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Judgy-wudgy was a bear…

No Judgement by Lauren Oyler

May 26, 2025 by Caesar's Wife Leave a Comment

Is it possible to read one-too-many feminist millennial essay collections? If so, I think I’ve reached that point. Through this collection of essays, I learned a bit about Oyler. I learned about her chequered dating history, her life as an expat in Berlin, her experimentation with drugs, her meandering views on autofiction, and her thoughts on how people ‘gamify’ Goodreads reviews. There were elements I liked. I appreciated the critique of criticism itself, the pretentious life-abroad anecdotes, and her takedown of TEDx-style vulnerability culture. She’s […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction Tagged With: Lauren Oyler

Caesar's Wife's CBR17 Review No:9 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction · Tags: Lauren Oyler ·
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