Wow, No Thank You Synopsis:
Wow, No Thank You is the hilarious and relatable essay collection by Samantha Irby that digs into her own personal life. It includes humor, and raw honesty. The book is funny, self-deprecating, and real. Samantha doesn’t sugarcoat anything instead she writes about mental health, messy life moments. And she adds feeling out of place in a way that’s both deeply personal and incredibly funny. It’s perfect for readers who want to laugh at the chaos of life and feel a little less alone in their own imperfections.
Main Themes:
Life as an Adult: Samantha goes about sharing all those messy, awkward, but times unglamorous sides of being an adult. Particularly because she’s 40, doesn’t quite fit the traditional mold, and therefore has an extra dose of perspective.
Living in the Midwest, she recounts, so as she shifts from Chicago to a small town in Michigan and her adaptation struggles with suburban living.
- Body Positivity and Health: She’s transparent about her experiences with chronic illness, body-image issues, and how she goes through life, with its downs and ups.
She writes about marriage and relationships. All about trying to balance love and independence and all the quirks of marrying someone a little bit unlike yourself.
A Few Key Essays:
- “Into the Gross”. She discusses being not the perfect adult, a picture in other people’s imagination, rather admitting to things like her own unhealthy snacking in bed and not caring about being fancy.
- “Late 1900s Time Capsule”: There’s nostalgia for growing up in the ’90s and her love for mall culture and grunge music.
- “Lesbian Bed Death”: Humorously debunking lesbian stereotypes, she puts her own spin on intimacy and long-term love.
- “Detachment Parenting”: Sarcasm about raising kids with the idea of a very hands-off. Low-stress lifestyle, her being child-free and all.
- “Girls Gone Mild”: Samantha comically relates how her party nights are gone, replaced with cozy nights in alone with treats and the tube.
Novel Details:
| Title | Wow, No Thank You |
| Author | Samantha Irby |
| Publishing Date | March 31, 2020 |
| Genre | Memoir, Humor, Essays, LGBTQ |
| Rating | 3/5 |
FAQs:
It’s just a book by Samantha Irby, but an amazing one which has humorous takes on growing older, being really sick, marriage, relationship. It also includes small-town life out in the heartland after living in Chicago, among other topics and theme
The book uses a lot of mature language and contains many mature themes and is thus meant for mature readers and those who appreciate irony.
Samantha Irby has that rare ability: she can wring humor even from the humdrum moments or those pesky challenging events. She can be refreshingly honest about speaking of things not many people like discussing, such as mental health issues, chronic conditions, or being socially anxious.
