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Even from the windows of a prison, Rhodia was a beautiful place.

Aftershocks by Marko Kloos

The Instrument by John O'Hara

The Shockwave Rider by John Brunner

The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey

Meaty by Samantha Irby

The Innocence of Father Brown by GK Chesterton

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Aftershocks – 3/5 Stars This is a novel that begins a new trilogy by Marko Kloos (author of the Terms of Enlistment series, which I haven’t read). I bought it from Audible one day on sale for like $3, and while I am not entirely sure I am going to seek out further books in the series, I found that to be a pretty good deal. It’s structured similar to the Expanse series or Game of Thrones, in that there are several main characters, from […]

Sure, Sex is Fun, But, Have You Ever Listened to Samantha Irby Read Her Own Book?

Wow, No Thank You by Samantha Irby

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BINGO: Green Best for: Anyone who enjoys clever, interesting essays that will make them laugh. In a nutshell: Author Irby is back with her third collection of essays, which cover what her life is like these days, as well as just some hilariously repetitive takes on the exact same phrase. Worth quoting: “Sure, sex is fun, but have you ever used a really absorbent towel?” Why I chose it: I was looking for a book to listen to while running, and realized I both hadn’t […]

You don’t have to be grateful for sex

We Are Never Meeting in Real Life by Samantha Irby

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I needed to read some essays. I needed those essays to be written by someone very different from me in life and circumstances, but ultimately kind of the same as me in mindset and attitude. Thus I found Sam Irby, and because the book has a picture of a kitty on it, I pulled it off the shelf, opened to a random page, laughed my ass off in the store, and bought it. Irby is the queen of I don’t give a fuck this is […]

“I don’t really have any dreams beyond comfortable pants and unlimited sparkling water” (Bingo)

We Are Never Meeting in Real Life by Samantha Irby

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#CBR11 Bingo: The Collection (Could also work for True Story, Cannonballer Says, Own Voices and Rainbow Flag) Official book description: Sometimes you just have to laugh, even when life is a dumpster fire. With We Are Never Meeting in Real Life., “bitches gotta eat” blogger and comedian Samantha Irby turns the serio-comic essay into an art form. Whether 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 […]

I don’t even bother making resolutions any more..

New Year, Same Trash: Resolutions I Absolutely Did Not Keep (A Vintage Short Original) by Samantha Irby

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New Year, same trash is another book I discovered on Kindle unlimited. It is by one of favorite writers at the moment, Samantha Irby. It is a list of 70 resolutions, what she calls micro resolutions, that she basically fails at one after the other. It’s very funny. She’s a funny writer. I’m kind of bummed I didn’t get to listen to it as an audiobook since I like her voice even more than her writing, but such as life. “48. Try to think positively. […]

“Favorite food? Brunch and tacos.”

Meaty: essays by Samantha Irby

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This book is dedicated to the kid Maurice in my US history class my junior year who called me a fucking idiot. lol bruh I was not overly enamored by Samantha Irby’s We Are Never Meeting in Real Life but I was looking for a breezy memoir to listen to following a string of serious books and Meaty was available for immediate download off Overdrive. Plus my sister stans hard for Irby so I felt obligated to give her another shot. I will say I vastly preferred her debut Meaty over […]



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