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Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead
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bookshelves: lgbt-plus, literary-fiction, non-ya, funny, 5-stars, recommend, favorites-2022, reviewed, owned
Jan 29, 2022
bookshelves: lgbt-plus, literary-fiction, non-ya, funny, 5-stars, recommend, favorites-2022, reviewed, owned
It's not easy being me.
Cookies are my favorite food, and yet I am extremely picky about them. I'm a Phoebe Bridgers fan. I am the dreaded rarity that is a blonde adult.
And I hate writing positive reviews.
In some ways, I make this easier for myself, due to the fact that I am so critical, hateful, and generally unpleasant that it happens as infrequently as possible.
But this is a double-edged sword, because I also have no reason to ever attempt to hone or even improve this skill.
Here we find ourselves. I have to write at length (because if I'm one thing besides difficult, it's verbose) about a perfect book.
This is a nightmare situation for me.
And even worse: THIS BOOK MADE ME CRY. A lot! Lately I've been tearing up at endings a lot, probably due to some hormonal imbalance or debilitating illness and definitely not emotion (I don't have those). But this was not a glamorous single tear sliding down my cheek.
This was a full-on ugly cry. From me. I only cry twice a year: at my annual rewatch of About Time, and when I am somehow held down or arrested and unable to prevent myself from listening to the song The Luckiest / watching an animal video / thinking too hard about a nice tweet I saw four months ago.
How do I write about THAT.
This is my favorite kind of story, one about how hard it can be to be alive in an on-fire world with a semi nonfunctioning brain, but also about how beautiful life is, how wonderful people are. This book is very funny, and very sad, and above all so lovely.
I don't know what to say beyond that.
Can't the five stars speak for themselves???
Bottom line: I will never get better at being nice. But this book deserves me to be.
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pre-review
i am ashamed to admit this, but:
i am sobbing right now.
review to come / 5 stars
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currently-reading updates
this book is about me (girl in therapy and being weird about it)
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tbr review
when i see a title like that, all i can do is hit that want to read button
Cookies are my favorite food, and yet I am extremely picky about them. I'm a Phoebe Bridgers fan. I am the dreaded rarity that is a blonde adult.
And I hate writing positive reviews.
In some ways, I make this easier for myself, due to the fact that I am so critical, hateful, and generally unpleasant that it happens as infrequently as possible.
But this is a double-edged sword, because I also have no reason to ever attempt to hone or even improve this skill.
Here we find ourselves. I have to write at length (because if I'm one thing besides difficult, it's verbose) about a perfect book.
This is a nightmare situation for me.
And even worse: THIS BOOK MADE ME CRY. A lot! Lately I've been tearing up at endings a lot, probably due to some hormonal imbalance or debilitating illness and definitely not emotion (I don't have those). But this was not a glamorous single tear sliding down my cheek.
This was a full-on ugly cry. From me. I only cry twice a year: at my annual rewatch of About Time, and when I am somehow held down or arrested and unable to prevent myself from listening to the song The Luckiest / watching an animal video / thinking too hard about a nice tweet I saw four months ago.
How do I write about THAT.
This is my favorite kind of story, one about how hard it can be to be alive in an on-fire world with a semi nonfunctioning brain, but also about how beautiful life is, how wonderful people are. This book is very funny, and very sad, and above all so lovely.
I don't know what to say beyond that.
Can't the five stars speak for themselves???
Bottom line: I will never get better at being nice. But this book deserves me to be.
----------------
pre-review
i am ashamed to admit this, but:
i am sobbing right now.
review to come / 5 stars
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currently-reading updates
this book is about me (girl in therapy and being weird about it)
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tbr review
when i see a title like that, all i can do is hit that want to read button
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Khaoula wrote: "Same 😁"it's irresistible
You are going to love this I promise promise promise
Literally same. When I saw that book I went straight to the book store and read it in one sitting. I love it so much. Gilda is my spirit animal.
emma wrote: "when i see a title like that, all i can do is hit that want to read button"I know, right? Who can resist a cheery title?
Same! The entire time I was just thinking "is this book about me lol". But what stood out to me the most is that while I would put this book in my "sad millennial girl/she's not okay" shelf, this one had a certain KINDNESS to it that I didn't see much of in other books
Ella wrote: "You are going to love this I promise promise promise"are you psychic
Ruby wrote: "Literally same. When I saw that book I went straight to the book store and read it in one sitting. I love it so much. Gilda is my spirit animal."i can't believe how much i loved it
James wrote: "emma wrote: "when i see a title like that, all i can do is hit that want to read button"I know, right? Who can resist a cheery title?"
it's important to remember the silver linings in life
Avery wrote: "Same! The entire time I was just thinking "is this book about me lol". But what stood out to me the most is that while I would put this book in my "sad millennial girl/she's not okay" shelf, this o..."okay YES!!! soooo well put. there's a love for people here that is my favorite thing to find
Omg, I am also a huge Phoebe fan and felt soooo seen by Gilda. There are so many common themes between this book and her music it’s uncanny!
Hi!!! I wanted to read this book and you seem to have already read it so I was just wondering what age rating would you put to this book? I am a minor and I want to read this book cause it looks interesting but I’ve done my research and can’t find any age rating, i just wanted to know if you could help me by telling me if this book has anything not appropriate for minors.
in the acknowledgments, emily austin thanks phoebe bridgers for writing “funeral” and muna for writing “it’s gonna be okay, baby,” so all of our collective phoebe suspicions are indeed canon :)
You said you ugly-cried reading this book, and that you annually rewatch About Time… wait…is this my own post?! Am I commenting to myself?! 🤔🤣😂SAME EMMA SAME! I was not ready for this book! I loved it. ❤️❤️❤️
Bahaha I love that this review reads like it's part of the book/is written by Gilda herself.
Your review was so well written, and I felt the same about this book, that I have delightfully gone and taken recommendations from your other reviews. Thank you for this service!
no because i’m literally shit at writing positive reviews about things without talking in circles while reusing the same 4 generic compliments i’ve stored in my brain so i feel you. also PHOEBE!!
Elle wrote: "Hi!!! I wanted to read this book and you seem to have already read it so I was just wondering what age rating would you put to this book? I am a minor and I want to read this book cause it looks in..."pretty late response so you might have already read it or figured it out, but personally i think it's like 14-15+
it depends on the person, so do look up the trigger warnings online
I just finished this and it was also a full-on ugly gasping for breath cry. Perfectly said
this book was in my top of last year! amazing amazing amazing!!!!!
Blueblubloo wrote: "this book was in my top of last year! amazing amazing amazing!!!!!"mine too!
roz⭐ wrote: "loooooved this one"so good
Saxon wrote: "I just finished this and it was also a full-on ugly gasping for breath cry. Perfectly said"it's unreal
oli wrote: "no because i’m literally shit at writing positive reviews about things without talking in circles while reusing the same 4 generic compliments i’ve stored in my brain so i feel you. also PHOEBE!!"why is it the hardest thing ever!!!!
Amy wrote: "Your review was so well written, and I felt the same about this book, that I have delightfully gone and taken recommendations from your other reviews. Thank you for this service!"omg thank you it's an honor
Castille wrote: "Bahaha I love that this review reads like it's part of the book/is written by Gilda herself."HIGHEST PRAISE
Monica wrote: "You said you ugly-cried reading this book, and that you annually rewatch About Time… wait…is this my own post?! Am I commenting to myself?! 🤔🤣😂SAME EMMA SAME! I was not ready for this book! I loved..."are we...soul sisters??? soul twins??? amazing
Alexa wrote: "in the acknowledgments, emily austin thanks phoebe bridgers for writing “funeral” and muna for writing “it’s gonna be okay, baby,” so all of our collective phoebe suspicions are indeed canon :)"omfg
Emma wrote: "Omg, I am also a huge Phoebe fan and felt soooo seen by Gilda. There are so many common themes between this book and her music it’s uncanny!"so true!!!
This is an amazing review! Lol I haven’t read it yet but I am very I marked want to read and then saw your review and will now be picking up the book tomorrow! Lol
The fact that I only listened to Phoebe while reading this😭
This review is perfect 😭 this is so relatable
This book is very autumnal I've decided
Debra wrote: "Terrific review, Emma!"thank you!
Saima wrote: "This book is very autumnal I've decided"i accept this decision
Rae ✰ ° ⋆ wrote: "This review is perfect 😭 this is so relatable"<3 <3 <3
Jazmine wrote: "The fact that I only listened to Phoebe while reading this😭"correct vibe
Devon wrote: "This is an amazing review! Lol I haven’t read it yet but I am very I marked want to read and then saw your review and will now be picking up the book tomorrow! Lol"serendipity! thank you!
You are a review queen, you should write books!
oh hey fancy seeing you here in the reviews of a book i randomly borrowed from my girlfriend. i would have read it because of you otherwise what a lovely review
I enjoyed this review, almost as much as I'm enjoying the book right now.
