You Don't Have To Like Me: Essays on Growing Up, Speaking Out, and Finding Feminism

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Alida Nugent's self-deprecating 'everygirl' approach continues to win the internet-savvy writer and blogger new fans. Now, she takes on one of today's hottest cultural topics: feminism. Nugent is a proud feminist - and she's not afraid to say it. From the 'scarlet F' thrust upon you if you declare yourself a feminist at a party to how to handle judgmental Boots staff when you pop in for the morning-after pill, You Don't Have to Like Me skewers a range of cultural issues, and confirms Nugent as a star on the rise.

Reviews

"Alida Nugent writes with warmth and wit."
Mara Wilson, author ofWhere Am I Now

SuperbNugent adds her unique and captivating voice to the feminist canon.
Bustle

"Bracing, sharp, and funny."
Katie Heaney, author ofNever Have I Ever

"Hilarious...In this series of entertaining essays, popular blogger and author Nugent (Dont Worry, It Gets Worse) documents her journey to feminism while skewering misogynist tropes and delivering some painful truths...readers of all ages will be charmed."
Publishers Weekly(starred review)

"Hilarious...[Nugent] will keep you laughing long after the book is over."
Glamour.com, The Biggest Books of Fall 2015

"Laugh out loud funny...Buy it for the badass, Georgia OKeeffe inspired cover, keep it for the keen insights."
The Huffington Post

Hilarious, fresh, and down-to-earth.
Cosmo.com

InsightfulNugents sincerity, reliability, and nuancerare qualities in personal essay collectionsmake it a worthwhile read.
BUST

Wonderfully empowering and delightfully entertaining.
Shelf Awareness

Witty, entertaining, and frequently painfully relatablea must-read.
Library Journal


Praise for DON'T WORRY, IT GETS WORSE

Reading DONT WORRY, IT GETS WORSE is the equivalent of spending an evening out with your funniest friend. Nugent keeps you laughing from start to finisheven her asides are gems.

Rachel Dratch, Saturday Night Live cast member (1996-2007) and author ofGirl Walks into a Bar

"CharmingNugent is a confection of fabulosity, a sharp and hilarious mind that falls a little bit in loveand a little bit in hatewith the ridiculous world around her. Her observations on post-collegiate life are somehow both cutting and warm, and all the more wonderful for it. "
Sara Barron, author ofPeople Are Unappealing: Even Me

A bracing whiskey shot of a book. Equal parts hilarious and tender, DONT WORRY, IT GETS WORSE will have you laughing out loud on one page, and tearing up ever so slightly on the next. Alida Nugent is wise beyond her years.
Meghan Laslocky, author ofThe Little Book of Heartbreak

"Touching and relatable."
BUST Magazine

"It will make you annoy your lounge chair neighbor with all your LOL-ing."
Cosmopolitan, "Books to Pack in Your Beach Bag"

"Nugent's voice comes across as loyal and tough, and her sense of humor and authenticity will appeal to readers going through related chapters in their own post-college lives. This book, like one of its myriad cocktails, is dry, dirty and surprisingly refreshing."
Kirkus

"If Liz Lemons younger sister existed, shed be just like Alida Nugent: a little bit awkward, perpetually single, and defiantly weird."
Book Riot

[Nugents] essays are warm, funny slices of postcollegiate life, including amusing and helpful bits of advice from a very real person.
Time Out New York

"Honest, real, and hilarious."
Shelf Awareness

Humorous [with] wickedly crafted insights.
New York Journal Books

"Painfully hilarious, eye-opening and breathtakingly well-written. Nugent is a force to be reckoned with...well be hearing from her for years to come."
DishMag

"Depressingly realistic and hilariously offbeat....Nugent is not afraid to tell the truth, no matter how ugly it gets."
Brooklyn Daily Eagle

Author Bio

Alida Nugent currently resides in Brooklyn, where she wears dark lipstick, eats sandwiches, and tries to find dive bars that serve martinis. She is also the author of Don't Worry, It Gets Worse.