Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

We Are Never Meeting in Real Life. by Samantha Irby

9 reviews

river_jean_sterling's review against another edition

I picked this book up because I thought it would be a good balance to the slow period piece classics I'm reading. I ignored the reviews that said it was too dark, too self depreciating, inappropriate and immature thinking it would be acerbic and funny. It ended up feeling sad, pathetic, and honestly gross. 

After the essay in which she talks about being explicitly propositioned by an adult when she was thirteen but not acknowledging anything wrong with that, I only attempted another one or two essays before giving up. I never came across anything funny, it was all just depressing.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Cursing, Body shaming, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Chronic illness, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Fatphobia

charnewb's review

emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Racial slurs, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Child abuse, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Eating disorder and Terminal illness

prettiestwhistles's review against another edition

emotional funny fast-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Death, Toxic relationship, Animal death, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Racism, Cursing, Mental illness, Addiction, Alcohol, Abandonment, Sexual content, Racial slurs, Alcoholism, and Grief

Minor: Lesbophobia, Homophobia, Fatphobia, Medical content, Slavery, and Chronic illness

alexisgarcia's review

dark emotional funny medium-paced

4.0

i adore Samantha Irby and their writing. this book is funny, honest, and full of relatable moments. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Bullying, Alcohol, Ableism, Abandonment, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Cursing, Sexual content, Death, Death of parent, and Fatphobia

uranaishi's review

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Cursing, Death of parent, Excrement, Physical abuse, Fatphobia, Pedophilia, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Alcohol, Body shaming, Bullying, Ableism, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Classism, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Medical content, Mental illness, Suicide, Terminal illness, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Drug use, Grief, Homophobia, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Lesbophobia, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Dysphoria, Drug abuse, Racism, Body horror, Pregnancy, and Blood

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

aaaaaaaaa's review

emotional funny lighthearted reflective fast-paced

4.0

really funny, quick read. irby is an incredible talent!

oh and RIP helen keller :(

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Content Warnings

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

n0m_de_grr's review

emotional funny lighthearted reflective slow-paced

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment

Moderate: Alcohol, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Blood, Body shaming, Chronic illness, and Death of parent

Minor: Excrement, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Toxic relationship, and Vomit