I understand why people constantly compare The Witches Are Coming and Trick Mirror--they are beat for beat about the same subjects: feminism in 2019, the wellness industry, the "roiling nazi ratking" that is twitter, the fyre festival, and male toxicity in general. But they are not the same book.

The difference is that you find Jia Tolentino in the New Yorker and Lindy West on HBO. Do you prefer theory explained in a way that makes you think "wow I never thought of that before" or your rage-inducing daily reality explained in a way that makes you laugh about it? Pick your poison.

I didn't mean to read these two books one right after the other, but it's nice that I did. I liked both. I haven't read Shrill and I can't remember hearing Lindy West on This American Life, but I think she is funny, relatable, and shrewd.