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A review by shereadstales
Good Things Happen to People You Hate: Essays by Rebecca Fishbein
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!