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Books like Dear Girls
A raunchy, laugh-out-loud love letter to the next generation that hides surprising tenderness beneath layers of unapologetic filth. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Dear Girls.
- energetic
- intimate
- unapologetic
- warm
- 01
Yes Please
Amy Poehler
Like sitting down for a boisterous, wine-fueled dinner with your funniest, wisest friend who isn't afraid to tell you the messy truth.
- 02
Little Weirds
Jenny Slate
A tender, surreal exploration of heartbreak and healing that feels like sitting in a sunlit garden with your weirdest, most empathetic friend.
- 03
I might regret this
Abbi Jacobson
A funny, vulnerable road trip through the messy realities of relationships and self-discovery.
- 04
Why not me?
Mindy Kaling
A hilarious, cocktail-hour catch-up with your most successful, unapologetically ambitious friend.
- 05
Food
Jim Gaffigan
A hilarious, unapologetic love letter to the worst foods in the American diet, delivered with the timing of a master stand-up.
- 06
Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother
Amy Chua
A fiercely unapologetic and ultimately humbling plunge into the high-stakes world of extreme parenting and cultural collision.
- 07
Wow, No Thank You.
Samantha Irby
A laugh-out-loud, unapologetic ode to the exhaustion of getting older, leaving the house, and having a human body.
- 08
The girl with the lower back tattoo
Amy Schumer
A raucous, surprisingly vulnerable late-night conversation with your funniest, messiest friend.
- 09
Not that kind of girl
Lena Dunham
A hyper-articulate, unapologetically messy dispatch from the trenches of young womanhood.
- 10
Dear Ijeawele, or A Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
A warm, fiercely intelligent letter from a brilliant friend offering a roadmap for raising a daughter in a complicated world.
- 11
Is everyone hanging out without me? (and other concerns)
Mindy Kaling
A hilarious, rapid-fire sleepover chat with your smartest, most neurotically charming best friend.
- 12
Chelsea Chelsea bang bang
Chelsea Handler
A brisk, laugh-out-loud exploration of the ridiculous side of relationships, childhood, and navigating adulthood.
