4.5 Stars boosting to 5 because it deserves the hype.

This book, like many in its genre, is severely underrated. I am a massive fan of the humor and essays genre, it is oftentimes where I feel the most seen by someone's writing. Lillian Stone's Everybody's Favorite, felt like it was actually written for me (and maybe even by me, at some points).

Largely covering her adolescence in the Y2K era, Lillian paints us a hilarious and detailed account of some of her most ~colorful~ childhood memories, spanning into her early adulthood. She covers religious trauma, body image issues, the difficult life of a dog-mom, and her struggles with obsessive compulsive disorder, and "the pursuit of perfection". Being only a few years younger than Lillian, this book pulled some deeply nostalgic memories from the dark depths of my brain. Each essay was hilarious, but rife with the wisdom that only hindsight and moving out of your hometown can provide.

Many books boast "laugh out loud funny" writing, few deliver. Everybody's Favorite, is the hilarious exception. Lillian, if you are reading this, I need your next book ASAP.