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cath_collette's review against another edition
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.75
trisha_thomas's review against another edition
3.0
I was drawn to this one particularly because I felt like the pandemic really changed a lot of friendships and made a lot of people re-analyze their life. I like that the author also added parts of the pandemic into the story because I think it will be interesting to see friendships (both of the young and older) and how they change after we are allowed to start going out and being more social again.
This book was fascinating and I enjoyed the insight the author provided for living in the now and for enhancing shallow friendships in to more. But I didn't necessarily find much that I will be able to implement into my life necessarily. I can definitely see how there are many it will be insightful for and I'm really glad I gave it a try.
A huge thank you to the author and publisher for providing an e-ARC via Netgalley. This does not affect my opinion regarding the book.
This book was fascinating and I enjoyed the insight the author provided for living in the now and for enhancing shallow friendships in to more. But I didn't necessarily find much that I will be able to implement into my life necessarily. I can definitely see how there are many it will be insightful for and I'm really glad I gave it a try.
A huge thank you to the author and publisher for providing an e-ARC via Netgalley. This does not affect my opinion regarding the book.
emir214's review against another edition
hopeful
informative
inspiring
fast-paced
2.5
Smiley provides a good overview of the current literature on friendship, referencing many other popular texts along with his own anecdotes and relationships. He also pays homage to his close friend, Levi. However it is very grounded in the middle of the pandemic and seems a little naively hopeful standing on the other side as we navigate a fundamentally altered world.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer and Death
bentleyc's review against another edition
2.0
The author did include many suggestions for different activities in how to make and retain friends. However, much of the information on loneliness seemed superficial and lacked depth, more along the lines of what you could pick up out of newspaper headlines, making it feel less innovative. There were also introductions of many, many people that the author knows. This made the flow of the book seem less cohesive and also like a list of items to get through.