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A review by chelsaat
We Are Never Meeting in Real Life. by Samantha Irby
funny
reflective
medium-paced
4.5
Samantha Irby and I are not the same person. We have had vastly different life experiences. And yet, some of the essays here feel like they’re pulled straight from my brain. Exhibits:
A: “What have you not found but would like to have in a relationship? Someone who will leave me the hell alone for extended periods of time without getting all weird about it. I have a lot of audiobooks to listen to on the toilet.”
B: “Weight Watchers is for quitters who are in denial about how good ribs taste.”
C: “...You know what? Sometimes it really is okay to just have a fucking job. Not a passion, not a career, but a steadfast source of bi-weekly income deposited directly into a checking account from which food, and medicine, and apps one totally forgot about having downloaded will be paid for.”
D: “Never again will I be with someone who is unwilling to accept me as I am, or who has any desire to mold me into something that makes me uncomfortable.”
This is only a small sampling. But needless to say I connected hard with Irby’s sense of humor, her self deprecation, her life lessons. This book made me laugh and made me cry.
The essays could get a little repetitive in parts, and sometimes the writing felt a little too first-drafty, if that makes sense. But that didn’t take away my enjoyment too much. Love Sam Irby and despite what she says, I would very much like to meet her in real life.
A: “What have you not found but would like to have in a relationship? Someone who will leave me the hell alone for extended periods of time without getting all weird about it. I have a lot of audiobooks to listen to on the toilet.”
B: “Weight Watchers is for quitters who are in denial about how good ribs taste.”
C: “...You know what? Sometimes it really is okay to just have a fucking job. Not a passion, not a career, but a steadfast source of bi-weekly income deposited directly into a checking account from which food, and medicine, and apps one totally forgot about having downloaded will be paid for.”
D: “Never again will I be with someone who is unwilling to accept me as I am, or who has any desire to mold me into something that makes me uncomfortable.”
This is only a small sampling. But needless to say I connected hard with Irby’s sense of humor, her self deprecation, her life lessons. This book made me laugh and made me cry.
The essays could get a little repetitive in parts, and sometimes the writing felt a little too first-drafty, if that makes sense. But that didn’t take away my enjoyment too much. Love Sam Irby and despite what she says, I would very much like to meet her in real life.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent and Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Fatphobia, Animal death, and Mental illness