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sarahbarrett13's review
1.0
Wow. I mean I guess one good thing about this book is that it provides a pretty good roadmap of the type of person you should NOT aspire to be? It’s honestly shocking someone so selfish and self-absorbed exists, but here we are...
rwitkin2's review
5.0
Rebecca is so funny and insightful and this book touches on everything that living in a big city in your twenties is, from anxiety fueled social interactions to bedbugs.
imbini's review
1.0
DNF. This was an impulsive buy, owing it all to the gripping title, and I was so excited to read it. Not gonna lie, I enjoyed one third of this book. But then it began to go downhill. It was repetitive and felt like all the author talked about were her bedbugs and sexual life. This might be due to my younger age than this book was written for, but I couldn't relate to most of her stories, which bored me rather quickly.
oddandbookish's review
4.0
I received this book for free free as part of an Instagram tour (TLC Book Tours specifically) I did to promote the book.
I give this book 3.5 stars which rounds up to 4.
This was an interesting collection of personal essays. As with many essay collections, I liked some of them, but didn’t like others.
This book is a pretty typical account of a millennial woman in New York City so there wasn’t anything ground breaking or new about it. I’ve encountered similar stories before. That being said I did relate to the author quite a few times.
For example, the essay, “Real Men Will Disappoint You, Date Fictional Men Instead,” was so relatable. I took one look at the tile and went, isn’t that the truth! Also, all the essays had funny titles like these. Another relatable essay was “Sometimes Your Irrational Fears Come True and Fire Destroys Your Home.” That scenario (thankfully) hasn’t happened to me, but I related to her childhood fears. As a kid, I worried a lot over things other kids would never worry about (ex. car accidents, dangerous criminals, etc.)
The writing style is very blogger like which I enjoyed. It worked well in telling her stories.
I did feel like some of the essays fell a little short. Like they didn’t quite live up to their potential. Sometimes they just ended when I was expecting her to say a little more.
Overall, this was a quick essay collection with some hits and some misses. I did find it entertaining so if you just want to read something fun, go ahead and read it!
I give this book 3.5 stars which rounds up to 4.
This was an interesting collection of personal essays. As with many essay collections, I liked some of them, but didn’t like others.
This book is a pretty typical account of a millennial woman in New York City so there wasn’t anything ground breaking or new about it. I’ve encountered similar stories before. That being said I did relate to the author quite a few times.
For example, the essay, “Real Men Will Disappoint You, Date Fictional Men Instead,” was so relatable. I took one look at the tile and went, isn’t that the truth! Also, all the essays had funny titles like these. Another relatable essay was “Sometimes Your Irrational Fears Come True and Fire Destroys Your Home.” That scenario (thankfully) hasn’t happened to me, but I related to her childhood fears. As a kid, I worried a lot over things other kids would never worry about (ex. car accidents, dangerous criminals, etc.)
The writing style is very blogger like which I enjoyed. It worked well in telling her stories.
I did feel like some of the essays fell a little short. Like they didn’t quite live up to their potential. Sometimes they just ended when I was expecting her to say a little more.
Overall, this was a quick essay collection with some hits and some misses. I did find it entertaining so if you just want to read something fun, go ahead and read it!
shereadstales's review
5.0
Happy happy book birthday to this gem of a book by Rebecca Fishbein, and shoutout to William Morrow for the finished copy.
If you’re missing your hilarious and snarky bff from college, pick up this book! Also, maybe you wanna call them and tell them how much you miss them and about your terrible Tinder date last week. And remember, “Dying alone is better than signing up for a lifetime of Sex Dates.”
In this witty collection of Essays, Fishbein tackles everything from bad dating and depression to the pitfalls of upsetting Taylor Swift’s fans. It’s hilarious, heartbreaking, and brutally honest about the lives of “adult” millennials. Though I wanted to devour this collection, I savored it, reading only one essay every day or every couple of days. Now that it’s done, I want to start it all over again.
“The myth of depression is that it’s something that gets better, when really it’s just something that lives inside you all the time, sometimes dormant, sometimes not.” That punched me in the gut. Like any cynical millennial worth her salt, Fishbein peppers her sarcasm and dark humor with wisdom and honest depth, a perfect pairing for someone who also masks her pain with bitter comedy. What can I say? This collection spoke to me.
It’s out today, so be sure to add it to your fall/winter nonfiction TBR!
If you’re missing your hilarious and snarky bff from college, pick up this book! Also, maybe you wanna call them and tell them how much you miss them and about your terrible Tinder date last week. And remember, “Dying alone is better than signing up for a lifetime of Sex Dates.”
In this witty collection of Essays, Fishbein tackles everything from bad dating and depression to the pitfalls of upsetting Taylor Swift’s fans. It’s hilarious, heartbreaking, and brutally honest about the lives of “adult” millennials. Though I wanted to devour this collection, I savored it, reading only one essay every day or every couple of days. Now that it’s done, I want to start it all over again.
“The myth of depression is that it’s something that gets better, when really it’s just something that lives inside you all the time, sometimes dormant, sometimes not.” That punched me in the gut. Like any cynical millennial worth her salt, Fishbein peppers her sarcasm and dark humor with wisdom and honest depth, a perfect pairing for someone who also masks her pain with bitter comedy. What can I say? This collection spoke to me.
It’s out today, so be sure to add it to your fall/winter nonfiction TBR!