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falafelephant's review against another edition
3.0
3.5/5. Maeve is hilarious and I loved listening to her read this aloud in the audiobook.
miclikesbooks's review against another edition
5.0
A series of interesting and funny observational pieces, this book is a quick and enjoyable read. I would suggest pairing with the audiobook: Maeve's tone and inflection add a lot to these pieces.
melmetzger's review against another edition
4.0
Nice little comedic memoir. Almost finished it, but another book that was on hold came in so I decided to abandon this nearly finished.
dahalesstorm's review against another edition
5.0
You don’t have to be familiar with the native Irishwoman’s stand-up to revel in Maeve Higgins’ masterfully written collection of essays. Higgins expertly balances humor and seriousness, from a hilarious opening story about swimming with dolphins despite having a fear of fish to an open analysis of her privilege as a white immigrant compared with heart-breaking retellings of families separated by Trump’s travel ban and border wall. A fairly quick read, this book had me both laughing aloud and wrestling with profound questions of meaning and existence.
p0tat0's review against another edition
3.0
The fact that Maeve Higgins is a stand up comic made me assume this essay collection would be a bit more "laugh out loud" but I really appreciated how unvarnished her stories were. "Wildflowers" in particular was so moving. The only thing that bugged me a bit about these essays was the fact that each one seemed to end like a term paper, with a neat paragraph that seemed to shout "get ready - this is the conclusion!"