Is This OK? by Harriet Gibsone
An extraordinarily honest, outrageously funny account of growing up as a millennial woman in the era of the early internet - from bad MSN boyfriends, to the tyranny of Instagram mumfluencers.
Laugh-out-loud-on-the-train funny. . swings between silliness and profundity . . . This is a book to hold on to and one to share, a warning and a map created by a watchful girl, telling others what may lie ahead -- Maeve Higgins, Guardian
This book is a delight - very real and very entertaining. -- Bob Mortimer
Persistently funny, ill-advisedly honest and deadly accurate . . . My mind is blown -- Caitlin Moran, author of More Than a Woman
A hugely enjoyable read . . . [a] delight of a memoir -- Otegha Uwagba, The Times
Eye-wateringly honest and all-too-relatable . . . funny and wise * Observer *
Very funny and deeply moving. -- Sara Pascoe
Hilarious and brutal! I could not put it down -- Lou Sanders
Brutally honest but brilliantly funny and poignant too . . . Utterly relatable * Glamour *
Hilarious and cringe-inducingly nostalgic . . . It’s a cliché to say “You’ll laugh, you’ll cry”, but with this book, you really will * New Statesman *
A singular and truly funny voice -- Jamie Demitriou
Deeply intense, and insane (in a great way). -- Robert Popper, creator of Friday Night Dinner
Written with humour and intelligence * Stylist *
A raw and funny memoir exploring mental health, illness and motherhood against the backdrop of obsessive internet and social media activity. * Huffington Post *
Gloriously unfiltered, hilariously unhinged and utterly unlike anything else you'll read this year. Harriet's incredibly moving memoir made me laugh out loud, cringe, reminisce and think deeply. What a wonderful introduction to a truly singular comedic voice; I remain in awe! -- Yomi Adegoke
Very funny and moving * Evening Standard *
Devastating and funny as f*ck. I can't remember when I was last so struck by a voice . . . Harriet Gibsone is a SPECTACULAR writer -- Terri White
Just read this from its giggly heights to its mortifying depths . . . I feel like I've been through something. Something really worth going through. -- Frank Cottrell-Boyce
Brilliant. Incredibly funny, chillingly accurate, real sad. Harriet Gibsone is a spectacular writer -- Stevie Martin
This book is a delight - very real and very entertaining. -- Bob Mortimer
Persistently funny, ill-advisedly honest and deadly accurate . . . My mind is blown -- Caitlin Moran, author of More Than a Woman
A hugely enjoyable read . . . [a] delight of a memoir -- Otegha Uwagba, The Times
Eye-wateringly honest and all-too-relatable . . . funny and wise * Observer *
Very funny and deeply moving. -- Sara Pascoe
Hilarious and brutal! I could not put it down -- Lou Sanders
Brutally honest but brilliantly funny and poignant too . . . Utterly relatable * Glamour *
Hilarious and cringe-inducingly nostalgic . . . It’s a cliché to say “You’ll laugh, you’ll cry”, but with this book, you really will * New Statesman *
A singular and truly funny voice -- Jamie Demitriou
Deeply intense, and insane (in a great way). -- Robert Popper, creator of Friday Night Dinner
Written with humour and intelligence * Stylist *
A raw and funny memoir exploring mental health, illness and motherhood against the backdrop of obsessive internet and social media activity. * Huffington Post *
Gloriously unfiltered, hilariously unhinged and utterly unlike anything else you'll read this year. Harriet's incredibly moving memoir made me laugh out loud, cringe, reminisce and think deeply. What a wonderful introduction to a truly singular comedic voice; I remain in awe! -- Yomi Adegoke
Very funny and moving * Evening Standard *
Devastating and funny as f*ck. I can't remember when I was last so struck by a voice . . . Harriet Gibsone is a SPECTACULAR writer -- Terri White
Just read this from its giggly heights to its mortifying depths . . . I feel like I've been through something. Something really worth going through. -- Frank Cottrell-Boyce
Brilliant. Incredibly funny, chillingly accurate, real sad. Harriet Gibsone is a spectacular writer -- Stevie Martin
Harriet Gibsone began her career as a runner for MTV, before becoming a music journalist in the 00s, writing for publications such as Q, NME, Time Out and Nylon. She spent eight years as a Guardian staff writer and editor and now has a column for its weekend magazine. Is This OK? is her first book.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781035000999 |
| ISBN 10 | 1035000997 |
| Title | Is This OK? |
| Author | Harriet Gibsone |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Pan Macmillan |
| Year published | 2023-05-25 |
| Number of pages | 304 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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