Alex Sujong Laughlin of Defector.com and I break down the reasons why Girls hits and Dunham's latest memoir doesn't. In brief: everyone needs an editor.

You can find more of Alex's writing at Defector.com (truly, I mean it, the last great website). You can also find out more about Serious Nonsense at JoyfulAmazing.biz. Gosh I need an editor.

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