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3.68 AVERAGE
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I have followed Josh Sundquist for awhile and find his overall energy pleasant. I picked this up when it was published years ago and just now found it again. I am glad to say that the things that made me buy it (100% judging/expecting certain things based on the cover) did deliver upon reading. It's a charming memoir about a young guy who is unlucky in love, which makes it intensely relatable and easy to read. The graphs and scientific perspective add a fun element, and the stories all flow incredibly well. The only thing I didn't enjoy were all of the references to his strict parents (not letting him date, afraid of public school, etc.), because I cringe thinking of the people I know like that, especially since I could easily trace some of his struggles back to that kind of influence. Regardless, the book was very cute and delivered on its premise. I read it in a day and enjoyed myself.
I didn't really know what to expect when opening this book, but I am glad I gave it a chance. We Should Hang Out Sometime is funny with a twist of embarrassing, and the fact that it is all true makes it even better.
Josh Sundquist is 25 years old, and he has never had a girlfriend. He has done so much with his life (motivational speaker, Paralympic, cancer survivor) but the one thing he hasn't done was find that special someone who he could spend the rest of his life with. Josh doesn't know why he is single, and decides to track down his ex-love interests and see why it never worked out between them. This book is full of hilarious, awkward encounters that makes one think, "I have gone through something totally similar!" this book is hard to put down and you never know how the DTR (define the relationship) talk will go with Josh and the girls he has fallen for over the years.
There are 6 love interests talked about in this book: Sarah, Liza Taylor, Francesca, Evelyn, Lilly, and Sasha. The time frame starts in eighth grade all the way to the age of 25. Each girl has her own section of the book, with a background, a hypothesis made up by Josh, and an investigation by him as well years later to find out what went wrong and why they didn't like him.
Overall, it turns out there wasn't just one thing wrong.
Even though this explanation is accurate for some of the girls, I do not agree that it was for all of them.
All in all, this book was funny and relatable. I would recommend it to people who want a light, easy, read. I would also recommend it to people who are insecure about themselves as well, because self-esteem issues are a national thing; everyone has them. This book talks about how not being yourself can affect how your life turns out; accept who you are because that is the best person you can be.
Josh Sundquist is 25 years old, and he has never had a girlfriend. He has done so much with his life (motivational speaker, Paralympic, cancer survivor) but the one thing he hasn't done was find that special someone who he could spend the rest of his life with. Josh doesn't know why he is single, and decides to track down his ex-love interests and see why it never worked out between them. This book is full of hilarious, awkward encounters that makes one think, "I have gone through something totally similar!" this book is hard to put down and you never know how the DTR (define the relationship) talk will go with Josh and the girls he has fallen for over the years.
There are 6 love interests talked about in this book: Sarah, Liza Taylor, Francesca, Evelyn, Lilly, and Sasha.
Spoiler
There are actually 7 but the last one doesn't count, if you read the book then you'll know why!Overall, it turns out there wasn't just one thing wrong.
Spoiler
As it turns out, Josh was the one with the problem. He was still insecure about how his prosthesis would affect his relationships with girls. This is the reason why his relationships did not work out in the past with those girls.Even though this explanation is accurate for some of the girls, I do not agree that it was for all of them.
Spoiler
Lilly did not like him at all, it may have been because of his lost limb or maybe because she just didn't really like him? That is a thing, you know. Also, with Sasha, she did completely blow him off. Yeah, it was one of the biggest moments of her life, but I mean not being excited that he drove all the way to Las Vegas to watch her compete in Miss America, like how dumb are you? That is one of the most romantic things a guy can do for you! And then she blamed him for not calling her after? She made absolutely no contact with him either! She was kind of pushing the whole blame on him, but I honestly thought she was the one who made the relationship die.All in all, this book was funny and relatable. I would recommend it to people who want a light, easy, read. I would also recommend it to people who are insecure about themselves as well, because self-esteem issues are a national thing; everyone has them. This book talks about how not being yourself can affect how your life turns out; accept who you are because that is the best person you can be.
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I save one star reviews for books I couldn't finish because they make me so mad I hurl them across the room. The only thing that saved this book from that fate was my recognition of how it feels to be so awkward and overthink-ful. It just might have been nice if the dude could have shown some of that empathy for the girls in this book.
A good memoir shows growth and realization, but it became clear very quickly that the other never got around to learning - or maybe just caring - that any of the girls had actual feelings of their own. Prime example: he makes the grand romantic gesture of flying out to watch his almost-girlfriend compete in the Miss America pageant. Not registering the fact that she might be, you know DISTRACTED and BUSY at this event she's spent the better part of her life preparing for. He's hurt when she's not excited to see him, and when she's knocked out early in the competition, he doesn't even text to see if she's okay, much less EVER TALK TO HER AGAIN.
The worst was in the final chapter, when a girl at a club is talking to him and he spends a couple of pages talking about how he's too polite to blow her off for the girl he's actually interested in. (Lord & Lady, save us from the "nice guys.") Then he gets indignant: "Eventually I broke free of the conversation with Girl Number One (who, as it turned out, had a boyfriend - so why was she even asking about my tie in the first place?)" [emphasis his]
Ugghhhh.
A good memoir shows growth and realization, but it became clear very quickly that the other never got around to learning - or maybe just caring - that any of the girls had actual feelings of their own. Prime example: he makes the grand romantic gesture of flying out to watch his almost-girlfriend compete in the Miss America pageant. Not registering the fact that she might be, you know DISTRACTED and BUSY at this event she's spent the better part of her life preparing for. He's hurt when she's not excited to see him, and when she's knocked out early in the competition, he doesn't even text to see if she's okay, much less EVER TALK TO HER AGAIN.
The worst was in the final chapter, when a girl at a club is talking to him and he spends a couple of pages talking about how he's too polite to blow her off for the girl he's actually interested in. (Lord & Lady, save us from the "nice guys.") Then he gets indignant: "Eventually I broke free of the conversation with Girl Number One (who, as it turned out, had a boyfriend - so why was she even asking about my tie in the first place?)" [emphasis his]
Ugghhhh.
What's between these pages is pure honesty, and it's hard not to fall in love a little bit with Josh. He openly shares his whole dating experience, right down to those cringe worthy moments we all wish we could forget. He does it in a way that is sweet at times, hilarious at others, and touching in a way that's hard to ignore. I'll tell you, I've never been a big fan of memoir type books. Normally I'm all about getting lost in anything but reality. In this case though? Josh's story was so well written, and so engrossing, you couldn't have kept me from finishing it.
I think what struck me most is how genuine Josh's character in the book feels. It's like reading a really funny fictional story, but at the same time at the back of your mind you remember that he's telling you all about his real life. Sure things might be changed a bit, but all the events, all the funny moments, all the rejections, those actually happened. With a bit of wit, lots of graphs/diagrams, and some adorable musings on being a teenage boy, he made it through it all. I can't imagine how hard it must have been to share all of that, but I'll fully admit I loved every minute of reading it.
Read this. Trust me, it's worth your time! If you're looking for something that is going to hit you right in that big ball of emotions you call a heart, this is going to be it.
I think what struck me most is how genuine Josh's character in the book feels. It's like reading a really funny fictional story, but at the same time at the back of your mind you remember that he's telling you all about his real life. Sure things might be changed a bit, but all the events, all the funny moments, all the rejections, those actually happened. With a bit of wit, lots of graphs/diagrams, and some adorable musings on being a teenage boy, he made it through it all. I can't imagine how hard it must have been to share all of that, but I'll fully admit I loved every minute of reading it.
Read this. Trust me, it's worth your time! If you're looking for something that is going to hit you right in that big ball of emotions you call a heart, this is going to be it.
This book was so great! I’m definitely not a huge fan of autobiographies, especially when they are written by celebrities, but I took an exception to this one because it looked like it could be a little more than just an autobiography. This is a very cute book, but what horrifies me is that the who premise is based on a grown man hunting down his ex-girlfriends and demanding a response on why they broke up with him, which is no matter what, creepy and weird. The guy kinda sounded like AI, which I didn’t really like. It took me a while, and I mean a while to finish this book for some reason (like 5 months) and I don’t know if it was just because it was a slow read and I was kinda out of the reading mood those months or if I just really really didn’t like it. I don’t think it was really my kind of liking but I still read it, and I’m happy he ended up happy.
We Should Hang Out Sometime is a funny autobiography about Josh Sundquist's dating life from middle school through college. It's an engaging, quick read that had me cringing and laughing out loud.
It's been a while since I couldn't put a book down. Probably not since the fault in our stars had that happened. But this was something I'd been looking forward to since I saw his YouTube video about it being up to preorder (which I did, and was jumping around when it finally got here). It was a quick, light read, and pretty funny. Each story made me cringe just a little more than the last and made me say out loud, "seriously? Nooooo" by the second to last one. Anyway... I really liked it.