Books like We are Never Meeting in Real Life

A wildly funny, unapologetically messy romp through the indignities of adulthood and the human body. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with We are Never Meeting in Real Life.

chaotic
intimate
cathartic
hilarious

01
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.
Shares:
- intimate
- hilarious
- self-deprecating
- irreverent
02
The last black unicorn
Tiffany Haddish
A fiercely funny, unfiltered ride through trauma and triumph that feels like a late-night conversation with your most resilient friend.
Shares:
- intimate
- hilarious
03
Furiously Happy
Jenny Lawson
A wildly tangential, laugh-out-loud manifesto on fighting crippling depression with weaponized absurdity.
Shares:
- chaotic
- irreverent
04
The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl
Issa Rae
A hilarious, cringe-filled celebration of introversion and the messy journey to embracing your own deeply uncool authenticity.
Shares:
- intimate
- self-deprecating
- candid
- wry
05
Shrill
Lindy West
A hilarious, battle-tested manifesto for taking up space and refusing to apologize for it.
Shares:
- cathartic
- hilarious
- wry
06
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.
Shares:
- self-deprecating
- wry
07
I was told there'd be cake
Sloane Crosley
A wry and hilarious celebration of well-intentioned haplessness in the modern city.
Shares:
- chaotic
- hilarious
- self-deprecating
- wry
08
It Gets Worse
Shane Dawson
A chaotic, laugh-out-loud trip through the most mortifying moments of a millennial internet icon's life.
Shares:
- chaotic
- self-deprecating
- irreverent
- candid
09
You can't touch my hair and other things I still have to explain
Phoebe Robinson
A laugh-out-loud yet deeply affecting exploration of race, gender, and the absurdities of modern American culture.
Shares:
- hilarious
- candid
10
Priestdaddy
Patricia Lockwood
A wildly poetic, laugh-out-loud descent into the absurdities of a deeply eccentric Catholic upbringing.
Shares:
- chaotic
- hilarious
- irreverent
11
When You Are Engulfed in Flames
David Sedaris · 2008
A masterclass in turning everyday mortifications and neurotic spirals into sharp, surprisingly tender comedy.
Shares:
- intimate
- self-deprecating
- wry
12
Redefining realness
Janet Mock
An intimate, unflinching, and ultimately triumphant journey of claiming one's truth and bodily autonomy against all odds.
Shares:
- intimate

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