RaveThe Washington PostWertz writes with witty introspection, punctuated by moments of bottomless sadness and crude humor, both with surprising timing ... This willingness to accept that things can still be bad even when they’re not the worst ultimately elevates Wertz’s story ... At 320 pages, the book sometimes seems bogged down by detailed accounts of seemingly inconsequential incidents, but every time it does, Wertz pulls you back in with a moment of vulnerability that turns you into an unsuspecting confidant ... There are no life-changing revelations and no epic epiphanies, but we don’t need either. Wertz masterfully turns the everyday and the mundane into stories funny enough to keep you entertained, and sad enough to leave you just a little wistful.
