Lindy West is a contributing opinion writer for the New York Times. She is the bestselling author of Shrill, a memoir which has been adapted into a Hulu series starring Aidy Bryant, and a forthcoming book entitled The Witches Are Coming. She lives in Seattle.
"[Lindy is] warm and cutting, vulnerable, and funny in equal
measures; her sense of self makes you yourself feel
seen."--Buzzfeed
"A compilation of powerful and brave essays about coming-of-age in
a world that's set on silencing girls and women."--Revelist
"Ask West one question, and the feminist writer and film critic's
answer feels like wandering into an extraordinarily engaging
women's studies class taught by your favorite comedian. West pings
back and forth between astute commentary about the role of women in
society to clever asides on the idiocy of trolls to riotous
observations about life on the Internet."--Cosmopolitan
"Both sharp-toothed and fluid....To see so much of West's writing
in one place is to appreciate her range. She can eviscerate the
status quo with raunchy humor....She can attack entrenched sexism
with skilled polemic....And she can leave both of those modes
behind to write poignantly about growing up, losing her father, and
falling in love....West is propulsively entertaining."--Slate
"Fearless and funny."
--Chicago Tribune
"From her early stories to the hot-off-the-press pages of Shrill,
there is one ever-present, never exhausted hallmark of West's
writing, and that is its unwavering heart. Whether she's writing
about being fat-shamed by a stranger or confronting the troll who
posed online as her recently deceased father, West has a way of
wringing empathy and catharsis out of even the most deplorable
circumstances. Reading her book is like taking a master class in
inclusivity and cultural criticism, as taught by one of the
funniest feminists alive today."--Refinery29
"Hey reader! I thought I'd read enough in this lifetime about
people's childhoods and feelings and such and I'd never want to do
it again. But Lindy West is such a totally entertaining and
original writer she kind of blew that thought out of my head
halfway into the first chapter. I dare you to feel
differently."--Ira Glass, This American Life
"In Shrill...West is utterly candid and totally hilarious....She's
also quite moving...In an age in which Internet umbrage is almost
as rampant as Internet trolling, West, as funny as she is incisive,
distinguishes herself as a writer who cuts to the heart of the
matter. Shrill is no exception."--Vogue.com
"In her incredible and insightful new book Shrill....West gets
unflinchingly real about growing up fat and the harmful impact that
the media (and its disdain for fat women) can have on young
girls....what West ultimately strives for is to incrementally make
those small changes that can lead to something so much bigger and
better for us all."--Amy Poehler's Smart Girls
"It made me hurt, both from laughing and crying. Required reading
if you are a feminist. Recommended reading if you aren't."--Jenny
Lawson, #1 bestselling author of Let's Pretend This Never Happened
and Furiously Happy
"It's literally the new Bible."--Caitlin Moran, bestselling author
of How to Be a Woman
"Lindy West can take almost any topic and write about it in a way
that is smart, funny, warm, and unique."--Bustle
"Lindy West did not set out to be a feminist warrior against the
forces that wish to silence and hurt women for doing things that
men take for granted...Someone has to fight the misogynists, after
all, and West is well-situated for the front lines, lacing her
blunt sense of humor with a surprising amount of nuanced empathy,
even for those out there who are the ugliest to women."--Salon
"Lindy West has written a really funny, insightful book that you
all should buy. I would recommend reading it, too."--Andy
Richter
"Lindy West is an essential (and hilarious) voice for women. Her
talent and bravery have made the Internet a place I actually want
to be. Thank you, Lindy."--Lena Dunham, #1 bestselling author of
Not That Kind of Girl
"Lindy West is funny. That's the first thing you should know about
her essay collection on feminism, fat acceptance, and Internet
harassment....Lindy has faced so many intolerable and enraging
situations as a fat woman who is outspoken in her writing and on
social media, but she always frames her negative experiences with
humor and perspective. With her clear-eyed insights into modern
culture and her confidence in her own intelligence and personal
worth, West appeals to the humanity of even the most parents'
basement-dwelling, misogynistic and casually hateful of
trolls."--Esquire, Best Books of 2016
"Lindy West is one of the Great Ladies of the Feminist Internet,
her writing style alone setting a regal standard for many of us
coming of age in these wild online times....250 pages of pure
hilariousness...West writes about both the trap of living in a body
and identity that is marginalized, but also the power we have to
reclaim these identities by being wholly, indefatigably, and - wait
for it - shrilly ourselves."--Feministing.com
"Lindy West stares defiantly into the eyes of anyone who reaches to
pick it up and dares them not to shed any sexism they might harbor,
whether conscious or not...Her writing is sharp, smart, hilarious,
relatable, insightful and memorable. She tackles serious and
personal subjects-like being fat, getting an abortion, feeling
lonely or dealing with harassment online-and is just as capable of
eliciting tears as laughter. The combination is part of what makes
her voice so effective and absorbing....I dare you to pick up a
copy."--Newsweek, Best Books of 2016
"Lindy West's debut book, Shrill, is an emotional rollercoaster.
One moment you're snorting from laughter, trying to avoid all the
weird looks you're getting on the train. The next you're silently
absorbing a larger truth neatly packaged into the perfect sentence
you didn't expect to read."--Mother Jones
"Lindy West's memoir is a witty and cathartic take on toxic
misogyny and fat shaming. She comes to accept her body just as
Internet trolls congregate en masse to try to rip this new
confidence from her, but she's rearing to fight back...In Shrill,
West is our fat, ferocious, and funny avenging angel."--NPR, Best
Books of 2016
"Lindy West's name may already be familiar to readers of Jezebel or
to anyone who listened to her fascinating, brutal piece on internet
trolls for This American Life. Her collection of essays takes on
stereotypes, gender politics, beauty standards and other topics she
attacks with her thoughtful, clever, cutting and inspiring
commentary."--Minnesota Public Radio, Best Books of 2016
"One of the most distinctive voices advancing feminist politics
through humor...With patience, humor and a wildly generous attitude
toward her audience [West] meets readers at their point of
prejudice so that she may, with little visible effort, shepherd
them toward a more humane point of view."--The New York Times Book
Review
"One of the most impressive aspects of this book is the level of
nuance, self-reflection, and humanity that West displays in her
analysis of her own writing and her relationships with others....
She shows that you can be funny and mean and incisive and
brilliant, and you can also be thoughtful and considerate and write
with intention....Throughout, West proves herself to be a
considerate and critical narrator with equal capacity for humor and
genuine reflection-a writer who can turn her analytical eye just as
easily to society as to her own life. It's the best kind of memoir,
and it shows that Lindy West still has a lot more to say-and that
we should all keep listening."--Bitch Media
"Read her ferociously funny book and you'll be shouting her
praises."--People
"Read West's ferociously funny book and you'll be shouting her
praises."
--People
"She's candid and funny, unafraid to criticize rape jokes or
explain how airline discriminate against fat people, and her
fearlessness has made her one of the most notable voices on the
Internet."--Flavorwire
"Stitch-inducing and searingly honest."--USA Today
"The surge of love and joy I felt while crylaughing through this
book almost made my cold dead heart explode. Lindy is so smart and
so funny that it almost hurts my little jealous-ass feelings. She
is my most favorite writer ever."--Samantha Irby, author of
Meaty
"There's a reason Lindy West is such a beloved writer: she gets to
the heart of impossible issues with humor and grace. West will have
you cringing, laughing and crying, all within one page. Shrill is a
must-read for all women."--Jessica Valenti, author of Why Have Kids
and Full Frontal Feminism
"There's some beautiful, joyful writing here: West defies cliches
both by being persistently hilarious and deeply loving.....In the
same way that West traces the sobering long-term consequences of
fighting over big cultural issues in public, she also writes with
substance and grace about living in her own body in a way that
transcends the sometimes facile cheerleading for body positivity
that shows up everywhere, from feminist Tumblrs to the cover of
Sports Illustrated's swimsuit issue.....It's not easy to talk about
the work and consequences involved in changing the world; we crave
triumphal stories and incidents to get outraged by. The strength of
"Shrill," though, is the way it captures both halves of the
equation, the joy of those hard-fought victories and the pain
incurred in battle."--Washington Post
"This is who Lindy West is: A constantly harangued feminist writer
ready to transmute your BS into comedy....you need to read
[Shrill]. It's hilarious, biting and wise."--The Huffington
Post
"Uproariously funny...Readers will delight in West's biting
clarity....Despite its serious subject, West's ribald jokes,
hilarious tirades, and raucous confessions keep her memoir skipping
merrily along as she jumps from painful confession to powerful
epiphany. Sure to be a boon for anyone who has struggled with body
image, Shrill is a triumphant, exacting, absorbing memoir that will
lay new groundwork for the way we talk about the taboo of being too
large."--Booklist (Starred Review)
"West came of age as a writer in the full light of the Internet, a
young feminist speaking out against fat-shaming--publicly
addressing her colleague at the Stranger, Dan Savage--and writing
about periods and rape jokes at Jezebel the Guardian....[reveals]
how vital it is for young women to raise their voices."--Los
Angeles Times, The 10 Most Important Books of 2016
"You have to be careful about what you read when you're writing, or
you can end up in total despair, thinking, 'This is what I wanted
to say, only she got there first and said it better.'"--Jennifer
Weiner, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Good in Bed and The
Littlest Bigfoot
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