DNF Review - I read about the first 30-ish pages. It wasn't bad, but I wasn't funny like I thought it was supposed to be. It got very deep into her personal life and struggles quickly, and I just don't know anything about her, it was hard to want to continue. I then got distracted by other books and don't really feel like finishing - I'm pretty picky with nonfiction and members that I finish, usually I have to really already know about the person/topic. I requested this when I was on a celebrity memoirs binge which I'm now over.

It does have really great ratings from other people, its just not for me.

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Jenny Allen is hilarious, and her new collection of essays proves it. Would Everybody Please Stop? kept me laughing – at times with tears streaming down my face - from the time I picked it up until I finished it (all in one sitting). A few of the essays are more serious, addressing topics relevant to today’s world, but every essay is outstanding. I loved each and every one which rarely happens to me when reading a compilation such as this one. My favorite hands down was “How to Tie-Dye” where she decides she has free time while staying in a motel during a snow storm and starts to tie-dye a bunch of shirts. The project goes hilariously awry. I enjoyed it so much that as I was writing this review I had to go back and read it again. “Swagland”, “Take My House, Please”, and “My Gratitudes” are not far behind. I also really liked “My New Feminist Cop Show” which I truly appreciated because the issues she raises are ones I have repeatedly mentioned to my husband while watching shows with female detectives. Her essay on this topic is spot on. I also loved “I Have to Go Now” because that is exactly what happens to me when we decide to stay at someone’s home instead of in a hotel. I highly recommend Would Everybody Please Stop? Thanks to NetGalley and Farrar, Strauss, Giroux for the chance to read this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I was expecting more from this book. It started off very well. The essay on not being able to sleep was hilarious. Toward the middle of the book, it dropped off a bit. There were some funny essays, but not enough to make you want to keep reading. This book is ok, not great just ok. Thanks to NetGalley, the author and the publisher for the ARC of this book in return for my honest review.

Funny collection of essays, I didn't know this writer, but I'll be lokking for more books for sure.

While most of the pieces were mediocre, the writing was pleasant which made it possible to finish the book. I didn't really laugh, or feel much of anything for that matter. The strongest piece in my opinion was Ask the Answer Lady, I would have liked to see more styled like that.

Honestly, I found the second essay (on weight) to be a little irritating and I couldn't really get past this. The writing is alright and I can see how people might enjoy it and find it funny, but it just left a bad taste in my mouth.

Hilariously funny! Author was real and "down to earth". Great book just to sit down and laugh with.