Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

Quietly Hostile by Samantha Irby

7 reviews

avidreaderandgeekgirl's review

funny lighthearted fast-paced

5.0

     I thoroughly enjoyed this book! I was hilarious and highly relatable. If you are a woman who is perimenopausal or older, especially if you have had mental health struggles, I think you’ll love this book. Even if you aren’t you will probably find it an enjoyable read. 

   The author is so honest about everything she’s struggled with that it’s raw but not sloppy. Also, her imposter syndrome is highly relatable to most people. Though I could have done without some of the “Sex and the City” recaps of changes the author would make it was still funny. 

Narrator Rating: 4.5 stars 

   The author’s voice takes a little while to get used to, at least it did for me. But in the end, the author did an amazing job narrating this book. Having the author narrate a memoir helps you understand more how they felt at the time they wrote the book and when they were experiencing the events. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Chronic illness, Cursing, Mental illness, Sexual content, Excrement, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Death of parent

Moderate: Ableism, Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Abandonment, Alcohol, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Addiction, Biphobia, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Racism, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

devynreadsnovels's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Cursing, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Ableism, Addiction, Biphobia, Body shaming, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Racism, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Medical content, Lesbophobia, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Classism

ladythana's review against another edition

funny reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Sexual content, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, and Death of parent

Moderate: Body shaming, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Grief, Abandonment, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Child abuse and Toxic relationship

bexi's review

dark funny lighthearted reflective

Despite the content warnings, it's always a fun time with Samantha Irby (to me 😉) 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Sexual content, Excrement, Medical content, and Death of parent

Moderate: Cursing, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Alcohol, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Child abuse, Racism, and Abandonment

unsuccessfulbookclub's review against another edition

emotional funny fast-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, and Death of parent

Moderate: Child abuse and Abandonment

imstephtacular's review

emotional funny lighthearted reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Cursing, Mental illness, Excrement, and Medical content

Moderate: Ableism, Body shaming, Drug use, Fatphobia, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Death, Homophobia, Misogyny, Abortion, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, and Classism

uranaishi's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny informative reflective tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Excrement, Medical content, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body horror, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Vomit, Grief, Dysphoria, and Classism

Minor: Ableism, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Infertility, Physical abuse, Blood, Abortion, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Abandonment, and Alcohol