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Wow, No Thank You. by Samantha Irby

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bookishmillennial's review

funny lighthearted reflective fast-paced

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Some essays were less my vibe than others but for the most part, Samantha Irby continues to be vulgar, unabashed, and unimpressed by life in general. She gives no fucks and it's great!

I especially appreciated the essays on "finding your soulmate" or a "life mate" - I agree that I don't think there's just one person for you in this big wide world, and I loved how Samantha basically said, "you shouldn't just get into a romantic relationship because that's what you think you should do. It is not a requirement. Don't do it if you don't want to and if you don't really like the person!" Like, being in a relationship can be *miserable* so why do it if you're not sold??? You don't have to! I promise!

Overall, another compilation of goofy essays, and I loved the audiobook!

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kitaface's review against another edition

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funny

4.75

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jessthanthree's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted medium-paced

3.5

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jachelrames's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted reflective fast-paced

4.25

This was my first Samantha Irby and I immediately followed her on any platform she’s on. Even when not 100% relatable (rare) you still get it. Honest and hilarious and unabashed.

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jayisreading's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted fast-paced

3.0

I kept seeing Samantha Irby's books pop up in various reading feeds. Admittedly, the bunny on the cover was what really made me decide to pick up the essay collection, along with just being curious to understand the appeal of Irby's writing. After finishing Wow, No Thank You., I think it's safe to say that her writing works really well for certain readers… I'm definitely not one of them.

Irby is funny, for the most part, though some of her humor didn't always land for me. I think what really didn't work for me, though, was not an issue of how she delivered her stories and thoughts; it was that I simply didn't care very much for the topics she wrote about. I felt a bit disconnected from this essay collection, as a result.

I will say that I really liked how frank she was about more serious issues, while never veering too far off from her humorous style.

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galexy_brain's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-paced

3.5

This set of comedic essays lives up to its genre; It's not often that a book makes me audibly chuckle, but this one did. I deeply appreciated that Samatha Irby let readers glimpse moments in her life with a vulnerability that I would never be able to muster up. I saw myself reflected in some moments of her life and felt that I had a new understanding of those that I've never faced myself.

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zee's review

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Really not my style of humour. Some bits made me smirk, but it was highly slapstick-heavy. Listened to the audio narrated by Irby herself, and I found her voice a little grating as well. Giving up as I find it's become fairly droning and repetitive.

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