Meaty

Essays

By: Samantha Irby

Narrated by: Samantha Irby

Smart, edgy, hilarious, and unabashedly raunchy New York Times bestselling author Samantha Irby explodes off the printed page in her uproarious first collection of essays.

Irby laughs her way through tragicomic mishaps, neuroses, and taboos as she struggles through adulthood: chin hairs, depression, bad sex, failed relationships, masturbation, taco feasts, inflammatory bowel disease and more. Updated with her favorite Instagramable, couch-friendly recipes, this much-beloved romp is treat for anyone in dire need of Irby's infamous, scathing wit and poignant candor.

Critic reviews

A Cosmo Best 22 Books of the Year For Women, By Women • An Emily Books Book Club Selection

"Ask me who my favorite author is and I won't hesitate to reply with, "Samantha Irby." I love Irby's books so much that I would, without a shadow of a doubt, flip to a random page in any one of them, close my eyes, point to a sentence, and tattoo said sentence across my clavicle. That's how much I love this woman."
— Greg Mania, Paper Magazine

"Chicago favorite well-loved around The A.V. Club offices, Samantha Irby is getting some long-due national attention after her 2017 collection....Irby’s first book, Meaty, has been re-relased, and anyone who picked up We Are Never Meeting In Real Life or has enjoyed her blog, Bitches Gotta Eat, should once more immerse themselves in her startling humor and wit."
— A. V. Club

“Her candor in style and subject matter—mostly sex, dating, and the general lousiness of men—has earned Samantha Irby a cult following... Honesty mixed with self-deprecating humor is what propels reader."
— Time Out Chicago

"Samantha Irby is as bad as she wants to be."
— Chicago Tribune

"Whether she’s writing about her latest inflammatory bowel disease attack or documenting a sexual escapade gone awry (sometimes simultaneously), you’ll most likely be able to relate to Irby’s tell-all book. Her raw honesty and scathing sense of humor will make you laugh out loud…"
— JET

"There is no summing up Sam—no writerly preface, no small-talk tidbits, no rundown of vital stats that can suffice. She is irreducible, like a prime number, or a quark [...] Irby's writing has a powerfully intimacy, a direct connection between her and her readers. On the page, she's more an essayist than a storyteller per se, with the essayist's intellectual habits—exploring ideas, contradicting herself, poking thoughts to see if they burst, and then reveling in the mess."
— Chicago Reader

"Irby has the rare ability to divulge her personal problems to an expansive, invisible Internet audience and still dazzle a crowded room of literati."
— Chicago Magazine

“Raunchy, funny and vivid…Those faint of heart beware...strap in and get ready for a roller-coaster ride to remember."
— Kirkus Reviews

“Amazingly crass, defiant, witty, terrifying, and wondrous...[Irby] cuts the bawdy, wickedly funny pieces with some truly poignant palate cleansers...Irby’s voice is raw, gripping, and...Delicious."
— Booklist

Be prepared to laugh, unless you’re a super stiff lame-o

THIS BOOK.

My lawd, I have not laughed this hard in a long time. This book was curt, well-written & narrated and was waaaay too relatable. I’ve recommended it to every woman I know, and will keep doing so because everyone needs this in their life. Kthanxbye.

too many lists

honestly I love irby but this one had too many lists and "recipes" I was done 3/4 of the way into the book. "We are never meeting in real life" was way better!

Devastating and brilliant

I’ve all of Samantha Irby’s books out of order but it doesn’t matter. This one will hit you in the guts pretty good.

Get it!

Hilarious! This book will make you feel like your life is ok! You won’t regret this download :)

Self deprecation way over done

I get it, it’s funny. I enjoy it to a point, but I guess I’m not as big of a fan as I thought I was of Irby. She really hates on herself way too much and it made me really sad for her.