Funny, moving, easy to listen to

I came late to the Samantha Irby party- I listened to Wow, No Thank You, on a whim and thought it was so refreshing and witty. Like listening to a friend tell you about her day, but when she’s really in form. I devoured this in a day, immediately after listening to her later works and while it’s clear she’s improved as a writer, this is still excellent. Samantha is dry, self effacing, and despite what she tells you, very cool. She covers all topics, from her ridiculous sexcapades, to the death of her parents, her harsh upbringing and her favourite recipes. She’s wonderful to listen to. Especially when she enunciates her catch phrases (“excuse me, SIR”)

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Poor

I gave up , with 5 hours left to go . I tried really hard to weather the storm but too many things grated . I’m no prude, but the swearing is gratuitous and it doesn’t enhance the story in any way . It could have been reduced by 90% and set the scene / back story just as effectively. I found the narrator super grating . Her voice has a whiny downward inflection which got very tedious . Not sure if audio was the killer . It didn’t help but I honestly don’t think kindle would have been much better . Sorry folks! I gave it my best shot!

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