EVERYBODY'S FAVORITE is a fun, nostalgia-laced memoir of growing up in the Ozarks in the early 00s. Crammed in with all the boy band fangirling and glittery jelly shoes, however, is a lot of serious stuff: overcoming religious trauma, dealing with health problems, misogyny: both external and internal, and a lot of pretty intense oversharing (e.g. streaking, uncomfortably horny dogs).
I thought most of these essays were great but some of them felt a little like afterthoughts, especially the ones that felt like skits and the more blatant attempts at forced humor. However, I can't give anything a bad rating that made me soooo nostalgic, and honestly, if you want a real aughts-stamped slice of life, this is for you, especially if you're a fan of essayists like Mia Mercado or Sloane Crosley.
2.5 out of 5 stars
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