Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

Quietly Hostile by Samantha Irby

5 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

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

ladythana's review

funny reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Sexual content, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, and Death of parent

Moderate: Body shaming, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Grief, Abandonment, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Child abuse and Toxic relationship

sydapel's review against another edition

funny lighthearted medium-paced

3.0

I love Sam Irby's writing, but bodily fluid jokes just don't do it for me, so whole chapters of this I found to be quite off putting. Highlights did however include her experiences in early days of the pandemic, how to talk to teenagers (relatable even to me at 25), and why she makes a good dinner party guest (also relatable). 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship and Death of parent

Moderate: Sexual content and Excrement

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