A review by thiefofmemory
No Judgment: Essays by Lauren Oyler

funny informative medium-paced

3.0

Oyler has a writing style that feels like you’re being talked down to but like, in a hot way? There were a handful of essays that appealed to me directly, namely My Perfect Opinions which expertly dissects the world of book reviewing. But because of the varying degrees in topics I found it a bit jarring to go from a personal anecdote, to a criticism of online gossip, then to a diary of an expat. Each essay was extremely well written and had the type of quippy verbiage I love, but if there was a clear central theme tying them together I would have enjoyed it more. Kinda sorta wanna be friends with her though because I feel like she’d give the best unfiltered advice.