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A review by lrb0135
No Judgment: Essays by Lauren Oyler
challenging
funny
informative
reflective
4.75
Several years ago, I bought Lauren Oyler's, Fake Accounts, but never got around to reading it. Listening to No Judgement on audio has inspired me to finally pick it up. I highly recommend the audio version which is excellent because Oyler's tone is drenched in attitude, making the title deliciously sardonic.
I listened to this on the heels of Amanda Montell's new release, The Age of Magical Overthinking; No Judgement touches on many of the same themes that Montell does, but provides the depth lacking in The Age of Magical Overthinking.
To me, the writing lulled in the Berlin essay, frankly because I'm a first-generation American from a Cuban family and was not interested in any sort of meaning I could extrapolate from an essay written by a US expat living in Berlin.
However, the majority of this book is a gas. I highly recommend for any fellow literary haters. My soul was awash with validation. For everyone who says "let people enjoy things," Oyler says, "let me judge things," and I am here for it.
I listened to this on the heels of Amanda Montell's new release, The Age of Magical Overthinking; No Judgement touches on many of the same themes that Montell does, but provides the depth lacking in The Age of Magical Overthinking.
To me, the writing lulled in the Berlin essay, frankly because I'm a first-generation American from a Cuban family and was not interested in any sort of meaning I could extrapolate from an essay written by a US expat living in Berlin.
However, the majority of this book is a gas. I highly recommend for any fellow literary haters. My soul was awash with validation. For everyone who says "let people enjoy things," Oyler says, "let me judge things," and I am here for it.