BUFFERING Unshared Tales of a Life Fully Loaded

Hannah Hart, a young YouTube sensation, narrates her own stories, taking on topics ranging from faith to sexuality, mental illness, and Internet stardom. Hart's authentic narration, as well as Judy Young's reading of the foreword, is instantly relatable. Even when she's sharing the difficult parts of her journey, she comes across as hopeful. There's plenty of humor in her story as she finds fame through her YouTube show, "My Drunk Kitchen." One of the more serious themes of her story revolves around her mother's mental illness and how Hart comes to terms with it. BUFFERING is a book one should listen to, not read. It's about vulnerability and authenticity, and so much of that is due to Hart's own voice. A.G.M. 2017 Audies Finalist © AudioFile 2017, Portland, Maine [Published: FEBRUARY 2017]