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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.
kylieqrada's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
sad
fast-paced
3.5
A little dated, but still enjoyable!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Chronic illness, Excrement, and Death of parent
Moderate: Fatphobia and Mental illness
rainbowofcrazy's review against another edition
dark
emotional
funny
informative
lighthearted
medium-paced
4.0
"Wow, No Thank You" was my first Irby read, and I really enjoyed it; so I was excited to read more of her essays. Meaty was actually her first novel and it's just as awesome, if not more so!
Wow, No Thank You probably made me laugh more because it really leaned it to the vulgar grossness of life. Meaty also made me laugh, but also focused more on Irby's earlier life, her childhood, losing her mother, and growing up and learning to adult.
Again, 100% worth listening to her audiobooks because she narrates them herself, and her voice really adds even more to the experience.
Her books aren't for everyone. She is very open and candid about everything from her sex life to her VERY DETAILED life with Chron's disease. She is unashamed and has no filter and I love it.
Wow, No Thank You probably made me laugh more because it really leaned it to the vulgar grossness of life. Meaty also made me laugh, but also focused more on Irby's earlier life, her childhood, losing her mother, and growing up and learning to adult.
Again, 100% worth listening to her audiobooks because she narrates them herself, and her voice really adds even more to the experience.
Her books aren't for everyone. She is very open and candid about everything from her sex life to her VERY DETAILED life with Chron's disease. She is unashamed and has no filter and I love it.
czarina_misha's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.5