You Deserve a Drink: Boozy Misadventures and Tales of Debauchery

Okay, so I will be honest. My first introduction to Mamrie Hart was, I think, a video that she had done with Hannah Hart and Grace Helbig. I had no idea who she was, and I did not think I liked her. she was over the top in a way the other two were not, and it grated on my nerves.

Over time, I warmed up to her a little. I really enjoyed her in Camp Takota.

After reading this book? I effing love her. I love her honesty, her late 90s and early 2000s pop culture references, and her unabashedness. Mamrie Hart is a bad ass bitch.

Her book is hilarious, but it's also very real, and one of the greatest things about it is the way she embraces and celebrates every part of herself, and is clearly comfortable in her own skin.

Her chapter on show more "Grooming Fails"? Possibly my favorite part of the entire book, and so relatable, at least for me. and how could you not love someone so devoted to Britney Spears?

If you even sort of think you might kind of like Mamrie Hart sometimes? Read this book. show less

I'm almost sad that I've already finished You Deserve a Drink (although my fellow commuters are probably glad they won't have to witness my random gigglesnorts). It's exactly what it advertises. If you're looking for a quick read that is alternately hilarious, disgusting, and borderline unbelievable then you're on the right track with Mamrie's debut novel. She shares stories of her childhood up to the present day which almost entirely revolve around her unique talent of getting herself into unusual predicaments (mostly due to alcohol). Forewarning: Alcohol, illicit substances, sexual escapades, and naughty language abound in You Deserve a Drink. Did I just hear you all run for the nearest bookstore?

I’d say this book is pitch perfect written by that best friend of yours that completely over shares, but you still love her for it. I laughed very much out loud at several different moments in various chapters.

It’s absolutely all kinds of wrong, which probably makes it even better in the long run. I’m not sure I’d recommend it to anyone without steering them to some of Mamrie's stuff on Youtube first, so you at least have a grounding of what to expect, but if you’re a woman who went to college in the 2000s (or the 1990s, like I did), you’ll definitely be able to identify with at least some of the situations in this book.

You know that best friend where in your relationship, there is no such thing as oversharing (and she can make any terrible story sound hilarious)? That's Mamrie. Her collection of amazing stories is so much fun because of how she tells them - with reckless, loving abandon. There were many points where I laughed out loud. Overall, this is a fun book that makes you want to be best friends with the author (and maybe also take her to an AA meeting). (If you're reading this, Mamrie, please be my friend.)

I'll admit to having never heard of Mamrie Hart before requesting the ARC of her book. I brought YDAD with me on a trip this past week and I lost count of how many times it made me laugh out loud in public. (Yes, I was the crazy lady in the airport/on the plane.) I really got a kick out of this quick, hilarious read.

I really can't say enough about this book. I mean, bitch dropped a Bo-Berry Biscuit reference, talks all about growing up in Smalltown, NC. She's one of the few people who are self-made "celebrities" that I'd actually want to meet IRL. I was in tears from laughing so hard by page 25, and I'm 100% certain that the 10 people who were at the pool the day I was finishing the book think I'm bat-shit crazy from how much I laughed while reading YDAD.

Absolutely freaking hilarious! Hart is great at entertaining with stories of her personal bad behavior and shenanigans. This is a good book to read if you're down in the dumps, as it will all but force you to crack a smile (or, if that fails, pour yourself a drink).