Very fun! Humorous personal essays are almost always a good time for me. Irby’s very human perspective makes for an engaging read. ( )

This is the second book I've read by this author, but I think I liked the other better (Quietly Hostile, I think). This was like one big trauma dump where humor is the only coping mechanism you have. You just want to urge her into therapy. I didn't laugh at this because I was just a little too horrified most of the time. ( )

I fuckin love Sam Irby. She's so funny and for-real that I'm always actually laughing while reading her books. I read her writing and it makes me want to be her friend. I never thought I'd enjoy so many stories about one person shitting or fucking, but here we are! Please, check out her work. ( )

Add this to the many funny lady memoirs/essays I've been reading lately. Much, much, much raunchier than the rest and I'm here for it. ( )

Samantha Irby deals with heavy issues such as poverty, mental illness and disability in her own irreverent style. Her essays are wonderful. You can't read her stuff without wanting her to become your best friend. I love her honesty. She's showing the real identity lurking behind the carefully curated version of ourselves portrayed online. I don't know how she writes a raucously funny piece that turns out to be touching and deep. Bottomline, I think she's awesome because her writing makes me feel hopeful. I also recommend reading her blog Bitches Gotta Eat and her first collection of essays Meaty. ( )