ARC READ THROUGH NETGALLEY. I requested this book on Netgalley when I saw it since I follow Lindsay on Instagram and greatly enjoy her content. The poems were good. I liked the way the book was organizedand the way that the poems really speak to the human existence.

@MaryOliversDrunkCousin is one of my favorite, favorite, favorite, follows on Instagram. I love how Lyndsay melds her words with humor, heart, and something so deeply and vulnerably true about the human experience. If you're a fan of her instagram, you will love this book. I love how the chapters are arranged -- I love this book so much I bought a copy that I keep in my purse.



Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for an earc in exchange for my honest review.

Five big stars for years to come.

love her on instagram as Mary Oliver's Drunk Cousin and this collection was great to have in all one place and I expect ill read it again

Lyndsay Rush’s page, Mary Oliver’s Drunk Cousin, landed on my suggested accounts the way it did for many—Michelle Pfeiffer. And thanks to Michelle, I’ve been following since. Lyndsay’s work is funny, poignant, and (as a fellow elder millennial with a love of legumes and Doritos), infinitely relatable. I think Mary herself would love this honorary cousin, and heaven knows the rest of us do.

Lovely. Grateful. Better for reading it. Thank you for publishing this beautiful collection… the world is better because of it. Signed, everyone who has ever been called “a bit much.”

This collection of poetry was a very refreshing read for me, as I usually read complex fantasy and murder mystery thrillers. Because of the topics the author chose to explain, life and love, I found it really easy to connect with this book.

I took my time surfing through the poems and some of my favorites included Crush Energy and Mortifying Every Poet Dead and Alive. I recommend reading this book for when you're feeling contemplative and up for a simple modern day poetry kind of read.

Thank you to the publishing group and Netgalley for providing me with this eARC!

No notes! After following Lyndsay on social for a while, I was THRILLED when I heard she was coming out with a poetry collection. This is a book that I will pull from my shelf every so often, flipping to a page and seeing how that particular poem hits in that particular moment. I read a few of these aloud with some friends, and it was extra special to enjoy these feminist poems with other women in my life. (In fact, we're all considering getting the same line from one of the poems as a tattoo.) If you love Kate Baer or Joy Sullivan, you'll love this. The perfect gift for any woman in your life!

Intentional phrasing?
Immaculate timing?
feel good positivity minus the blind optimism?

all are a chef’s kiss in this collection of poems. 20/10 recommend.

Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC!

ɴᴇᴛɢᴀʟʟᴇʏ ʀᴇᴠɪᴇᴡ || A BIT MUCH [thank you to St. Martin’s Press and @netgalley for my #gifted copy!]

Title: A Bit Much
Author: Lyndsay Rush
Genre: Poetry
Format: Digital
Star Rating: ★★★★★
Would I Recommend: 👍🏻

ꜱᴜᴍᴍᴀʀʏ:
A playful, poignant poetry collection for those who thought they’d never like poetry, blending sharp wit, relatable truths, and unexpected wisdom from the mind behind @MaryOliversDrunkCousin.

ᴍʏ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛꜱ:
When you’re highlighting entire poems, you know that something is speaking directly to your heart.

As an English major, I’m no stranger to poetry. But I LOVED that Rush made her poetry easy to understand and to follow.

She made it relatable. She made it relevant. She made it so that you WERE ready to highlight a whole poem because something about it worked for you.

Even if you’re not a poetry reader, I highly recommend checking out this collection! I doubt you’ll regret it.

ʀᴇᴀᴅ ɪꜰ ʏᴏᴜ ʟɪᴋᴇ:
Millennial Problems
Love Stories
Relatable Situations
Funny References & Puns

ᴅᴇᴛᴀɪʟꜱ:
GR: 4.5 ⭐️
# of Pages: 304
Pub Date: September 17, 2024

Some darkly fun little poems that take Mary Oliver as a starting point and give her SSRIs and maybe a bit of a few other problems while you're at it. Fun read, though.

Thank you for the opportunity to review this book of poems. Poetry usually isn’t my cup of tea but I thought I’d take a chance and step outside of my comfort zone. And I’m so glad I did!! It was filled with a lot of humor and some heartfelt ones too. A perfect mix!

Awh this was such a delightful book of poems to find in the depths of post partum. Although, any woman can find pieces of joy in the words on these pages. One I will return to often.

The description "a book of poems for people who didn't know they liked poetry' describes this book perfectly! I had such a fun time reading it and can't wait for more from the author.

Included in a roundup on my newsletter, Crooked Reads:

The genius behind Mary Oliver's Drunk Substack (@MaryOliversDrunkCousin) delivers a witty and moving collection about big feelings and being a millennial woman, meant for people who don’t know yet that they even like poetry. Rush is so smart and her writing is snappy—I cackled my way through more than one poem about the patriarchy / being child-free / eating Doritos. But A Bit Much is also full of heart, and separated into different sections based on mood, which is a really beautiful concept.

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10/10 - I love this book and will be reading it again and again, buying for my SIL and suggesting to every woman in my life!

I do not typically gravitate towards poetry but have enjoyed Lyndsay Rush’s content on Instagram, so I couldn’t resist this when it was Read Now on NetGalley. I cannot speak to the technical merit of her poems, but I can attest to her ability to articulate emotion in a way that often resonated with me. Whether it was eliciting a laugh or tapping into something softer, I bookmarked several poems that I could see myself returning to in the future.

Overall, it’s a lovely collection of poems for many different moods. I thought grouping the poems that way was very clever! It makes it easy for readers to dip in and out of the book as needed, though I ended up reading it straight through from beginning to end. The one downside to that, for me, was that it highlighted the repetitive nature of some of these poems/topics. Or perhaps the collection just felt too long? I’m glad I read it but realized that I prefer to consume the poems as occasional posts on Instagram. Regardless, fans of Rush’s work will likely be pleased to find more of what they’ve come to love from her here.

I am truly honored to get to read this book of poems. I'm admittedly not literary enough to be somebody who reads poems quite often. This book, however, captivated me. As a die hard millennial, I felt seen and heard by so many of these poems. It feels like the Rush truly reached into my brain and pulled out some of the best parts of me and put them on a page. It was special to read something that you relate too so much. I laughed, I cried more than once, and I certainly recommend this collection. I recommend that you commune this book a little bit at a time, because there are some truly profound nuggets in there that the reader should ruminate on. Simply put, I loved it.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publishers for an advanced readers copy of this book. All opinions within this review are my own.

A Bit Much by Lyndsay Rush (aka maryoliversdrunkcousin) is my new all time favorite book of poetry. It was company yesterday during the waiting and anticipating. And company today through the tears and pain. And company many days in the future when I return to the many poems I’ve marked that I will need again. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Thank you to the publisher for the free ebook to review. I also bought my own physical copy.

As a 30-something woman who has constantly been told she is "a bit much" throughout the many stages of life--I deeply appreciated this collection of poems.


Thank you to NetGalley and to the publisher for providing me with a digital copy to review.

I'm not much of a poetry person, but I've been following Lyndsay's Instagram and podcast for years so I decided to try this out and I'm so glad I did! What a moving collection of thoughts, her work is so beautiful. I love the almost conversational style, like hearing from a particularly eloquent friend. I love it, thank you Lyndsay and net galley