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mehsi's review against another edition
5.0
This was delightfully funny, hilarious, at times relatable, and sometimes a bit awkward. :P I have to say that I didn't quite like the Nell parts, thankfully those weren't too long, but still. The rest was just fabulous. And oh so honest. She doesn't shy away from telling us what is going on in her life. Her Crohn's, the diarrhoea that explodes all over everything (and the harrowing times during sex). About her past and her parents, especially her mom. About her weight, about her love life. Oh gosh, all that sex talk. :P As I said she is quite honest and open about things. But I love her voice, she has a voice that makes you want to read on. Makes you more curious about what she has to say. I am definitely going to check out her other books. :)
Plus points to the cover. I would definitely recommend this book to everyone.
Plus points to the cover. I would definitely recommend this book to everyone.
togidemi's review against another edition
3.0
I'd wanted something quick and fun to keep my mind off mortality and thought it was probably a good time to check out Samantha Irby (whose work was well-recommended by several reviewers I trust) chronologically.
I... really hope her next books are a lot better because this one was just kind of okay? Snarky, irreverent, witty and cutting in places, critical of men (who are idiots and slobs and can't make women cum. Feminism win!) (for legal reasons please know that was sarcasm), vulgar, but nothing I haven't really heard before or wasn't expecting to see. I did enjoy insight into life with Crohn's and I damn near sobbed at My Mother, My Daughter - I'd told my partners this book was a fucking SCAM for having something so heart-wrenching so early in the book, comedy my ASS - but everywhere else was eh.
I... really hope her next books are a lot better because this one was just kind of okay? Snarky, irreverent, witty and cutting in places, critical of men (who are idiots and slobs and can't make women cum. Feminism win!) (for legal reasons please know that was sarcasm), vulgar, but nothing I haven't really heard before or wasn't expecting to see. I did enjoy insight into life with Crohn's and I damn near sobbed at My Mother, My Daughter - I'd told my partners this book was a fucking SCAM for having something so heart-wrenching so early in the book, comedy my ASS - but everywhere else was eh.
catevanam's review against another edition
a 2008 book written in 2013 that i stood no chance of loving in 2023
jessi_2000's review against another edition
3.0
"But no, I came by these feelings honestly. And I don’t accept bitter. Wounded, yes. Traumatized, sure. Grieving, okay. Anything other than bitter. I put too much work in to be callously tossed aside as bitter. Bitter is for someone who hasn’t earned it."
tildahlia's review against another edition
4.0
Irby always manages to get me laughing but sometimes in discomfort! I love how candid and relateable she is, but I worry about the level of her self-deprecation sometimes! I hope she is ok. She is clearly someone who has used humour as a shield for dealing with some pretty hard life stuff, and this book goes into some of that. She does have a particularly 'schtick' in her writing that does lend itself better to periodic blogs than an all-in-one-sitting read, so I recommend doing an essay here and there to avoid oversaturation.