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Everything's Trash, but It's Okay Audible Audiobook – Unabridged

Phoebe Robinson (Author, Narrator), Ilana Glazer - foreword (Author), Penguin Audio (Publisher)
4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 457 ratings
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Entertainment Weekly, "Fall's 20 Must-Reads" (2018)
Essence, "Fall 2018 Guide to All Things Funny"
Bustle, "18 New Nonfiction Books to Know in October 2018"

"Robinson offers deft cultural criticism and hilarious personal anecdotes that will make readers laugh, cringe, and cry. Everything may indeed be trash but writing like this reminds us that we're gonna make it through all the terrible things with honesty, laughter, and faith." (Roxane Gay, New York Times best-selling author)

New York Times best-selling author and star of 2 Dope Queens Phoebe Robinson is back with a hilarious and timely essay collection on gender, race, dating, and the Dumpster fire that is our world.

Written in her trademark unfiltered and witty style, Robinson's latest collection is a call to arms. Outfitted with on-point pop culture references, these essays tackle a wide range of topics: giving feminism a tough-love talk on intersectionality, telling society's beauty standards to kick rocks, and calling foul on our culture's obsession with work. Robinson also gets personal, exploring money problems she's hidden from her parents, how dating is mainly a warmed-over bowl of hot mess, and, definitely most important, meeting Bono not once, but twice. She's struggled with being a woman with a political mind and a woman with an ever-changing jeans size. She knows about trash because she sees it every day - and because she's seen roughly 100,000 hours of reality TV and zero hours of Schindler's List.

With the intimate voice of a new best friend, Everything's Trash, But It's Okay is a candid perspective for a generation that has had the rug pulled out from under it too many times to count.

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  1. Listening Length
    8 hours and 55 minutes
  2. Author
    Phoebe Robinson, see all
  3. Narrator
    Phoebe Robinson
  4. Audible release date
    October 16, 2018
  5. Language
    English
  6. Publisher
    Penguin Audio
  7. ASIN
    B07D83Q3XZ
  8. Version
    Unabridged
  9. Program Type
    Audiobook
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Product details

Listening Length 8 hours and 55 minutes
Author Phoebe Robinson, Ilana Glazer - foreword
Narrator Phoebe Robinson
Audible.com Release Date October 16, 2018
Publisher Penguin Audio
Program Type Audiobook
Version Unabridged
Language English
ASIN B07D83Q3XZ
Best Sellers Rank #97,239 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals)
#187 in Literary Essays
#916 in Humor Essays (Books)
#1,258 in Essays (Books)

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Phoebe Robinson is perfect
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Phoebe Robinson is perfect
Y’all, is it even possible for Phoebe Robinson to write anything less than perfect? As she might say: Nope/duh.gov.Phoebe kills it again with this book in which she pontificates on the world’s most basic fact - that we are all complete trash. You will be hard-pressed to find a single sentence that doesn’t contain her signature wit. Whether she’s obsessing over Bono, giving single advice, critiquing white feminism, or busting on beauty standards, you can be guaranteed to be kept in stitches while also receiving astute observations that make you breathe a sigh of relief because you’re not the only trash out here. 😅While I was reading this on the beach (in the shade, wearing 75 SPF and an old man fishing shirt cover up) I could not stop cracking up out loud. Like, doing-readings-every-few-minutes-to-my-husband-and-mother-in-law-even-though-they-didn’t-ask-me-to kind of funny.I even kind of forgot we aren’t actually friends. This book reads like you’re catching up and riffing with your funniest BFF. (Tho, if Phoebe reads this, we can be friends. I can provide references)Between her on-point cultural references and sense of humor, I smiled the entire time I read it and I know you will too.
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Dorislynn Quinones
5.0 out of 5 stars Hilariously real memoir
Reviewed in the United States on July 10, 2023
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I would recommend this book to anyone who thinks the world is trash and that the world can do better. Phoebe Robinson writes hilariously, using made up (and sometimes long) hashtags, and finding ways to articulate her feelings in the funniest and most truthful way possible.

She brought up not only her observations, but also used factual articles, as well as polls, to show that not only is this something that she feels, but it's something that can be corroborated. Her writing is strong and impactful. This was the first set of essays I'd read from Phoebe Robinson, and I will be sure to check out her other works as well.
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Afidalgo
5.0 out of 5 stars Laugh out loud, but also dead serious
Reviewed in the United States on November 2, 2018
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I feel like Phoebe is an actual friend of mine (she's not, even though I live for her IG feed!) - Her tone in the book is conversational, light and extremely funny - even when covering serious topics like race, and intersectional feminism. She brings you into her world in a super intimate way, but just before she gets too serious - she launches into a ## hashtag laden rant. Did I laugh out loud on a cross country flight scaring the others in my row? YES. Did I learn something about how to be more inclusive in this world? YES YES YES Am I now obsessed with her podcasts (2 Dope Queens and Soooo Many White Guys)? YEEEEPPP. This girl is so honest, real and funny. I'll be preordering all of her future content....
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Pam
4.0 out of 5 stars Ummm Phoebe seems to be way ahead of everyone on BLM
Reviewed in the United States on July 16, 2020
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Loved this book. Came clean in great condition. But it touches on many touchy issues such as feminism and BLM without being depressing or preachy. She's really fun to listen to. I gave 4 stars because at times, the tangents she goes on can be a bit much. Might distract from the topic she brought up. But usually always goes back to the topic. Just need to skim over some paragraphs. Overall, love this book and so glad I bought it!
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A. C.
5.0 out of 5 stars Watch the show
Reviewed in the United States on October 5, 2022
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I bought the book because of the show. Definitely worth while!
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Carla
5.0 out of 5 stars Genius at the time of its writing
Reviewed in the United States on April 28, 2020
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I loved Two Dope Queens Podcast and I loved this book. It is a bit distracting that there are #hashtags worked into the prose, but it works as it was intended. This choice will likely date the book over time, which is too bad. There are so many blazing and funny cultural references however that dating may be unavoidable in this style of writing anyway.
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Cecelia Harrison
3.0 out of 5 stars It was just okay
Reviewed in the United States on January 2, 2019
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The books seemed rushed. Then I discovered that she did indeed rush the book while I was reading. It was a bit disappointing
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chelsea
5.0 out of 5 stars I Will Fight Anyone Who Doesn’t Love Phoebe
Reviewed in the United States on July 29, 2021
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It’s in the title. End review.

But for reals Phoebe Robinson is both prolific and hilarious. I love her writing and can’t wait for her next book.
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George Frost
4.0 out of 5 stars Phones has a lot of insight about surviving in the modern world.
Reviewed in the United States on January 31, 2022
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If I was single and 34, I'd be lost, but she puts things in perspective and uses humor as a way of coming to terms with the tricky landscape of modern relationships.
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V. J.
3.0 out of 5 stars Has a Targeted Audience
Reviewed in Canada on August 17, 2023
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This book is for African-Americans under the age of forty. If you don't fit into this category, I wouldn't recommend it.
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Zira Zee
5.0 out of 5 stars Excelente
Reviewed in Spain on June 9, 2023
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Lo compré para regalárselo a una amiga y terminé comprándome uno para mi.
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Der Taper
5.0 out of 5 stars Worth the money!
Reviewed in Germany on May 18, 2020
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Absolutely great book! Will recommend everyone to read it! Managed to get my husband to read it as well :=)
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Meara
5.0 out of 5 stars Everyone should read this!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 19, 2019
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A holy grail. Phoebe covers so many important topics in this book, such as racism and feminism and manages to do so in a way that is light-hearted, funny and witty but also keeps it very real and honest, aka there are so many problems in the world going on right now that we can all help to change. Phoebe also gives a perspective into what it's like to be a black woman in (another) industry that's dominated by white-males. I think people of every race + gender should read this book, because you could definitely learn something.

There are so many hilarious hashtags, abbreevs, anecdotes and references that had me in stitches, ooooh and aaahh moments. It's also one of those books that makes you feel warm inside, and ok with some of the difficult or embarrassing situations you've had to face.

You end up feeling like Pheobe is a friend of yours. Pheebs if you're reading this, I wish we were friends!
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