Everything Is Awful

And Other Observations

De: Matt Bellassai

Narrado por: Matt Bellassai

From the break-out star of BuzzFeed and the People's Choice Award-winning comedian behind the web series Whine About It and To Be Honest comes a collection of hilariously anguished essays chronicling awful moments from his life so far, the humiliations of being an adult, and other little indignities.

Matt Bellassai has no idea what he's doing. Well, to be fair, he did become semi-Internet famous by getting drunk at work, making him a socially-acceptable - nay - professional alcoholic. He's got some things figured out. But the rest is all just a terrible, disgusting mess.

This is Matt's book. Just to clarify, though, it is absolutely not a memoir; Matt is far too young to have done anything worth remembering (though he did win an actual People's Choice Award for his BuzzFeed web series, Whine About It, which is pretty good, if you ask his mother). This is also most certainly not a book of advice; he is too woefully ill-prepared for life to offer anything in the way of counsel (though that won't stop him from talking). Call this a collection of awful moments that led to his grumbling, blundering adulthood - a chronicle of little indignities that, when taken together, amount to a life of hilarious anguish.

With keen wit and plenty of self-deprecation, Matt reveals how hard it is to shed his past as the Midwest's biggest nerd, that one time a taquito nearly murdered him at his brother's surprise birthday party, and the time he came out to his friends and family (the closet was a bit messy). Matt also wrestles with the humiliations of adulthood, like giving up on love in New York City, living alone with no one to heat his microwave dinners, and combating the inner voice that tells him to say aloud all the things the rest of us are smart enough to keep to ourselves.

You probably don't need this book, but, let's be honest - you do. Since you're already here, you might as well pull up a chair, grab your glass(es) of wine, and enjoy.

©2017 Matt Bellassai (P)2017 Audible, Inc.

Hilarious!

Im supposed to write 15 words - this book was everything I needed it to be!

Everything Is Awful

I love everything about Matt Bellassai, I wish the book was even longer! So many laugh out loud moments!

It’s a miracle he’s even alive at this point

I knew Matt Bellassai was a Leo before I looked up his birthday... his intensely dramatic retelling of the most (hilariously) traumatic events of his life was a dead giveaway. A book like this is much better when read by the author, especially one like Matt. Highly recommend.

A delicious Twinkie of a book!

If you’re a fan of web series Whine About It or To Be Honest, you know exactly what you’re in for: lots of giggles, brutal honesty and the most hysterical similes and metaphors around! I enjoyed it!

A good way to spend a few hours

I started off watching Matt Bellassai's online videos a few months ago, and he is absolutely hilarious! When I heard that he was writing a book, I just knew that I had to read it. And when I heard he was narrating his audiobook, I just knew that I had to have it. Matt's voice makes his already hilarious stories even better! I'd recommend this for anyone looking for a comedic read, or just a fun way to pass a few hours.

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Everything is Awful... Except for This Book!

If you like Matt Bellassai's "Wine About It" BuzzFeed videos, you'll definitely enjoy this book. I listened to the audio version because I love to hear comedians read their books in their own voices, and this one did not disappoint.

As usual, Matt says out loud all of the inappropriate things that we're all thinking in our heads but are too polite to vocalize. If you've ever been the nerd, the clumsy one, the fat kid, or the outcast, you'll relate to and laugh along with his tales of shame and awkwardness. I feel a little bad for Matt that he's been all of those. But then I remember that he's famous and has almost 700,000 Facebook fans, so never mind. I don't feel sorry for him at all.

(In truth, I was able to meet Matt Bellassai in person at a book signing and he is truly a super nice human.)

So funny.

I laughed out loud by myself many times while listening to this book. I even laughed until I cried during one part. It makes it that much better to hear the book read in Matt’s expressive and irreverent voice. The stories he tells about his life are interesting and flow well.

Be prepared to laugh out loud

Have you listened to any of Matt Bellassai’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

I absolutely love Matt Bellassai's sarcastic, witty sense of humor. His videos on facebook have always made me laugh and his book, especially since its narrated by him, was no disappointment. I have been listening to this audio book through my headphones at my desk at work and every few minutes I've been fighting not to laugh too loud. His stories are so relatable and the way he is able to speak openly about his flaws and find humor in them, is really refreshing. I hope he releases another book!

Pure Comic Gold

I started following Matt on Buzzfeed when he was “getting drunk at his desk, in the middle of the day, and complaining about sh*t” and I was hooked. I then became an avid follower of his podcast Unhappy Hour and binged every episode until I was caught up and out of content. Finally, I listened to this audiobook. It took me two days to finish it and I can honestly say, it’s my favorite thing he’s done yet. I can’t imagine having anyone else read the story other than Matt himself, his delivery is half of the humor in and of itself. His honesty and slight self-deprivation are the perfect mix for this extraordinary version of an autobiography. I laughed the whole way through. He goes into subjects such as growing up outside of Chicago as a “young budding homosexual” with an overly protective mother, to stories of living in NYC, and all the hilarious stories along the way. 10/10 loved this book, and 11/10 want to be best friends with Matt Bellassai.

Not my cup of tea.

Although I appreciate the courage it takes to share a personal account of ones life, this story was just not my cup of tea. The author recounts his childhood experiences growing up with a nuerotic, over projective, helicopter mom. In my opinion it didn't do him any favors.