Staff Pick
Samantha Irby's first book of essays has been buffed and polished, with new material and fresh hilarity. Her writing is intimate, warm, painfully funny, and I guarantee you'll love her blend of candor and comedy. Buy one copy for yourself and another for your best friend! Recommended By McKenzie W., Powells.com
Synopses & Reviews
Smart, edgy, hilarious, and unabashedly raunchy New York Times bestselling author Samantha Irby explodes onto the printed page in her uproarious first collection of essays.
Irby laughs her way through tragicomic mishaps, neuroses, and taboos as she struggles through adulthood: chin hairs, depression, bad sex, failed relationships, masturbation, taco feasts, inflammatory bowel disease and more. Updated with her favorite Instagramable, couch-friendly recipes, this much-beloved romp is treat for anyone in dire need of Irby’s infamous, scathing wit and poignant candor.
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"Her candor in style and subject matter—mostly sex, dating, and the general lousiness of men—has earned Samantha Irby a cult following… Honesty mixed with self-deprecating humor is what propels reader." Time Out Chicago
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"Amazingly crass, defiant, witty, terrifying, and wondrous…[Irby] cuts the bawdy, wickedly funny pieces with some truly poignant palate cleansers…Irby’s voice is raw, gripping, and …Delicious." Booklist
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"Raunchy, funny and vivid…Those faint of heart beware…strap in and get ready for a roller-coaster ride to remember." Kirkus Reviews
About the Author
Samantha Irby writes a blog called bitches gotta eat.