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341 reviews for:
Is It Hot in Here (Or Am I Suffering for All Eternity for the Sins I Committed on Earth)?
Zach Zimmerman
3.61 AVERAGE
341 reviews for:
Is It Hot in Here (Or Am I Suffering for All Eternity for the Sins I Committed on Earth)?
Zach Zimmerman
3.61 AVERAGE
After reading this, it makes me feel more comfortable growing up close to NYC. Hilarious and eyeopening. It was like hanging out with one of my good pals. Thoroughly amusing, would love to see him perform live one day. Bravo, [a:Zach Zimmerman|7262923|Zach Zimmerman|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1456968392p2/7262923.jpg]
medium-paced
This was... fine, I guess? I really don't know how to rate or review this. I feel bad giving it less than 3 stars because I think it was very much a "me" issue (comedy memoirs and essays are VERY hit-and-miss for me), but I was just honestly bored throughout a lot of this and found myself skim-reading more often than not.
I didn't laugh or even crack a legitimate smile at any of the comedy bits, and I think the most impactful part of the entire thing was the segment about how isolated the author felt as a rare queer person who isn't/wasn't into Drag Race (which I fully relate to, as someone who has, on multiple occasions, sat quietly in the corner playing on my phone while all of the other people in my friendship group chatted animatedly about the latest episode). Oh, and I did enjoy some of the bits about growing up queer in a strict religious home, because that's an eternal mood.
But... yeah. This was just fine. I'll probably never really think about it again, but a lot of people will definitely love it more than I did and if you're into comedy essays about queer culture, you should still give it a try!
Thank you to the publisher for the review copy! All thoughts are honest and my own.
✨ Representation: Zach Zimmerman is gay, multiple people mentioned are queer
I didn't laugh or even crack a legitimate smile at any of the comedy bits, and I think the most impactful part of the entire thing was the segment about how isolated the author felt as a rare queer person who isn't/wasn't into Drag Race (which I fully relate to, as someone who has, on multiple occasions, sat quietly in the corner playing on my phone while all of the other people in my friendship group chatted animatedly about the latest episode). Oh, and I did enjoy some of the bits about growing up queer in a strict religious home, because that's an eternal mood.
But... yeah. This was just fine. I'll probably never really think about it again, but a lot of people will definitely love it more than I did and if you're into comedy essays about queer culture, you should still give it a try!
Thank you to the publisher for the review copy! All thoughts are honest and my own.
✨ Representation: Zach Zimmerman is gay, multiple people mentioned are queer
Content Warnings
Moderate: Body shaming, Homophobia, Infidelity, Transphobia, Religious bigotry
funny
fast-paced
This was cute, but unfortunately I think the title and cover art were my favorite parts of the book. Could’ve been partially that my ebook was formatted in a weird way that didn’t allow me to fully appreciate the organization of the book and I got distracted. Related almost too much to the part when at the end he talked about his sauna experience (not relatable) and his inner monologue about his tumultuous relationship with Allen (very relatable)
Received a copy from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
His way of describing things absolutely makes you feel like this is someone you know. That you're sitting around a table and hearing stories from a friend or family member. His hysterical view of life and the way he slowly grew into himself and his identity.
What it was like growing up in a strict religious household and what that meant for his authentic self. You equally acknowledge his childhood and experience as a gay man in college and beyond and the things he faced. The entire time dying of laughter from his humor and bluntness.
His way of describing things absolutely makes you feel like this is someone you know. That you're sitting around a table and hearing stories from a friend or family member. His hysterical view of life and the way he slowly grew into himself and his identity.
What it was like growing up in a strict religious household and what that meant for his authentic self. You equally acknowledge his childhood and experience as a gay man in college and beyond and the things he faced. The entire time dying of laughter from his humor and bluntness.
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an advanced reader copy in exchange for an honest review. I thoroughly enjoyed Zach Zimmerman's hilarious essays spanning topics such as Olive Garden, ex-vangelical guilt, and even a New Yorker-style interview with satan himself. I mean, what more could one ask for?
'Is it Hot in Here...?' is very funny, but there are also moments that are touching, tragic, and self-reflective. I would love to explore this book a second time if/when it gets an audiobook release, as I am sure hearing it read by Zach would elevate the stories even further!
Favorite line: "Two thirteen is a bad guess for pi and a good time for a nap, but it's not a living wage"
'Is it Hot in Here...?' is very funny, but there are also moments that are touching, tragic, and self-reflective. I would love to explore this book a second time if/when it gets an audiobook release, as I am sure hearing it read by Zach would elevate the stories even further!
Favorite line: "Two thirteen is a bad guess for pi and a good time for a nap, but it's not a living wage"
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
sad
fast-paced
I really love Zach and I love that he's a deconstructed former church kid that isn't afraid to grind the axe he has from the pain he’s experienced and talks openly about what the absence of "god" has hilariously and achingly felt like sometimes. He wrestled with his love of his parents, trying to not parent but coexist with them as an adult, and this huge bucket of empathy that his upbringing has left him with to hand out in interesting situations in his adult life. Reading this book felt like being a little less alone, a little more horny, and left a large craving for cheddar bay biscuits.
Including Dunkin cold brew in your acknowledgments for a personal memoir is such a mood.
This book touched me in a certain way that all Southern queer folk relate to each other, I suppose. I felt seen in his conversations with his parents about being queer. These essays were delivered in such a beautiful way that the highs were very high, and very funny and the lows really came for the juggular to make you cry in the breakroom at work while you’re just eating your lunch and looking for a happy lil gay book to read.
The last 3 essays: Sot Down with Satan, Breadsticks and Questions for God were my favorites. I want to buy this book
This book touched me in a certain way that all Southern queer folk relate to each other, I suppose. I felt seen in his conversations with his parents about being queer. These essays were delivered in such a beautiful way that the highs were very high, and very funny and the lows really came for the juggular to make you cry in the breakroom at work while you’re just eating your lunch and looking for a happy lil gay book to read.
The last 3 essays: Sot Down with Satan, Breadsticks and Questions for God were my favorites. I want to buy this book
emotional
funny
fast-paced