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zoiejanelle's review against another edition
4.0
Samantha Irby is one of those writers that can make me cry with laughter AND sadness. she has a raw, unabashed tone to her writing that i really appreciate and resonates with plenty of readers. her essay about her mother’s MS and Samantha’s own early “motherhood” really sparked something in me and helped me to see her in a different light.
this book had a truly shocking amount of “shit” talk in it, but my brand of humor accepted this readily. it was distracting at times from the main messages of other, non-poop-centric essays, but still an important part of her life to highlight.
i definitely like the writing in her other books more, but this was still a worthwhile read!
Graphic: Body shaming, Death of parent, Sexual content, Alcohol, and Death
Moderate: Drug use, Medical content, Terminal illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Mental illness
ladythana's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Chronic illness, Sexual content, Grief, Vomit, Medical content, Cursing, Terminal illness, Death of parent, Excrement, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Fatphobia and Body shaming
notartgarfunkel's review
4.0
As indicated by the title, one connection between these essays is Irby’s lived experience of her body. She discusses sex, chronic illness, race, fatness, mental health, and gender, among other things. There are also accounts of her mother’s illness and death. I really appreciate Irby’s irreverent approach to these hard topics. I laughed a lot, but I was also struck by how much she has had to survive.
Some of these essays were hard for me to read (thanks, OCD!), but I’m glad I did. I can’t wait to get to her later collections and see how her life and writing have changed. She’s a real gem.
Graphic: Death of parent, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Chronic illness, Medical content, and Sexual content
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Fatphobia, and Alcoholism
Minor: Drug abuse
foldingthepage_kayleigh's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Chronic illness, Terminal illness, Injury/Injury detail, Excrement, and Death of parent
questingnotcoasting's review
3.5
Graphic: Death of parent, Death, Chronic illness, and Terminal illness