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Quietly Hostile
Quietly Hostile | Samantha Irby
This will be another signature collection from Sam, drawing on her own experiences of the last few years. It is suffused with her unique blend of piercing social observation, intimate revelation and lots of physical detail to keep us all as wildly entertained as ever.
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AlizaApp
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Another excellent essay collection from Sam Irby, this time focused on her life married in the Michigan suburbs. A quick and fun read!

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vlwelser
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This essayist is really fucking funny. I kept going from laughing my face off to nearly vomiting. Because she's also a little bit gross. This wasn't my first adventure with her. It absolutely met my very high expectations. She reads her own #audiobook. Definitely recommend.

#BookSpinBingo @TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Great progress!! 3mo
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CaliforniaCay
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This wasn't my favorite Irby book but it still made me laugh a lot and I will always love listening to her stories. Lots of potty humor so I wouldn't recommend to anyone sensitive to in depth descriptions about bodily fluids. But if you're familiar with her other work, you already know 😅💩

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AileenRR
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In turns vulgar, funny, and sweet. It‘s not for everyone, but I liked it.

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Floresj
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An essay collection about a variety of life moments- reminded me of David Sedaris‘s ability to take dropping a dog off at a doggie day care into a hilarious, laugh at loud read. Some of the essays are so funny, excellent and only 1-2 went a little too far for me. This is a great one- I laughed at loud in public at quite a number of her essays.

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katcalvin
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Irby‘s Judge Mathis Substack is probably one of the funniest things anyone has ever written but unfortunately the book just doesn‘t hit the same mark. Some of the essays in this book (DMB!) are really excellent but she‘s also extremely vulgar so you have to take that into consideration.

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Julsmarshall
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So good! Hysterically funny as usual, honest and relatable. Though dark at times, her perspective is fresh and somehow hopeful. Lots of potty humor so if that bothers you, you may want to skip this one. I highly recommend in #audio as she reads it herself and it is amazing! #BookspinBingo @TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 8mo
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Jas16
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I will always put a new Samantha Irby audiobook on hold at the library as soon as it is announced. As much as I would love to hang out with her and compare high school mix tapes, I must admit that this one didn‘t work for me overall. The SATC chapter in particular seemed never ending.

KathyWheeler It was SO long!!!!! It would‘ve been fine if it had just been shorter. 9mo
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Chelsea.Poole
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Listened to the audiobook of this one, the only way to go with Irby, and it was on par with the her others. She‘s just hilarious to me. I laughed out loud so many times 😂 As many others have noted, if you can‘t handle poop talk, this surely is not the book for you! I could have done without the Sex & the City chapter because I don‘t care lol.

Side note: Taylor Swift nails — we saw her Eras show last night and it was so amazing!! 💖🤩

dabbe LOVE your nails! 🤩🤩🤩 9mo
Gissy 💅🏻😍👌 9mo
DimeryRene Those nails!!!! 9mo
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gossamerchild
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I truly enjoy this woman. She is kinda gross, but oh so relatable, hilarious, and weird. I *would* say I'd love to meet her, but as a fellow introvert, I say instead, “Nah. I'm good.“

Thanks to #librofm for the #alc!

#audiobook #essays #nonfiction #humor

Christine Love your review 😂 (and her, and this book)! 9mo
gossamerchild @Christine thank you! 😁 Yeah, I really enjoy Irby. 9mo
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jlhammar
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Funny stuff. I‘ve enjoyed all of Irby‘s collections. I‘m not a Sex and the City fan so was ready for that long essay to end, but overall an entertaining listen.

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britt_brooke
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ This title could easily describe me. 😂 Irby is a must read, y‘all. So smart, funny, and honest. Her self deprecation is relatable, too. She details bodily functions sometimes - this is nothing new, if you‘ve read her previous essay collections - but it‘s so damn funny, you get past the cringe. Personal essays are some of my favorite nonfiction. I just love her! #coverlove

vivastory Last week a coworker was like, “What's wrong?“ & I replied, “Nothing. This is my neutral face. I just look miffed“ so I completely relate to quietly hostile lol 10mo
britt_brooke @vivastory Resting Miffed Face 10mo
vivastory 💯😂 10mo
DocBrown She‘s even funnier in interviews speaking extemporaneously!! 9mo
britt_brooke @DocBrown Oh yes!! 9mo
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triplem80
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I was glad this came up as my #doublespin this month, because I was super excited to listen! I know Samantha Irby is not everyone's cup of tea (she is the queen of TMI), but I always find her hilarious (and often relatable).

@TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 10mo
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BookishTrish
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Super easy to read, Irby tells a good story. Unfortunately too many of the essays seemed fragmented to me and I wasn‘t equally interested in all of the subject matter - not super into poop.

KathyWheeler The poop was my issue too. 😄 10mo
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CaseyTheCanadianLesbrarian
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Not my favourite Samantha Irby (a couple of these essays didn't actually land for me) but this was still a very funny and occasionally poignant read. My favourite one was "Oh Brother Where Art Thou?", which is about her reconnecting with a half brother she never really knew. Also, her satiric rewriting of all the original Sex and the City episodes was hilarious and especially interesting because she is a writer on the reboot!

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Christine
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Add me to the list of Samantha Irby fans who bought this for the cover but just *had* to read via audiobook. (I‘ve enjoyed flipping through the print after listening, though, as it‘s full of all-caps emphases, unclickable links, bursts of exclamation points, and other fun flourishes.) Loved this as I have loved each of her other books. No matter the topic, she is just very funny. Book posed by the garden gate that my husband has tried ⬇️

Christine and mostly failed to skunkproof, as he is unquietly hostile about how skunks have been digging up our beds. 10mo
Hooked_on_books I love Irby! I had a dog who is sadly no longer with us who was excellent at dispatching skunks. It was a smelly habit, but she was really good at it! 10mo
Christine @Hooked_on_books Aww haha - what a good girl! 🚫🦨 10mo
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Soubhiville
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Of course I actually listened to the audio, because I love her inflection and hearing it in her voice.

I hope her book covers will always be in this bright with animals format, and that she‘ll do many more.

This felt like a frank hang out with a good friend. Good stuff!

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squirrelbrain
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I loved this!

Now, don‘t ostracise me from Litsy but this is the first Irby I‘ve read / listened to….

I‘m definitely going to listen to more and have found two on Scribd audio (Wow, No Thank You and We Are Never Meeting in Real Life)

Hooked_on_books I‘m excited for you that you get to listen to her other books for the first time! She‘s great! 10mo
Chelsea.Poole I LOVE her!! This one I have in book format, but I hesitate to read it because her audiobooks are brilliant. I‘m on hold but it‘s taking forever 😆 10mo
jlhammar My audiobook just came through for this one! I‘ve enjoyed all of her books. 10mo
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squirrelbrain @Chelsea.Poole - I had it as a digital book from NetGalley but decided to use an Audible credit instead, as @Hooked_on_books had recommended. 10mo
MicheleinPhilly I ❤️ her so much! 10mo
Megabooks Never Meeting is my fave of hers, but probably because she talks a lot about her time at the vet hospital. I was so surprised when she got a chihuahua (because they‘re notoriously hated by vets 🫢), so it was really interesting to hear the story behind it in quietly! 10mo
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Librariana
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Samantha Irby is hilarious.
And although there were a few essays that weren't exactly my cuppa (porn preferences, toilet tales, and gastrointestinal anecdotes), there was plenty of her signature self-deprecating humor and spot-on observations to carry this collection through. I especially loved "The Last Normal Day," "How to Look Cool in Front of Teens?", and "Please Invite Me to Your Party."

#audiobook #pantone2023 @Clwojick

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Jen2
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Hilarious!!!!

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KathyWheeler
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Samantha Irby is always a bit much for me in terms of graphically discussing bodily functions; I‘m not a poo humor kind of girl, but she is. That said, I still mostly enjoyed this book; however, I thought the Sex and the City essay would never end. It was funny for the first few pages but got old. I‘m still enjoying Brandi Carlile on my walks. #audiowalk

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Branwen
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I am a huge fan of the way these covers are designed! 🥰📚💕

RaeLovesToRead Yaaaaasss! 10mo
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Branwen
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I love all of Samantha Irby's books so far, so I'm really looking forward to her newest one! #catsoflitsy #chaplin

RaeLovesToRead Chaplin also a fan!!!! 10mo
Branwen @RaeLovesToRead He's wondering if he and the skunk are related, since they're the same colors! 😹 10mo
Tamra I love his mustache! 10mo
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Andrea313
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In 2018 I was on a disaster work trip full of cancelled flights at both ends and a dinner with people holding Very Important Titles in a restaurant so intimidatingly fancy that my regular-person ass cried in the hotel afterward from pent-up anxiety- but I was reading a Samantha Irby book and it kept me laughing. I'm listening to her new book on a work trip again, this time a bit older and wiser. But I still appreciate having her voice with me. ❤️

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MicheleinPhilly
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I adore Samantha Irby so so very much. She is one of the few authors that consistently make me laugh out loud. This was the perfect accompaniment to a trash work week. 👍🏼

TrishB Bye to the trash work week! (I hear you..) 10mo
squirrelbrain I have this as an ARC, but based on what Holly @Hooked_on_books said I‘m going to listen to it on audio instead so just bought it with an Audible credit. 10mo
Andrea313 Ugh, sorry for the terrible week, but Samantha Irby is a perfect antidote! 10mo
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AlaMich I received my copy yesterday. I love her so much! 10mo
AlaMich @squirrelbrain Her books are definitely worth the audio!! 10mo
Hooked_on_books I love her! @squirrelbrain you won‘t be sorry! 10mo
Megabooks Agree! 10mo
Megabooks Good choice @squirrelbrain !! 10mo
Suet624 Sorry about your work week. 10mo
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Hooked_on_books
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The only thing I love more than a new Samantha Irby book is Sam herself reading it to me on audio. I just loved this. Lots of snort laughing plus appreciation that she‘s so willing to share the parts of herself most people wouldn‘t. And the way she would rewrite old Sex and the City episodes is a hoot!

ShyBookOwl Great title! 10mo
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Hooked_on_books
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Pretty sure this is my favorite quote in the whole book, though there‘s lots of competition. I think other childless by choice folks like myself will appreciate this one. 😂

Aims42 A childless by choice Litten here 🙋‍♀️ I want to print this out and use it as a business card whenever someone asks if there are any kids at home 🤣 10mo
Hooked_on_books @Aims42 If you actually do that, you‘ll be my hero! 😆 10mo
Aims42 @Hooked_on_books 🤣🤣🤣 10mo
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jlhammar 😂 Love it. 10mo
SamAnne Hah! Childless by choice too….for my potential children‘s sake and mine! Not my path. 10mo
BarbaraBB 🤣🤣 10mo
AmyG Ha! My daughter would love this. 10mo
squirrelbrain Perfect! Can‘t wait to get to this book! 10mo
Zoes_Human Right?! Also, they're just so fucking loud. 10mo
Hooked_on_books @Zoes_Human An excellent point! 10mo
JoyBlue I have children (now adults), and I still think this is hilarious! 10mo
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Soubhiville
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New release day! This‘ll be up next on my audio list, can‘t wait.

I love that she continues to have these bright background animal covers on all her books. 🧡

Hooked_on_books I started it this morning! It‘s great so far. One of the few authors I will preorder and definitely in audio. 10mo
Soubhiville @Hooked_on_books I had forgotten that I‘d preordered the audio. What a happy surprise this morning! 😆 10mo
ChaoticMissAdventures So curious what people think of this! I had the ARC and thought the first two essays were perfection and then unfortunately the rest fell flat for me. 10mo
squirrelbrain I have an ARC of this (not on audio unfortunately). I‘m a bit behind on my ARCs though…. 10mo
Megabooks Listening to this now!! 10mo
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ChaoticMissAdventures
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ARC out in May
This was super hit or miss. I was literally laughing out loud at the first 2 essays, and then 3 pages into the 23 page Sex in the City one I had to skip to the next one.
The humor feels crasser than her previous book. I am not a prude but 20 pages of dissecting Nun porn was too much.
But then I would turn the page and be laughing again at her essay on Dave Matthews.
It is a book to borrow if you enjoyed her others.

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Matilda
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Ready for my abs to hurt

Hooked_on_books I NEVER preorder. I preordered this on audio! I can‘t wait! The woman is a national treasure, imo. 11mo
Chelsea.Poole @Hooked_on_books agreed, let‘s put her face on a quarter 11mo
Matilda @Hooked_on_books def worth the prebuy! 11mo
Matilda @Chelsea.Poole is frame that quarter lol 11mo
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Kappadeemom
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When your dog is “Quietly Hostile” because he doesn‘t want you reading 😂😂😂😂

kspenmoll 😂😂😂 1y
Ruthiella He‘s OK with audio books! That leaves you hands free for petting! 🐶❤️ 1y
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HOTPock3tt
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Soo excited for this book!!! 😃 this lady never fails with her hilarious, yet very real and down to earth essays. I‘m glad to see her back. 😎
Preorder a signed personalized copy at the link below:

https://www.bookbugkalamazoo.com/signedpersonalized-copy-quietly-hostile

wanderinglynn Ooh, I can‘t wait! Love her writing. 1y
HOTPock3tt @wanderinglynn Same!! 🤗💖🎉 (edited) 1y
AlaMich This makes me so happy!! I didn‘t know there was another one. 1y
Eyelit I preordered and have been counting down the days 😄 1y
HOTPock3tt @AlaMich @Eyelit @wanderinglynn we can preorder a signed/personalized copy! I put the link above in my post! I did that with her last book and she personalized it for me! ☺️ This news makes me really happy too. Her books always make me smile!! 🥰 (edited) 1y
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