New Year, Same Trash: Resolutions I Absolutely Did Not Keep

Authors: Irby, Samantha
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
BISAC/Subject: BIO026000, SEL031000, HUM003000
ISBN: 9780525435150, Related ISBNs: 0525435158, 9780525435150
Classification: Non-Fiction
Number of pages: 20,
Audience: General/trade
Synopsis: Comedian, blogger and essayist Samantha Irby is not going to be a better person this year than she was last. Nope. With a small group of woo-woo others, Irby sets seventy micro-resolutions, and then—with the rest of us—she fails at almost every single one of them.
 
Thoughtful, witty, poignant—the failed intentions in New Year Same Trash will make you laugh and cry. Because you know you’ve been there. You can’t wake up in time to go to brunch. Swimming three times a week? Who are you kidding. You’re not going to shower every day or pack your lunch every day. You’re definitely not going to choose a smart movie over mindless entertainment, because you’re tired. You’re lazy. And, no, you’re never going to be a positive thinker. “I didn’t do this. I’m gonna. Maybe.” Don’t worry. It’s okay. There’s always next year. Instantly recognizable to anyone who’s ever failed to make goals and stick with them, New Year Same Trash will bring hilarious relief.

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