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Huck Smith

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Born

in Pompton Plains, Nj, The United States

Website

https://www.huckysmith.com/

Genre

Gay and Lesbian, Nonfiction, Memoir

Member Since

April 2026

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Huck Smith is a writer whose work explores identity, relationships, family, grief, survival, and the quiet contradictions that shape everyday life. His essays often land somewhere between self-awareness and self-sabotage, written with equal parts humor, honesty, and emotional precision.

When he’s not writing, he’s probably at the gym, overthinking a text message, or convincing himself he doesn’t need another vintage action figure while actively bidding on one.

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Average rating: 4.91 · 47 ratings · 32 reviews · 2 distinct works • Similar authors

	Boys Bars Becoming 4.89 avg rating — 37 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Leaving Gene: Essays on Staying, Going, and the Cost of Both it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 10 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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I love Irby’s voice and prose. Her writing feels like sitting across from a friend who’s telling you the truth without filtering it through perfection first. It’s direct, conversational, and effortlessly funny, but underneath the humor is an honesty ...more
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Huck Smith rated a book really liked it We Are Never Meeting in Real Life. by Samantha Irby (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I love Irby’s voice and prose. Her writing feels like sitting across from a friend who’s telling you the truth without filtering it through perfection first. It’s direct, conversational, and effortlessly funny, but underneath the humor is an honesty ...more
Aug 01, 2026 09:52AM · like · see review
Huck Smith has read Boys Bars Becoming by Huck Smith (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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