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3.68 AVERAGE
3.68 AVERAGE
a true story about the author's missed opportunities at relationships. Interviewing his crushes since middle school, he learns what went wrong and if it's something he can fix. Incredibly funny and embarrassing, I don't think I'd have the guts to ask previous relationships what went wrong.
Quick entertaining and funny read. The type you can easily dive into when you're not in the mood for any kind of deep processing.
Super fun, quick read. So light and amusing. A romance novel with no romance, but loads of humor.
Have you ever had a defining moment in your life where certain insights about yourself that should have been obvious finally come into focus and you have that AH HA moment? That moment where it becomes clear to you why you made the decisions you did, everyone else knew this about you but you didn’t. Josh had a moment like that at 25, when he realizes that the relationship he thought he was currently in was less than he thought it was. Josh’s best friend has just told him that the girl he thought was his girlfriend was actually someone else’s girlfriend and Josh was the last to know.
Josh realizes then that he is 25 and never had a real girlfriend and in true High Fidelity (great John Cussack movie)fashion decides to revisit some of his prior near misses at coupledom to figure out why.
TOP FIVE things I liked about this book:
1. I Liked Josh as a narrator. He is funny and has interesting observations about the world. He sees things a little uniquely as he is missing 5 of something most people have, toes that is. He is also missing a foot, calf and femur all on the same side of his body luckily. But he keeps it pretty light and he has made some rules for himself.
2. Not only is Josh missing a leg he also was homeschooled until 9th Grade by some very Christian conservative parents. This totally leads to some funny dialogue on how to talk your parents into letting you go to public school or date before 16.
3. Some of the stories were funny and reminded me just how awkward I felt when I was in that middle school/high school age group. When you used your friends as go betweens for all of your critical information.
4. There are fun little charts and graphs along the way to illustrate a few key points in the stories. I totally liked these as almost all of them made me laugh a little.
5. Generally I like Josh’s life to date. I may even read his other motivational book and like it a little more. Josh had some great insights into people and how they react around those who are different. Sometimes avoiding and other times overcompensating.
Josh is an interesting person and while I liked the stories about dating and trying to date I think I would have like even more stories just about his life in general.
TOP FIVE minor issues:
1. I enjoyed the first 3 stories about Josh and him clearly not understanding the signals these girls were putting out for him or how just unsure we feel when we are younger and why. But by the time we got to the college years I really wanted him to clue in already. Still every story had really great moments in it.
2. Did every girl have to be spectacularly beautiful? Okay so maybe this is a case of beauty is in the eye of the beholder and all that but still at least 3 girls seemed to be liked based solely on their looks more than who they actually were as people.
3. I would have liked just a little more resolution with a few of the girls in the book. I know that ‘that’ is not how real life plays out most of the time but there were definitely 2 stories that really had hoped for just a little bit more from the other party.
4. While I liked that Josh figured things out and had that AH HA moment followed by success in the realm of dating it did seem slightly tacked onto the end. I really hoped for a little more about his currently relationship perhaps. However I did like how it was shown that he grew to trust someone else with all of himself including that he too needs help sometimes.
5. I really don’t have a 5, but 5 is a really good number. It's prime, its the fifth Fibonacci number and its easy to count with since most people have 5 fingers and toes.
All and all Josh is a likable guy to spend a book with. He has some interesting stories and I think I’d check out his other book since with some variation of the story content I would most likely enjoy it more. Still it was an interesting take on dating, emotions and being truly comfortable with who you are.
Thank you to Little, Brown and Company via Netgalley for the ARC. All quotes were from an uncorrected proof and may not be in the final book.
Josh realizes then that he is 25 and never had a real girlfriend and in true High Fidelity (great John Cussack movie)fashion decides to revisit some of his prior near misses at coupledom to figure out why.
TOP FIVE things I liked about this book:
1. I Liked Josh as a narrator. He is funny and has interesting observations about the world. He sees things a little uniquely as he is missing 5 of something most people have, toes that is. He is also missing a foot, calf and femur all on the same side of his body luckily. But he keeps it pretty light and he has made some rules for himself.
1. Never be a burden.
2. Never be different.
2. Not only is Josh missing a leg he also was homeschooled until 9th Grade by some very Christian conservative parents. This totally leads to some funny dialogue on how to talk your parents into letting you go to public school or date before 16.
Mom and Dad weren’t so excited about the idea. Christian school, maybe. But public school? It was a well-known fact among Christian homeschoolers that public schools were bastions of gangs, drugs, teen, pregnancy, rap music, pop culture, secular humanism, witchcraft, and body piercings.
3. Some of the stories were funny and reminded me just how awkward I felt when I was in that middle school/high school age group. When you used your friends as go betweens for all of your critical information.
4. There are fun little charts and graphs along the way to illustrate a few key points in the stories. I totally liked these as almost all of them made me laugh a little.
5. Generally I like Josh’s life to date. I may even read his other motivational book and like it a little more. Josh had some great insights into people and how they react around those who are different. Sometimes avoiding and other times overcompensating.
And people never know what you’re supposed to do when the one-legged guy falls down. Are you allowed to laugh at him? Should you help him up? Maybe take him to therapy?
Josh is an interesting person and while I liked the stories about dating and trying to date I think I would have like even more stories just about his life in general.
TOP FIVE minor issues:
1. I enjoyed the first 3 stories about Josh and him clearly not understanding the signals these girls were putting out for him or how just unsure we feel when we are younger and why. But by the time we got to the college years I really wanted him to clue in already. Still every story had really great moments in it.
2. Did every girl have to be spectacularly beautiful? Okay so maybe this is a case of beauty is in the eye of the beholder and all that but still at least 3 girls seemed to be liked based solely on their looks more than who they actually were as people.
3. I would have liked just a little more resolution with a few of the girls in the book. I know that ‘that’ is not how real life plays out most of the time but there were definitely 2 stories that really had hoped for just a little bit more from the other party.
4. While I liked that Josh figured things out and had that AH HA moment followed by success in the realm of dating it did seem slightly tacked onto the end. I really hoped for a little more about his currently relationship perhaps. However I did like how it was shown that he grew to trust someone else with all of himself including that he too needs help sometimes.
5. I really don’t have a 5, but 5 is a really good number. It's prime, its the fifth Fibonacci number and its easy to count with since most people have 5 fingers and toes.
All and all Josh is a likable guy to spend a book with. He has some interesting stories and I think I’d check out his other book since with some variation of the story content I would most likely enjoy it more. Still it was an interesting take on dating, emotions and being truly comfortable with who you are.
Thank you to Little, Brown and Company via Netgalley for the ARC. All quotes were from an uncorrected proof and may not be in the final book.
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I thought this book was everything it promised to be; amusing, awkward, funny and quirky, but it also had elements that I totally didn't expect! I loved the aspect of living with a disability and the whole idea of self-worth, confidence and the way it approached relationships. (Also loved the footnotes and diagrams!)
I was originally going to rate it a 3.5 because I found the crush cycle slightly repetitive at first (the only reason it didn't work out was because he was too scared to admit his feelings), but as he matured i found the stories more interesting and I also adored the ending! Overall a great, light read:)
I was originally going to rate it a 3.5 because I found the crush cycle slightly repetitive at first (the only reason it didn't work out was because he was too scared to admit his feelings), but as he matured i found the stories more interesting and I also adored the ending! Overall a great, light read:)
This was such an awesome book! I'll be writing a review soon.
This book was a pretty quick read. There where stories that I enjoyed more than others. I really like the concept of the book and I think it would be interesting to go back and look at my own previous encounters with women. Unfortunately, I'm sure that many of my stories would be similarly awkward and embarrassing. It's easy to read these stories and think "But Josh! She obviously liked you!" But it is always obvious to outside parties. But I digress. The stories were funny, and the message at the end was both motivating and uplifting. I would recommend to any guy who awkward around possible partners or women who would like a glimpse into what guys think about when trying to court a possible partner.
This book, I got to say, was really fun!
No lie, I found the character relatable, the family likable and the journey that goes with his mission a good story. He does go through every girl he liked/interested in.
So if you don't like the first story or think it's not funny...then yes,
this book is not for you. You will find it very repetitive.
It was a super entertaining read and I did enjoy the ride.
After 2 crushes, I started formulating a few reasons that I could see why he could not get a girlfriend. It was fun guessing before he found out.
What went wrong?
Didn't know there would be a message along with the story but hey it was a good message.
No lie, I found the character relatable, the family likable and the journey that goes with his mission a good story. He does go through every girl he liked/interested in.
So if you don't like the first story or think it's not funny...then yes,
this book is not for you. You will find it very repetitive.
It was a super entertaining read and I did enjoy the ride.
After 2 crushes, I started formulating a few reasons that I could see why he could not get a girlfriend. It was fun guessing before he found out.
What went wrong?
Didn't know there would be a message along with the story but hey it was a good message.