Everybody's Favorite | Lillian Stone | Humor | Netgalley DRC Book Review

 

Book Info

Name of  Book : Everybody's Favorite

Author : Lillian Stone

Publisher : Dey Street Books

Publication Date : 18 July 2023

No. of Pages : 224

Format : Netgalley DRC

Why did I choose the book ?

Everybody's Favorite by Lillian Stone was available on Netgalley in exchange of an honest review. And, this is my first book on Humor.

Where to get the book ?

Everybody's Favorite by Lillian Stone is available on Amazon :

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Author Introduction

LILLIAN STONE is a humor writer, journalist, and regular contributor to The New Yorker, McSweeney’s Internet Tendency, Slate, and others. A leader in the online humor and satire space, she was named one of Paste magazine’s 15 Best Humorists Writing Today. She lives in Chicago.

Blurb

Lillian Stone—childhood evangelical, AOL girlfriend, and professional nail biter is always living on the edge of anxiety. From the pitfalls of a girl plagued by religious trauma, the incomprehensible yet unforgiving need for perfection, and a poorly-behaved twenty-pound beagle, Everybody’s Favorite is a refreshing story of what it means to pick yourself when the world is telling you otherwise. Still navigating the ins and outs of adulthood, accompanied by an obsessive-compulsive disorder that’s become an exercise in self-acceptance and thus compassion, Lillian has become an expert in fighting the urge to be someone else’s idea of perfect. In this laugh-out-loud essay collection, replete with cringe-inducing touchstones of an early-aughts girlhood, Lillian Stone recounts her quest to be everybody’s favorite.

Set largely during the early 2000s Ozarks, and peppered with Stone’s biting satire and gloriously self-deprecating personal anecdotes, Everybody’s Favorite is a wry, empathetic look at the chaos that ensues when we contort ourselves into an ever-changing assortment of socially acceptable shapes —only to fall out of place, twist an ankle, pee your pants a little, and realize that the pursuit of perfection isn’t really all that interesting.

My Opinion

Everybody's Favorite by Lillian Stone is a really exciting and humorous read. The author has outlined the plot with the intricacies of her life, along with satire and jokes. For me, the best thing about the book is that it is based on the author's own life, and it is really not easy to laugh at yourself. Although the language was a bit hard for me, Still, the story has its moments of laughter and enjoyment. Lillian Stone's awkward moments in life served as a hilarious experience for the readers. The only barrier for me was the writing style, which would have attracted more readers if it were simple. I would like to give the book 4 stars.

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