Connie Eales said she liked the show 'Girls' by Lena Dunham and figured she would like her book too. (Jessica Harrington/Neon Tommy)

Three different women each walked into the Barnes & Noble at The Grove in L.A. on Tuesday. They walked straight up to the tall stack of books with the crisp white cover and pink and black lettering. The book was "Not That Kind of Girl" by Lena Dunham. It was the first day the book was released.

While Dunham is best known as an executive producer, director, writer and lead actress on HBO’s "Girls," today's release of Dunham's highly anticipated memoir/self-help book marked another big step in the 28-year-old's career. 

“I’m a huge Lena Dunham fan. I love 'Girls.' I think she’s such an inspiration for young women,” said Becca Burns, a 24-year-old writer, who stopped by Barnes & Noble on her lunch break. “I’ve been really excited for her book to come out. I decided to run over so I could purchase her book today." 

Connie Eales, 26, said she was on vacation from Australia, wandered into the store and saw the book. She didn’t know that Tuesday was the book's release date, but after “binge watching” "Girls" in two weekends, Eales figured the book would probably be just as good as the show. 

Margaret Greenwood, 30, didn't come to pick up the book for herself; instead she was buying it as a birthday present for her husband. “I think we’re going to argue over who gets to read it first,” Greenwood said. 

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Becca Burns went on her lunch break to buy Lena Dunham's new book. (Jessica Harrington/Neon Tommy)

The memoir is described as compiled personal essays. It is also an outlet for Dunham to share her views about the fashion world, relationships, self-esteem and real-life experiences.

Becca Burns went on her lunch break to buy Lena Dunham's new book. (Jessica Harrington/Neon Tommy)

“No, I am not a sexpert, a psychologist or a register dietician," wrote Dunham on her website. "I am not a married mother of three or the owner of a successful hosiery franchise. But I am a girl with a keen interest in self actualization, sending hopeful dispatches from the frontlines of that struggle."

While the book has received a large amount of media coverage leading up to the release, not everyone has high hopes about the latest Dunham production.

“[She] has now made what are essentially three versions of her autobiography by the age of 28: a film, three seasons of a TV show and a book, and the gruel is running thin," said Hadley Freeman of The Guardian. "The anecdotes in the book often feel like rejected ideas for 'Girls' episodes, which, in fact, at least one of them was."

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“I assume she’s talking about things that she hasn’t necessarily talked about before, so I’d like to hear what she has to says Burns who remains hopefully of the book's potential to spark conversations and introduce new ideas. Burns' enthusiasm for the book was also unchecked by criticisms about Dunham's ability to write a memoir at such a young age. 

“She’s very accomplished at 28. She’s gotten a Golden Globe; she’s got three seasons of a show that she's the executive producer, writer, director, and star of the show. She has a lot of life experiences and I think anyone can share their life experiences,” Burns said.

“Within a few pages I have become Lena’s nanny, her mum, the older sister she never had but would have loved, and her best sensible friend," said Nina Stibbe of The Guardian. "I’m charmed, anxious, furious and totally committed."

Stibbe's enthusiasm is echoed in positive reviews that highlight both Dunham's ability to both make a sad story funny and to making her stories relatable. Burns, Greenwood and Eales all described the same sort of connection to Dunham and all three hoped to, once again, make that connection with the book. 

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