Samantha Irby writes comic personal essays about bodies, illness, relationships, ageing and the humiliations of ordinary adult life. Meaty, We Are Never Meeting in Real Life., Wow, No Thank You. and Quietly Hostile collect pieces on dating, marriage, chronic illness, television, food, pets and social situations she would often rather avoid. Irby’s humour is blunt, profane and self-deprecating, but the essays also make room for grief, race and the practical limits imposed by a body that does not cooperate. The writing feels closer to an extended comic monologue than polished lifestyle advice. Her work suits readers of humour essays, memoir, disability writing and contemporary personal non-fiction. Read more Less
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