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greatexpectations77's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Death, Excrement, Chronic illness, Death of parent, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Child abuse, Sexual assault, Animal death, Fatphobia, Racial slurs, Mental illness, Physical abuse, and Infertility
Minor: Vomit and Animal cruelty
tree_star's review against another edition
3.75
I love the premise, and the fat and over 30 narrative snark was fun at times, but very uncomfortable more often than funny.
Trying to be fat positive in a society that generally hates fat people for just living, the dry humor sticks to the bones, but did not hit my funny bone.
Perhaps too sarcastic or ironic in tone, but maybe also too close to home for me to really enjoy???
I liked it?????
Graphic: Fatphobia, Mental illness, and Sexual content
Moderate: Racism and Racial slurs
ladythana's review
5.0
Graphic: Death of parent and Child abuse
Moderate: Body shaming, Animal death, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Lesbophobia, Sexual content, Fatphobia, Mental illness, and Terminal illness
Minor: Chronic illness, Homophobia, Infertility, Racism, Grief, Medical content, and Lesbophobia
lily1304's review
4.5
Graphic: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Excrement
bitterseason's review
Graphic: Physical abuse, Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, and Child abuse
Moderate: Death of parent, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, and Fatphobia
Minor: Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Infidelity, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Violence, Vomit, Racism, Suicide attempt, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, Grief, Lesbophobia, and Sexual harassment
chelsaat's review
4.5
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.
Graphic: Death of parent and Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Fatphobia, Animal death, and Mental illness
spinesinaline's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Cursing, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, and Sexual content
Moderate: Animal death, Excrement, Medical content, Death of parent, Infertility, and Suicide attempt
aaaaaaaaa's review
4.0
Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Terminal illness, and Animal death
bexi's review against another edition
Graphic: Sexual content, Excrement, Chronic illness, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Animal death, Addiction, Racial slurs, Medical content, Drug use, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, and Sexual assault
Minor: Misogyny, Sexism, and Homophobia
cheesy_gordita_grack's review against another edition
4.5
Some parts resonated with me more than others, but the parts that did . . . I'm not likely to forget. Especially the sections on Irby's dad, or the one (I can't remember the chapter title now) where she talks about how she learned early on that love = chaos and pain and pining.
Moderate: Mental illness
Minor: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, and Toxic relationship