Synopses & Reviews
This essay collection from the “bitches gotta eat” blogger, writer on Hulu’s
Shrill, and “one of our country’s most fierce and foulmouthed authors” (Amber Tamblyn,
Vulture) is sure to make you alternately cackle with glee and cry real tears.
Whether Samantha Irby is talking about how her difficult childhood has led to a problem in making “adult” budgets; explaining why she should be the new Bachelorette (she's "35-ish, but could easily pass for 60-something"); detailing a disastrous pilgrimage-slash-romantic-vacation to Nashville to scatter her estranged father's ashes; sharing awkward sexual encounters; or dispensing advice on how to navigate friendships with former drinking buddies who are now suburban moms (hang in there for the Costco loot!); she’s as deft at poking fun at the ghosts of her past self as she is at capturing powerful emotional truths.
Review
"This book didn't make me laugh out loud. It made me laugh silently, wheezing and crying, until my sides ached." Rainbow Rowell, New York Times bestselling author of Eleanor & Park
Review
“I cannot remember the last time I was so moved by a book. We Are Never Meeting in Real Life is as close to perfect as an essay collection can get.” Roxane Gay, New York Times bestselling author of Difficult Women and Bad Feminist
Review
“...a seriocomic essay collection that will have you crying from laughter and then just crying. A boisterous medley of awkward sex, pop culture obsession and coming-of-age.” Oprah.com
About the Author
Samantha Irby writes a blog called "bitches gotta eat."