Reviews tagging 'Suicide attempt'

We Are Never Meeting in Real Life. by Samantha Irby

6 reviews

colinlievens's review

funny lighthearted reflective relaxing

3.0

Couldn’t decide if I found Irby to be insufferable or hilarious. Sometimes I felt she was trying too hard to make me laugh and other times I did genuinely laugh out loud. 

If it wasn’t for the fact that I’d borrowed the book from my boyfriend and she’s one of his absolute favourite writers, I’m not sure I would have bothered finishing this book. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content, Cursing, and Death of parent

Minor: Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Infertility, Classism, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Ableism, Animal death, Body shaming, Child abuse, Fatphobia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, and Terminal illness

I feel like with these content warnings I made this book sound horrific. Irby brushes over topics lightly and with self deprecating humour. She’s not shy about her sex life or her shitty childhood or both her parents being dead, but seeing as all the essays are essentially unrelated then you can just skip past any that might feel a little too close to the bone for you.

zoiejanelle's review

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

4.0

fucking hilarious. i especially appreciated her essays on animals and working in animal welfare. sam has such a unique voice and her personification of Hellen Keller the cat and various other hypothetical inanimate objects had me gasping for air (with laughter). a great, quick, reflective and humorous read about relationships, identity, family, and adulthood. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Alcohol, Body shaming, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcoholism, Animal death, Chronic illness, Death, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Death of parent

Minor: Suicide attempt

bitterseason's review

dark emotional funny medium-paced

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Content Warnings

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

spinesinaline's review against another edition

funny reflective medium-paced

3.75

Irby covers a lot in these funny and very open essays: her demon cat, dating experiences, anxiety, and disability. Some parts had me laughing out loud. The digital format I read wasn’t ideal as as the text was crammed together but still very enjoyable.

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Content Warnings

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

bexi's review against another edition

emotional funny medium-paced

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Content Warnings

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

stayshomeandreads's review

challenging emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Death, Emotional abuse, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Racism, Racial slurs, and Physical abuse