in âIt Gets Worseâ at all, in fact, itâs the exact opposite. I was so engrossed in it that I flew through it.  I couldnât put it down, and enjoyed it more than I probably should have. Â
Shane says he didnât have a ghostwriter, and you can tell. Â The words are his own, theyâre his style, and their words his audience will immediately connect with. Â And for that, I have to thank him. Â He made this authentic, raw, real, and pure. Â For anyone whoâs been a fan of his, for any period of time, you need to read this book. Â This book has made me feel things I havenât in a while, including motivation, passion, and a spark of life.
To Shane: Â you are an amazing person, whoâs worked so hard for all this success, and deserves it all and more. Â Your passion for your fans, your passion for creating, your drive, your determination...theyâre awe inspiring. Â Donât ever let the haters get to you. Your fans way outnumber your critics.
To Teresa: you have raised an amazing son, despite the odds. Â You never lost sight of his future, you never gave up on him, and you never let him feel unloved. Â Heâs lucky to have you as his mother, and his fan base knows this. Â And someday, I canât wait to write a review of your book.
To his fans: Â donât ever give up on him. Â Read this book, and know that itâll show you a side you havenât seen. Â I encourage you all to go for your dreams, to not feel like youâre stuck, and to know that even though youâre just one person, you have an entire fanbase thatâs with you.
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