Wow, No Thank You.
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Narrated by:
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Samantha Irby
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Samantha Irby
About this listen
A new rip-roaring essay collection from the smart, edgy, hilarious, unabashedly raunchy, and best-selling Samantha Irby.
Irby is 40, and increasingly uncomfortable in her own skin despite what Inspirational Instagram Infographics have promised her. She has left her job as a receptionist at a veterinary clinic, has published successful books and has been friendzoned by Hollywood, left Chicago, and moved into a house with a garden that requires repairs and know-how with her wife in a Blue town in the middle of a Red state where she now hosts book clubs and makes mason jar salads. This is the bourgeois life of a Hallmark Channel dream. She goes on bad dates with new friends, spends weeks in Los Angeles taking meetings with "TV executives slash amateur astrologers" while being a "cheese fry-eating slightly damp Midwest person," "with neck pain and no cartilage in [her] knees," who still hides past due bills under her pillow.
The essays in this collection draw on the raw, hilarious particulars of Irby's new life. Wow, No Thank You is Irby at her most unflinching, riotous, and relatable.
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just became irritating.
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 74
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 66
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 31
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 26
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Story4 out of 5 stars 26
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 60
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 55
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 55
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 198
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 170
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What the critics say
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“As fitting a response to 2020 as I can imagine... Wildly, seditiously funny.... Read Irby because she knows what it means to live with a fair amount of panic and largely indoors.... She might be our great bard of quarantine—with an unimpeachable daytime pajama look.... This is her voice: deadpan, confiding, companionable.... [Her] three collections, which span a decade, ought to be read together, with this latest as a coda, striking its valedictory note.” —Parul Sehgal, The New York Times
“Samantha Irby’s Wow, No Thank You is a gift that everyone should give themselves and each other. She writes with such wisdom about our culture and such honesty about herself. And nobody—but nobody—is funnier. Every time I read Irby, I feel freer.”—Glennon Doyle, Hello Sunshine
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- Louise Querido
- 2022-02-21
Absolutely hilarious and touching!
Samantha Irby's unique character and experiences are enhanced by her wonderful voice and demeanour. I highly recommend it. I am a reader and writer and wouldn't normally listen to books, but this book has changed my mind. Fantastic. I can't wait for her next one!
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- Anonymous User
- 2021-08-25
Extremely funny!
As a 39 year old women turning 40 later this year, this hilarious book is exactly what I needed! Well Done! If you want to laugh… get the book!
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- S. M.
- 2020-05-27
It’s laugh out loud funny
Really loved this book! This was my first time reading Samantha Irby and I was so pleasantly surprised at how good it was. I plan on reading her other two books now.
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- TL8
- 2020-11-22
Just listen to it , dammit!
I have the print version and it’s fn hilarious/heartbreaking - but hearing Samantha Irby tell her own story was the best .. self-deprecating, kinda dark and sarcastic - as I said THE BEST
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- Amazon Customer
- 2020-10-27
Staggering post-modern words: Captivating ❗
Sam's heartfelt, genuine narration validates tales of heavy value: A gorgeous symphony of written expression.
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- T. Kenyon
- 2020-10-26
Too Much Complaining
It’s a bit too much complaining for me to find entertaining. The performances are fine. But I didn’t enjoy listening.
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