Lena Dunham's "Not That Kind of Girl"

If Girls is there to make us laugh, Not That Kind of Girl is Dunham's effort to warmly take us into her arms (and into her bed) to share wisdom from a woman who's been told, "You should be more grateful," too often.

Early critics of her work erroneously labeled Dunham's parents as the cause of her success; ironically, Not That Kind of Girl, a bit Sedaris, a bit Beverly Cleary, illustrates her family's unique sensibilities as central to her identity and art.

As persistent as Dunham is in her mission to shine a brutally honest light on subjects others have labeled "Too Much Information," she is equally skilled at doing so with childlike amusement.

One theme deserving of an "Amen!": our partners in any relationship, no matter how casual, owe us kindness.