Monday, August 7, 2023

Quietly Hostile

 Book 76 of my 2023 Reading Challenge
read from July 23 - August 5

Quietly Hostile
by Samantha Irby

Summary (via Goodreads)
The success of Irby's career has taken her to new heights. She fields calls with job offers from Hollywood and walks the red carpet with the iconic ladies of Sex and the City. Finally, she has made it. But, behind all that new-found glam, Irby is just trying to keep her life together as she always had.
Her teeth are poisoning her from inside her mouth, and her diarrhea is back. She gets turned away from a restaurant for wearing ugly clothes, she goes to therapy and tries out Lexapro, gets healed with Reiki, explores the power of crystals, and becomes addicted to QVC. Making light of herself as she takes us on an outrageously funny tour of all the details that make up a true portrait of her life, Irby is once again the relatable, uproarious tonic we all need.

My Opinion
3 stars

She talks about bodily functions so well that I had a visceral reaction to some of the essays and felt embarrassment for her!  Stomach issues can humble someone very quickly.

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