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Books like Shit, Actually
A hilariously sharp, feminist reexamination of the nostalgic movies we love, proving you can adore a cultural touchstone while still roasting its glaring flaws. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Shit, Actually.
- playful
- nostalgic
- critical
- outrageous
- 01
Shrill
Lindy West
A hilarious, battle-tested manifesto for taking up space and refusing to apologize for it.
- 02
How to Date Men When You Hate Men
Blythe Roberson
A hilarious, commiserating romp through the exhausting contradictions of desiring romance in a patriarchal world.
- 03
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.
- 04
Hood Feminism
Mikki Kendall
A fierce, necessary dismantling of mainstream feminism that demands we look at survival, not just privilege.
- 05
Furiously Happy
Jenny Lawson
A wildly tangential, laugh-out-loud manifesto on fighting crippling depression with weaponized absurdity.
- 06
Trick Mirror
Jia Tolentino
A razor-sharp, dizzying plunge into the funhouse mirror of modern internet culture and millennial self-delusion.
- 07
We are Never Meeting in Real Life
Samantha Irby
A wildly funny, unapologetically messy romp through the indignities of adulthood and the human body.
- 08
Female Chauvinist Pigs
Ariel Levy
A sharp, journalistic dissection of pop culture that asks whether performing objectification is actually a trap disguised as empowerment.
- 09
Wordslut
Amanda Montell
A sharp, laugh-out-loud linguistic deep dive that turns the policing of women's voices into a masterclass on reclaiming power.
- 10
How to be a woman
Caitlin Moran
A riotous, unapologetic manifesto disguised as a memoir that makes you laugh out loud while dismantling the patriarchy.
- 11
Men Explain Things To Me
Rebecca Solnit
A sharp, validating intellectual toolkit that transforms everyday frustrations into a profound critique of systemic silencing.
- 12
Asking for it
Kate Harding
A blunt, fiercely intelligent dissection of systemic misogyny that balances sobering research with a galvanizing call to action.
