Everything's Trash, But It's Okay
Written by Phoebe Robinson
Narrated by Phoebe Robinson
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About this audiobook
New York Times bestselling author and star of 2 Dope Queens Phoebe Robinson is back with a new, hilarious, and timely essay collection on gender, race, dating, and the dumpster fire that is our world.
Wouldn't it be great if life came with instructions? Of course, but like access to Michael B. Jordan's house, none of us are getting any. Thankfully, Phoebe Robinson is ready to share everything she has experienced to prove that if you can laugh at her topsy-turvy life, you can laugh at your own.
Written in her trademark unfiltered and witty style, Robinson's latest collection is a call to arms. Outfitted with on-point pop culture references, these essays tackle a wide range of topics: giving feminism a tough-love talk on intersectionality, telling society's beauty standards to kick rocks, and calling foul on our culture's obsession with work. Robinson also gets personal, exploring money problems she's hidden from her parents, how dating is mainly a warmed-over bowl of hot mess, and definitely most important, meeting Bono not once, but twice. She's struggled with being a woman with a political mind and a woman with an ever-changing jeans size. She knows about trash because she sees it every day—and because she's seen roughly one hundred thousand hours of reality TV and zero hours of Schindler's List.
With the intimate voice of a new best friend, Everything's Trash, But It's Okay is a candid perspective for a generation that has had the rug pulled out from under it too many times to count.
Editor's Note
Funny and relatable…
Let’s face it: The world is currently a dumpster fire, but hearing Phoebe Robinson’s take on everything from politics and race to dating and unrealistic beauty standards is a reminder that we’re not rummaging through the ruins alone. A delightful reprieve from the flames and a must-read for any 2 Dope Queens fans.
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Reviews for Everything's Trash, But It's Okay
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Oh wow!! Yasssss. This book was funny but also honest and heartfelt. Loved it!
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Awesome is an understatement Phoebe!! I absolutely love the book.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5humor/nonfiction essays from comedian/actor/author/and more
so I finally crawled out from under my rock and discovered Phoebe. Goodreads, why aren't you recommending her books MORE? This woman is GOLD.
I really enjoyed listening to Phoebe's upbeat and hilarious observations and opinions and will definitely look up her first book after this. - Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5CBR 10 BINGO Square: UnderrepresentedBest for: People who like personal essays and also Ms. Robinson’s style of humor (e.g., loads of hashtags)In a nutshell: In the follow-up to her first collection of essays, Ms. Robinson shares more of the serious aspects of her personal life (including her financial challenges, her experience with interracial relationships, and the failures of feminism) while also telling hilarious stories about meeting Oprah and Bono (not at the same time, but could you even imagine?).Worth quoting:“I am also a ludicrous trash fire like the kind you see on Naked and Afraid when people sign up to be in the wilderness when they’re barely capable of troubleshooting Mozilla Firefox, let alone making an actual fire from scratch.”Why I chose it:I enjoyed Ms. Robinson’s first book, and this one looked pretty great.Review:I have to admit that I don’t listed to Two Dope Queens anymore. It sort of fell out of rotation for me, mostly because some of the stand-up acts were just not my thing, and it’s hard to figure out how to fast-forward the right amount on a podcast. But that doesn’t mean I stopped enjoying Jessica Williams or Phoebe Robinson. So when I saw Ms. Robinson had a follow-up book out, I knew I wanted to read it.I laughed a lot while reading this book. Not on every page, but definitely each essay — including the more serious ones — offered something to crack up about. I think her style may not be for everyone, as she tends to employ a lot of ridiculous abbreviations and beyond long hashtags, but for me, it works.While the book focuses on some things that are indeed trash, I also really enjoyed the sections where Ms. Robinson focuses on what’s gone well in her life. It doesn’t feel like bragging; it’s just more fun to read about the good things. I’m genuinely happy for her.That said, the serious chapters are well done. The essay on feminism is a great look at the ways women of color often don’t feel supported by white women, and her vulnerability when discussing her financial troubles is relatable to the point that I think it could genuinely help some similarly situated folks.If you like Ms. Robinson, I think you’ll enjoy this book.