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Is It Hot in Here (or Am I Suffering for All Eternity for the Sins I Committed on Earth)? by Zach Zimmerman
10 reviews
emotional
funny
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
a little self indulgent at times but still made me giggle and feel seen many a time.
Content Warnings
Minor: Animal death, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mass/school shootings, Religious bigotry, Murder
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
Very rarely do I finish a book in one sitting but I did with this one! It made me laugh and made me think.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Sexual content, Vomit, Grief, Religious bigotry, Alcohol
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
Loved it! Funny, sarcastic, a bit cynical. Just my type!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming, Homophobia, Mass/school shootings, Religious bigotry, Pandemic/Epidemic
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
A collection of memoir-ish essays, telling random stories from Zimmerman’s life. I’ve never seen his comedy but the title and cover seemed fun so I randomly picked it up from the library.
It started off well, with a lot of humor and relatability. Laughed out loud when he talked about papa John’s garlic sauce (one of the few non-people things I miss about the US) 😂 I was especially drawn to his discussions on his conservative, religious upbringing and unpacking of religious trauma but wish it had delved deeper (in both this and really all topics).
The essays were detached and trying to be more funny than emotionally intimate which makes sense for a comedian I suppose. But at one point the humor wasn’t working for me anymore-which as a small positive helped me in my constant “Am I really autistic?” battles as it took me a few essays before realizing a sentence 20 pages ago was a sarcastic joke 💀 All that to say the jokes didn’t always land for me and I couldn’t always tell what was a joke and what was meant to be his actual beliefs. For example: The mention of "big sugar trying to make us addicted by adding sugar to everything" was weird and I’m still not sure if he was joking or being serious.
It started off well, with a lot of humor and relatability. Laughed out loud when he talked about papa John’s garlic sauce (one of the few non-people things I miss about the US) 😂 I was especially drawn to his discussions on his conservative, religious upbringing and unpacking of religious trauma but wish it had delved deeper (in both this and really all topics).
The essays were detached and trying to be more funny than emotionally intimate which makes sense for a comedian I suppose. But at one point the humor wasn’t working for me anymore-which as a small positive helped me in my constant “Am I really autistic?” battles as it took me a few essays before realizing a sentence 20 pages ago was a sarcastic joke 💀 All that to say the jokes didn’t always land for me and I couldn’t always tell what was a joke and what was meant to be his actual beliefs. For example: The mention of "big sugar trying to make us addicted by adding sugar to everything" was weird and I’m still not sure if he was joking or being serious.
While it had its funny or relatable moments, it ultimately fell a bit flat and didn’t go deeper as the book went on. It was a fun read and one I don’t regret but it’s also not pushing me toward watching his stand-up.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Homophobia, Religious bigotry
Moderate: Death, Sexual content, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Alcohol
Minor: Alcoholism, Child abuse
funny
hopeful
fast-paced
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Homophobia, Mass/school shootings, Religious bigotry, Alcohol
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced
Really interesting read. I wasn’t sure what it was going to be about I liked the perspective not being so black and white. Like he acknowledges that good and bad in everything and that strange balancing act of pleasing family and yourself.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mass/school shootings, Religious bigotry, Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Sexual content, Alcohol
funny
reflective
medium-paced
Reminiscent of David Sedaris, with the same poignance and wit but a younger, more modern voice.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, Mass/school shootings, Religious bigotry, Alcohol
Mentions homophobia specifically in a religious context; one essay deals with the Virginia Tech shooting of 2007
challenging
emotional
funny
reflective
fast-paced
Content Warnings
Graphic: Religious bigotry
Moderate: Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexual content
funny
fast-paced
this was perfectly fine! got some good laughs, but I would have liked a bit more depth and cohesion with the memoir elements! not sure if this book knew what it was trying to be.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Homophobia, Sexual content, Religious bigotry
medium-paced
This was... fine, I guess? I really don't know how to rate or review this. I feel bad giving it less than 3 stars because I think it was very much a "me" issue (comedy memoirs and essays are VERY hit-and-miss for me), but I was just honestly bored throughout a lot of this and found myself skim-reading more often than not.
I didn't laugh or even crack a legitimate smile at any of the comedy bits, and I think the most impactful part of the entire thing was the segment about how isolated the author felt as a rare queer person who isn't/wasn't into Drag Race (which I fully relate to, as someone who has, on multiple occasions, sat quietly in the corner playing on my phone while all of the other people in my friendship group chatted animatedly about the latest episode). Oh, and I did enjoy some of the bits about growing up queer in a strict religious home, because that's an eternal mood.
But... yeah. This was just fine. I'll probably never really think about it again, but a lot of people will definitely love it more than I did and if you're into comedy essays about queer culture, you should still give it a try!
Thank you to the publisher for the review copy! All thoughts are honest and my own.
✨ Representation: Zach Zimmerman is gay, multiple people mentioned are queer
I didn't laugh or even crack a legitimate smile at any of the comedy bits, and I think the most impactful part of the entire thing was the segment about how isolated the author felt as a rare queer person who isn't/wasn't into Drag Race (which I fully relate to, as someone who has, on multiple occasions, sat quietly in the corner playing on my phone while all of the other people in my friendship group chatted animatedly about the latest episode). Oh, and I did enjoy some of the bits about growing up queer in a strict religious home, because that's an eternal mood.
But... yeah. This was just fine. I'll probably never really think about it again, but a lot of people will definitely love it more than I did and if you're into comedy essays about queer culture, you should still give it a try!
Thank you to the publisher for the review copy! All thoughts are honest and my own.
✨ Representation: Zach Zimmerman is gay, multiple people mentioned are queer
Content Warnings
Moderate: Body shaming, Homophobia, Infidelity, Transphobia, Religious bigotry