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joyfulfoodie's review against another edition
2.25
Also possible this isn’t my top genre… I also struggled to finish “I was told there would be cake” by Sloane Crosley.
Graphic: Cursing, Mental illness, Sexual content, and Suicidal thoughts
kelly_e's review
3.5
Author: Samantha Irby
Genre: Non Fiction Essays
Rating: 3.5
Pub Date: March 31, 2020
T H R E E • W O R D S
relatable • comical • conversational
📖 S Y N O P S I S
Wow, No Thank You is the latest collection of essays from American comedian, Samantha Irby, exploring middle age, marriage, and her new bourgeois life.
💭 T H O U G H T S
Samantha Irby's self-deprecating humour is to the point, laugh-out-loud funny, honest, and relatable. This collection was a quick, easy read, yet I enjoyed some of the essays more than others. In fact, some of the essays were boring, repetitive, and at times felt like long-winded tangents unrelated to the actual story. in fact, it read a bit too much like a stream of consciousness than a cohesive set of essays.
I'm glad I picked this one up, but it likely won't stick with me down the road. If vulgar humour is not your thing, I would recommend skipping this one. And if you're planning to give it a shot, I'd recommend the audio which is read by the author.
📚 R E C O M M E N D • T O
• audiobook lovers
• fans of self-deprecating humour
🔖 F A V O U R I T E • Q U O T E S
"Sadly, life is not a movie. Life is an impossibly long and unyielding march to the grave, peppered along the way with myriad disappointments and misfortunes."
Graphic: Cursing, Sexual content, Excrement, and Medical content
Moderate: Body shaming, Chronic illness, Fatphobia, and Mental illness
Minor: Death, Racism, and Death of parent
bexi's review against another edition
Graphic: Cursing
Moderate: Chronic illness, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Blood, Excrement, and Medical content
Minor: Animal death, Fatphobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Death of parent, and Alcohol
ksuazo94's review
3.0
Minor: Cursing, Racial slurs, Sexual content, and Death of parent
ladythana's review
5.0
Graphic: Body shaming, Chronic illness, Cursing, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Excrement, and Death of parent
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, and Medical content
Minor: Animal death
thepassivebookworm's review
4.0
Graphic: Chronic illness, Sexual content, and Excrement
Minor: Death of parent
penofpossibilities's review
3.0
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Animal death, Domestic abuse, and Vomit
Minor: Racism
lexa's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Chronic illness and Cursing
Moderate: Excrement
Minor: Drug use, Fatphobia, Sexual content, Death of parent, and Alcohol
lily1304's review
4.0
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, and Sexual content
rbacon's review
Graphic: Cursing
Minor: Sexual content, Grief, and Death of parent