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A review by river_jean_sterling
We Are Never Meeting in Real Life. by Samantha Irby
Did not finish book. Stopped at 38%.
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.
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.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Ableism, Cursing, Body shaming, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Chronic illness, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Fatphobia