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Dec 29, 2019

The title and cover were so fun- all of my fellow librarians were excited to read this book! However, if you are over the age of 25, not much is of use. Ironically, this pretty much just talks about the basics of being an adult. Not much extra. If someone wants to write about being an adult (at any age) and struggling against conformity, this would be an excellent title. Figuring out what to buy for your kitchen and when to send a thank you... doesnt seem like guacamole to me. It would make a The title and cover were so fun- all of my fellow librarians were excited to read this book! However, if you are over the age of 25, not much is of use. Ironically, this pretty much just talks about the basics of being an adult. Not much extra. If someone wants to write about being an adult (at any age) and struggling against conformity, this would be an excellent title. Figuring out what to buy for your kitchen and when to send a thank you... doesn’t seem like guacamole to me. It would make a nice graduation gift though. **best take away for actual reluctant adults: bringing mini bottles of alcohol on a plane to make your own cocktails. ...more

5

Oct 11, 2019

This book was beyond funny (not to mention beautiful looking!) As someone in their mid-twenties who does not have her shit together, I appreciated the advise and humor that this book provided. A must have coffee table style book that actually has a lot of content to it!

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Nov 11, 2019

Eh. I was hoping to read something more original or personal, but most of the takeaways were pretty contrived and cliche. I thought the humor was funny for the first chapter, then it became redundant. I laughed, though. I did think the advice on weddings and skin care were useful.

4

Mar 09, 2020

Sarah Solomon's Guac Is Extra But So Am I: The Reluctant Adult's Handbook is filled with an assortment of passages laced with Solomon's voice and personality. The way she writes makes me want to be her friend. She tells of real-life experiences from not just herself, but also anecdotes from peers and colleagues. Solomon writes with humor in order to keep her informative passages interesting, and she does this well. I found her usage of modern and informal language to be interesting and engaging. Sarah Solomon's Guac Is Extra But So Am I: The Reluctant Adult's Handbook is filled with an assortment of passages laced with Solomon's voice and personality. The way she writes makes me want to be her friend. She tells of real-life experiences from not just herself, but also anecdotes from peers and colleagues. Solomon writes with humor in order to keep her informative passages interesting, and she does this well. I found her usage of modern and informal language to be interesting and engaging. One of the strong characteristics of this book is the way it is organized. It reminds me of reading a textbook for a math or science class. It is very structured which I greatly enjoyed. Another interesting part of this book was the Solomon discussed relationships and how to handle them. It was interesting because she broke from her regular stylistic choice of sharing life experiences in order to give you the knowledge. With this chapter, she focussed less on telling her own persona; stories and more relating her humor and wit to her reader. There were only a few things I did not fully enjoy about Solomon’s stylistic choices. The first one was that her humor was rather repetitive and she didn’t break her structure very often. The second thing that I disliked about Solomon’s personal writing was that she was a bit aggressive and chose to tell rather than suggest what to do and what not to do. Though it is obvious that this was intentional as it is supposed to be a sort of rulebook, I felt it didn’t work with the overall message the book is supposed to send. ...more

1

Sep 05, 2019

Kinda useless for most people over the age of 18~19. Tries too hard with dry humor about drinking too much - wow, a twenty something binge drinking cheap alcohol and waking up in a dirty room, how novel! Not. I was into it at first, but by the end if the book I was so tired of that same repetitive White Girl humor.

5

Aug 14, 2019

I really enjoyed this book! Both informative and entertaining, its life advice from someone whos been in the trenches and survived to tell about it. I great college graduation present; a millennial survival guide for and all. Good read! I really enjoyed this book! Both informative and entertaining, it’s life advice from someone who’s been in the trenches and survived to tell about it. I great college graduation present; a millennial survival guide for and all. Good read! ...more

3

Nov 06, 2019

Y'all know ya girl is equal parts extra and bad at adulting, so I knew I needed to read this book the moment I saw it! The book itself was equal parts funny and genuinely helpful. It was a fun, quick read so overall I would recommend it.

5

Oct 11, 2019

Easy read. A good tongue in cheek read for a early to mid 20s person to help figure out life after college.

5

May 24, 2019

A fabulously hilarious and informative post-graduation read. Would highly recommend for any burgeoning adult in your life.

3

Jan 27, 2020

Fun, quick read with cute illustrations. The advice is definitely more suited to young 20-year-olds. Humorous and relevant - I gifted it to my younger sister.