I liked parts of this quite a bit, but the endless, over-the-top self-deprecation bummed me out (like when she refers to her first book, another book of personal essays, as "a gross book about a dumb slut"). I thought of Hannah Gadsby explaining, in Nanette, why she no longer chooses to use this variety of humor: "Do you understand what self-deprecation means when it come from somebody who already exists in the margins? It’s not humility, it's humiliation."

This was my first Samantha Irby book, but it won't be my last. This was laugh-out-loud funny, like snort uncontrollably funny. I loved her writing style, and her stories were so relatable. Would recommend.

A really fun listen on audio, read by the author.

I enjoyed this book of essays (though I preferred Irby’s previous collection, “We Are Never Meeting in Real Life) - three stars because I think she might be a bit TOO self deprecating. She’s super funny and her career has taken off and I’d like to see her celebrate that a little more

Me while reading this book:

laugh out loud funny TMI

I hate to say it but I just didn’t love these essays - they struck me as basic and superficial and I wasn’t invested