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I'll Just Be Five More Minutes: And Other Tales from My ADHD Brain Paperback – February 6, 2024

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A hilariously-honest, heartwarming essay collection about life, love, and discovering you have ADHD at age 35
 
Despite being a published writer with a family, a gaggle of internet fans, and (most shockingly) a mortgage, Emily Farris could never get her sh*t together. As she saw it, disorganization was one of her countless character flaws—that is until she was diagnosed with ADHD at age 35. Like many girls who go undiagnosed, Emily grew up internalizing criticisms about her impulsivity and lack of follow-through. She held onto that shame as she tried (and often failed) to fit into a world designed for neurotypical brains.
 
I'll Just Be Five More Minutes is a personal essay collection of laugh-out-loud-funny, tear-jerking, and at times cringey true stories of Emily's experiences as a neurodivergent woman. With the newfound knowledge of her ADHD, Emily candidly reexamines her complicated relationships (including one with a celebrity stalker), her money problems, the years she spent unknowingly self-medicating, and her hyperfixations (two words: decorative baskets). 
 
A memoir-in-essays both entertaining and enlightening, I'll Just Be Five More Minutes is for people with ADHD, as well as those who know and love them. This is a powerful collection of deeply relatable, wide-ranging stories about a woman's right to control her own body, about overwhelm and oversharing, about drinking too much and sleeping too little, and about being misunderstood by the people closest to you. At its heart, I’ll Just Be Five More Minutes is about not quite fitting in and not really understanding why—something we’ve all felt whether we're neurodivergent or not. 
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“These essays feel like catching up with an old friend that I actually like listening to. If you enjoy my flavor of OCD you will have just as much fun at Emily’s ADHD party."―Samantha Irby, New York Times bestselling author of Quietly Hostile and self-described idiot jokester

“Funny, cringey, and oh, so relatable.”―Jenny Lawson, New York Times Bestselling author of Broken and Furiously Happy

"Not only is this memoir witty, laugh-out-loud funny, enlightening, and brave, it also perfectly fits a reader who has ADHD. Short chapters, pithy sentences, fresh insights, nothing boring. Aimed at the largest undiagnosed group—adult women with ADHD—Farris tells her story in such an engagingly personal way that it appeals to everyone. It instructs by pleasing. Bravo Emily Farris!"―Edward Hallowell, M.D., author most recently of ADHD 2.0

"I picked up I'll Just Be Five More Minutes intending to peek at the first few lines. Four hours later, I was still on the couch, intermittently laughing and nodding my head in recognition. This is an ignore-your-family, cancel-your-plans, stay-up-past-your-bedtime tale that reminds me of Samantha Irby, David Sedaris, and so many other favorite essayists. It's laugh-out-loud funny and strikingly smart, and Farris offers brilliant insight into the ADHD brain."―Joanna Rakoff, bestselling author of My Salinger Year

"Emily Farris’s debut hits all the big topics: life, love, and yes, even lipstick. And yet these eminently readable essays go down smoother than the sweet pink wine cooler that young Emily might have thrown back before embarking on an ill-fated but hilarious adventure. I’ll Just Be Five More Minutes is an unputdownable book that offers a frank, funny look at the highs and lows of life with a neurodivergent brain."―Amy Shearn, award-winning author of Unseen City, The Mermaid of Brooklyn, and other novels

"Emily Farris has written a book that will stay with me forever: hilarious, insightful, and with a voice reminiscent of Davids Rakoff and Sedaris, Farris takes on what it means to have a neurodivergent brain in a neurotypical world, and how her discovery at age thirty-five that she had ADHD resulted in the pieces of her life suddenly clicking into place like the glass in a kaleidoscope. Completely relatable, wise, warm, and very funny. I loved it."―Elissa Altman, author of Motherland

“I am a lifelong flailer and noted scatterbrain, and Emily Farris’s warm, wise, and very funny book not only makes me feel seen, but makes me wonder if maybe I shouldn’t have sought help long ago. No matter how your brain works, this book will make you want to be her best friend.”―Emily Flake, The New Yorker cartoonist

"[A] buoyant exploration of neurodivergence."―Publisher's Weekly

"[A] poignant, funny collection of essays" ―The New York Post

"A smart and charming collection from an endearingly spiky new voice...which toggles between humor and poignancy á la Samantha Irby." ―Kirkus

"[Farris's] sarcastic wit, good-natured self-deprecation, and honest introspection make for a fun and insightful read."―Library Journal

About the Author

Emily Farris is a writer and host of the Mother Mother podcast. In fifth grade, she won the DARE essay contest. Since then, she’s written for The Cut, Bon Appetit, Epicurious, Architectural Digest, ELLE Decor, BuzzFeed, Lifehacker, What’s Up Moms, Food52, The Daily Beast, and many more websites and publications you’ve actually heard of. Her first cookbook, Casserole Crazy was published in 2008, and she contributed to Charlotte Druckman’s Women on Food anthology (2021) and the The Bust DIY Guide to Life (2011). Emily lives in Kansas City, MO with her burly husband, two young sons, rowdy rescue mutt, and three backyard chickens. You can find her online at thatemilyfarris.com and follow her on all the socials @thatemilyfarris.
 

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Grand Central Publishing (February 6, 2024)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 304 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0306830310
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0306830310
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 9.6 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.78 x 8.25 inches
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In the fifth grade, Emily Farris won the DARE essay contest. Since then, she’s written for The Cut, Bon Appetit, Epicurious, Architectural Digest, ELLE Decor, BuzzFeed, Lifehacker, What’s Up Moms, Food52, The Daily Beast, and many more websites and publications you’ve actually heard of. Her first cookbook, "Casserole Crazy: Hot Stuff for Your Oven" was published in 2008, and she also contributed to Charlotte Druckman’s "Women on Food" anthology (2021) and "The Bust DIY Guide to Life" (2011). Emily lives in Kansas City, MO with her family and a random collection of pets and small livestock. Follow her on Instagram and Substack @thatemilyfarris.

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  • kevin t young
    5.0 out of 5 stars A gem!
    Reviewed in the United States on February 13, 2024
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    This book was like having a witty friend all to yourself for a pleasant few hours. The author gave of herself to make the world such an insightful read and didn’t leave out the forces that lead to a late diagnosis, which no doubt apply to many. Devoured this book!
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  • Britt M
    4.0 out of 5 stars enlightening
    Reviewed in the United States on March 6, 2025
    Farris paints a vivid depiction of what it’s like to live with ADHD as a young to middle aged working mother. I really enjoyed listening to this and found it to be enlightening.
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    Loved all the stories—very relatable as someone with adhd.
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  • A Reader
    3.0 out of 5 stars I really wanted to like this memoir
    Reviewed in the United States on February 19, 2024
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    I can so relate to the author and really wanted to like this book; I thought I would sort of delve into my brain and ratify what I've always suspected, that I could use a regular dose of Adderall to get my act together.

    But I found the author to get annoying quite quickly--and the writing just felt redundant pretty soon into the book. I'm struggling to keep reading it. And not because I'm ADD/ADHD and can't focus haha.
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  • Annie
    5.0 out of 5 stars Loved it!
    Reviewed in the United States on March 8, 2024
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    I was recently diagnosed myself. This book really spoke to me. I don't yet have the medications sorted out, but just reading this book has lifted so much weight from my life. "Character flaws," time blindness, etc. -- I see my life in this book!
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  • rusereviews
    4.0 out of 5 stars somewhat helpful
    Reviewed in the United States on December 6, 2024
    I'll Just Be Five More Minutes by Emily Farris is a memoir about being a femme-presenting individual who was diagnosed with ADHD later in life.

    I really appreciated several parts of this book, because I found them very validating and I related to them a lot. I definitely am a bit of an "intense" person, there are times in which I hyper-focus on tasks, and I also struggle with executive dysfunction at times. I also really identified with the whole concept of people telling you that you're not living up to your "potential," and I too was part of the "talented and gifted" program in elementary school. I was also probably misdiagnosed with bipolar disorder in college when I actually had ADHD (I'm still sorting that out).

    I enjoyed the author's prose. She is quite funny and there were several essays where I laughed very loudly out loud.

    However, there were a few things that I felt were a bit lackluster. Perhaps the most repeated thing in the memoir are references to her poor financial decisions, and she often leans into self-deprecation. I wish the author took a little bit more responsibility for those actions, instead of blaming it on her ADHD. There were also several essays included in this book that didn't really seem to circle back around to being ADHD.

    In the time between when she wrote the book and it was published, she and her husband divorced. Based off this memoir, I was not surprised that relationship did not work out, because they seemed to have a major issue with communication. Some of the essays she wrote about her marriage made me feel uncomfortable.

    I definitely think that if you are a femme-presenting individual who has been diagnosed with ADHD at a later age, or if you think you may have ADHD but have never been diagnosed, this could be a helpful read for you. There is a Notes section at the back of the book that is basically a bibliography of a lot of helpful sources that you can use to dig deeper into this topic.
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  • Janice Housey
    2.0 out of 5 stars blah
    Reviewed in the United States on March 16, 2024
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    Often comes across as self-indulgent, self-focused and self-centered. Offers some insight into an ADHD brain. Large parts come across as very unlikely to be true. Probably needs to be shorter to keep the audience.
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  • Per Soneson
    5.0 out of 5 stars Pure magic
    Reviewed in the United States on March 26, 2024
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    I never wanted this book to end. Hearing Emily’s raw and hilarious stories made me feel seen. Perfect for those with bouncy brains (thanks, adhd).
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