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Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns) by Mindy Kaling
3 reviews
alexandra_salisbury's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
3.75
Very funny for most of it - but that's are definitely cringey parts and I need to remember that it was written in 2011. Lots has changed since then!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Transphobia, and Dysphoria
Minor: Acephobia/Arophobia, Alcohol, Sexism, and Racism
ekmook's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
3.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Misogyny, Body shaming, Sexism, and Racism
samarakroeger's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
3.0
I first read this book TEN years ago, in 2012, and at that point I had never seen The Office and only vaguely understood what SNL was. we didn't watch TV, okay? my best friend lent me this book and I took over a month to surreptitiously read it, for some reason embarrassed by what the title said about me or something.
on reread (coinciding with rewatching the better seasons of The Office after 5 years), which I listened to on audio, this book made me nostalgic (ish?) for kind of a horrible year in my life (eighth grade) in the way that only early 2010s pop culture can. Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me really shows its age now, with some comments (let's just say this was very much pre-#metoo, I don't think The Cosby Show would warrant a mention by 2022 Mindy) that are kind of jarring to hear. diet culture is overrepresented.
credit where credit is due -- she totally called the Ghostbusters remake.
so, as a Mindy Kaling fan, I must lower my rating from 4 stars to 3 simply because of how much less content was in this book than I remembered and the many ways in which this did not age well.
on reread (coinciding with rewatching the better seasons of The Office after 5 years), which I listened to on audio, this book made me nostalgic (ish?) for kind of a horrible year in my life (eighth grade) in the way that only early 2010s pop culture can. Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me really shows its age now, with some comments (let's just say this was very much pre-#metoo, I don't think The Cosby Show would warrant a mention by 2022 Mindy) that are kind of jarring to hear. diet culture is overrepresented.
credit where credit is due -- she totally called the Ghostbusters remake.
so, as a Mindy Kaling fan, I must lower my rating from 4 stars to 3 simply because of how much less content was in this book than I remembered and the many ways in which this did not age well.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Fatphobia, Body shaming, and Sexism
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