Thank you to NetGalley for the advanced readers copy of Quietly Hostile!! I have read all of Samantha Irby’s books and was so excited to see her new one on NetGalley! This book was just as fun as all the others. I love her essays and find myself laughing out loud multiple times throughout the book. I really wish Samantha would’ve gotten her own show cause that chapter of the script was hilarious and I want to watch it. I am not a fan of sex and the city as I’ve never seen an episode of it (I know, sorry!) so the chapter on episodes of the show wasn’t for me, but still funny nonetheless! This was a great book to end 2022 on! Thank you again NetGalley for the ARC of quietly hostile!

DNF’ed this one. I heard so many good things about Samantha Irby’s books that I was excited to read this one but the sentence structure, formatting, and use if capitalization really threw me off. I found it distracting and it made me frustrated with making progress into the stories. I assume her prior books are similarly styled so for existing fans I’m sure they’ll enjoy.

Another excellent collection by Irby. I'll be thinking of coverage options closer to the release date.

I have read all of Samantha Irby’s books and have enjoyed all of the them. This one was more tedious for me to get through, especially the Sex in the City chapter. It was really long. This book also has a LOT of bathroom “humor” which is just not funny to me.

If you're familiar with Samantha Irby's #1 New York Times bestseller "Wow, No Thank You," then you already have a good idea of what to expect from her latest effort "Quietly Hostile." However, if there's one thing that surprised me about "Quietly Hostile," it's that Irby weaves a surprising poignancy into her literary tapestry of side-splitting essays and TMI storytelling that leaves you grateful that leaves you grateful for her disarming honesty and even more grateful she's not your next door neighbor.

Irby's growing success as a writer hasn't so much changed her storytelling here, though Irby does give us glimpses into her unexpected new world of dodging Hollywood phone calls and red carpet appearances for which she feels ill-equipped.

While Irby may feel out of place in this newfound world, her ability to communicate it with honesty, insight, and humor is bound to make us love her even more.

Is it Irby's relatability that makes her such an engaging writer?

Truthfully, I related very little to the essays in "Quietly Hostile" yet I found them endlessly compelling, ridiculously funny, at times painfully revealing, and they made me appreciate Irby even when I couldn't quite relate to her. Whether she's dealing with diarrhea or anaphylactic shock, Irby is a refreshing breath of fresh air as a writer who has bottled up all her quirks, insecurities, and imperfections and made us absolutely adore her all the way.

A Lambda Literary Award recipient, Irby has been a writer and/or co-producer for TV shows including HBO's reboot of Sex and the City, Work in Progress, Shrill, and Tuca & Bertie. "Quietly Hostile" isn't really what I would call more of the same. Instead, Irby transports us into her increasingly successful world while also sharing the ways this world has both changed and not particularly changed who she is and how she lives. Irby's essays are fiercely honest, emotionally accessible, frequently funny, and always written in such a way that you can't help but feel like Irby understands the human condition and treats it with both compassion and an abundance of humor.

"Quietly Hostile" will resonate with Samantha Irby's growing village of funs and with anyone who appreciates autobiographical essayists who tackle such subjects as sexuality, health concerns, and mental health.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an ARC of this collection!

Literally shrieked when I received the ARC of this one-Samantha Irby essay collections make me scream-laugh while simultaneously hollering IT ME!!!!! in a way no other nonfiction does. "i like to get high at night and think about whales" is THE most identifiable chapter title in the history of literature, no notes!

I think this collection might have been my favorite so far. It's a mix of personal family stories, pop-culture breakdowns (loved the Sex And The City chapter as someone who never has and likely never will watch the show), and general life-experience pieces, and it nails an equilibrium between vulnerable, thoughtful, and laugh-out-loud funny. I would read anything Irby writes!

Quietly Hostile is another win by Samantha Irby! She is hysterical, relatable, and so fun to read. The only part that was a slog was the too long Sex in the City section. Only super fans would love it, it's just too long!

Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC for an honest review.

I have read every single Samantha Irby book, and I just can't get enough. This author is laugh out loud funny and this book certainly does not disappoint. I can't wait till they make this an audiobook so I can go back and listen to it in audiobook format. This book touches on how Samantha Irby survived the pandemic, her family relationships and much more. Similar to her other stories, we get both insight into her life and lots and lots of humor.

I will continue to read anything she puts out, and wish she would go back to putting out blog posts. This is an easy read that took me about 2 days to finish. I could have read it in one sitting, but I didn't want it to end.


I received a copy from NetGalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review.

"___ is my ministry" now in rotation!

Sometimes a star rating is based more on whether I read the book at the right time in my life/year/day. This one came at the right time. Irby's essays in this book hit different than they did a few years ago. Funnier and more poignant than We Are Never Meeting in Real Life.. There is a tone or theme or feeling that brings it all together. I can't define what that feeling is, but it's there! Like a lime green aura or 90s "the good mall" smell or the sound of a home run coming off a wooden bat - you can't describe it, but you know it when you hear it.

She makes it look so easy, to be so vulnerable and funny in sharing human experiences we can all relate to (pooping stand-offs in public bathrooms). But it's the sad, personal stories that hit really hard. I cried quite a bit, surprisingly.

Bonus, if you're a Sex and the City fan, this will be your jam.

I received a copy from NetGalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review.

Honest, funny and down-to-earth. Loved this collection as much as her others. It was perhaps a bit more thoughtful, more at ease. Really enjoyed it.

I love Samantha Irby so freaking much. I think I'd read anything she wrote. I've read all of her books and this one is no exception in that it's hilarious in every way. Tears streaming down my eyes hilarious. So few authors, even comedians, manage to make me laugh in this medium, and she is just one of those people who always does. Another perfect book from her.

Thank you #Netgalley for the advanced copy!

This was my first time coming across Samantha Irby and will not be the last. Love her honest writing style and the short stories. I particularly liked her pilot for the show based on her life and how it actually connected to her experiences. Though I think my favorite, but traumatic for Sam was the removing nail polish essay ultimately leaving her in a trauma bay. Of course this would happen to her! Though I was laughing as reading, I am sure it was a traumatic time. The stories she has will have you laughing!

I read this essay collection in 2 days. Sam Irby does not disappoint again! Her stories were hilarious, but also gave some great insight into her past. I liked her stories about growing up, her relationships with her mom and siblings, and the struggles she faced. She handles these tough topics with so much humor, it's very endearing. I would read anything she writes!

This title feels like a personal attack on me as the messy, quietly hostile young woman I am— and I am 100% here for it. I devoured this collection of essays over the course of a day or two, and found them to be very enjoyable in all of their wit, humor, and absolute charm.