The book documents Moran's early life (from teens until mid-thirties) including her views on feminism.

In an interview done by NPR, Moran says that she uses humour in her writing because "it's kind of hard to argue with someone who's making you laugh".

[3] Moran discusses topics such as the concept of naming body parts, her own experience of childbirth,[4] and the stigma surrounding abortion.

[7][8] Moran states, "But if there is to be a fifth wave of feminism, I would hope that the main thing that distinguishes it from all that came before is that women counter the awkwardness, disconnect, and bullshit of being a modern woman not by shouting at it, internalizing it, or squabbling about it—but by simply pointing at it and going 'HA!'

[3] Peggy Orenstein of Slate gave the book a favorable review, writing "she is, in equal measure, intellectual, rebel and goofball.