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Quietly Hostile by Samantha Irby

8 reviews

avidreaderandgeekgirl's review against another edition

funny lighthearted fast-paced

5.0

     I thoroughly enjoyed this book! I was hilarious and highly relatable. If you are a woman who is perimenopausal or older, especially if you have had mental health struggles, I think you’ll love this book. Even if you aren’t you will probably find it an enjoyable read. 

   The author is so honest about everything she’s struggled with that it’s raw but not sloppy. Also, her imposter syndrome is highly relatable to most people. Though I could have done without some of the “Sex and the City” recaps of changes the author would make it was still funny. 

Narrator Rating: 4.5 stars 

   The author’s voice takes a little while to get used to, at least it did for me. But in the end, the author did an amazing job narrating this book. Having the author narrate a memoir helps you understand more how they felt at the time they wrote the book and when they were experiencing the events. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Chronic illness, Cursing, Mental illness, Sexual content, Excrement, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Death of parent

Moderate: Ableism, Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Abandonment, Alcohol, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Addiction, Biphobia, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Racism, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

amachonis's review

dark emotional funny lighthearted reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Mental illness, Sexual content, Excrement, Vomit, and Medical content

Moderate: Fatphobia and Death of parent

devynreadsnovels's review

adventurous dark emotional funny informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Cursing, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Ableism, Addiction, Biphobia, Body shaming, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Racism, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Medical content, Lesbophobia, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Classism

elderwoodreads's review

funny lighthearted fast-paced

4.5

This is my first Irby book and I will be back for more! The only thing I disliked is a large essay in the book is dedicated to episode by episode reimaginings of Sex and the City which I have never seen so I had to trust through and/or skip. So funny, definitely a great palete cleanser. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Excrement and Medical content

Moderate: Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Sexual content, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

kirkspockreads's review against another edition

funny lighthearted reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Excrement, Medical trauma, and Death of parent

Moderate: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Vomit, and Grief

imstephtacular's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Cursing, Mental illness, Excrement, and Medical content

Moderate: Ableism, Body shaming, Drug use, Fatphobia, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Death, Homophobia, Misogyny, Abortion, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, and Classism

caseythereader's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

4.25

Thanks to Vintage Books for the free advance copy of this book.

 - I'm gonna be honest here, it's completely impossible for me to write any real review of a Samantha Irby book. I've been reading her writing for 15 years, going back to discovering her Bitches Gotta Eat blog while rotting away at my first horrible job after college. I will always adore everything she writes.
- What struck me most about this book has been this: it's a joy to grow up alongside Irby's writing. She and I have almost nothing in common, but I've been right there with her the whole time, from being a confused twentysomething to a confused nearly fortysomething. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Cursing, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Sexual content, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Child abuse

uranaishi's review

challenging emotional funny informative reflective tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Excrement, Medical content, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body horror, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Vomit, Grief, Dysphoria, and Classism

Minor: Ableism, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Infertility, Physical abuse, Blood, Abortion, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Abandonment, and Alcohol