Nothing Good Can Come from This
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3.9 • 21 Ratings
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- $14.99
Publisher Description
This program is read by the author.
Kristi Coulter inspired and incensed the internet when she wrote about what happened when she stopped drinking. Nothing Good Can Come from This is her debut audiobook--a frank, funny, and feminist essay collection by a keen-eyed observer no longer numbed into complacency.
When Kristi stopped drinking, she started noticing things. Like when you give up a debilitating habit, it leaves a space, one that can’t easily be filled by mocktails or ice cream or sex or crafting. And when you cancel Rosé Season for yourself, you’re left with just Summer, and that’s when you notice that the women around you are tanked—that alcohol is the oil in the motors that keeps them purring when they could be making other kinds of noise.
In her sharp, incisive debut essay collection, Coulter reveals a portrait of a life in transition. By turns hilarious and heartrending, Nothing Good Can Come from This is perfect for anyone who has ever stood in the middle of a so-called perfect life and looked for an escape hatch.
Customer Reviews
⭐ One Star
I’m giving this one star not because the writing is the worst thing I’ve ever heard, but because the audiobook format is completely broken and shows a clear lack of care for listeners. There is no table of contents, no chapter markers, no way to navigate—just randomly labeled tracks (“Track 1,” “Track 2,” etc.) with no structure or meaning, and each one is a random length. There’s no way to know that until after you’ve already purchased the book.
This kind of setup makes it impossible to look for or listen to specific essays or even know which one you’re listening to. It’s incredibly inconsiderate and frustrating. If authors and publishers expect us to buy and listen to their work, they should put in basic effort to make it user-friendly.
Again, not the worst thing I’ve ever heard, but the broken audiobook experience makes it impossible to recommend.