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3.73 AVERAGE
3.73 AVERAGE
slow-paced
wish this was more a travel memoir than a hookup memoir. author is annoyingly unaware that she is or does the exact thing she complains throughout the book of other women. she also seems like a terrible friend. the only somewhat reflection on what she claims were the purpose of her travels come in the last 5 minutes of the book and are thin. i didn’t find this book funny, sexy, nor poignant. its a short one and i ended up listening to the second half at 2x speed to get it over with. giving a 1.5 purely on the travel ideas i gained.
When I first started reading this book I thought that I would be overwhelmed with jealousy. The author has been on more adventures in the span of about 10 years than I will be able to afford in an entire lifetime. Maybe if I scrimp and save, in 5 years I could go on one of these trips.
But that's not what the book is about. It's about going through life as a single woman in your 30s and living with your own rules. My exact experience might be different than Kristin's, but my feelings, thoughts, fears, worries, joys...they are all the same. I laughed with her, I cried with her. My heart broke with her. I am inspired by her and I finished the book thinking, "maybe it'll all work out okay."
And if I do travel...she gave some great advice.
But that's not what the book is about. It's about going through life as a single woman in your 30s and living with your own rules. My exact experience might be different than Kristin's, but my feelings, thoughts, fears, worries, joys...they are all the same. I laughed with her, I cried with her. My heart broke with her. I am inspired by her and I finished the book thinking, "maybe it'll all work out okay."
And if I do travel...she gave some great advice.
adventurous
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
This is a fantastic memoir about traveling despite your relationship status. It makes me want to go out and travel by myself!
Part travel memoir, part love story, this read was deliciously scandalous yet also brilliant, funny, and touching. A few mothers may find the author's title offensive, but those willing to delve deeper won't let that prevent you from reading—as with many great writers, the element of surprise and poignancy are some of Kristin Newman's greatest strengths, and I found myself moved by how, in this book (as in life) all things eventually come full circle.
Let me start by saying I read this book in less than 36 hours. From the title (which is cheekier than her actual view on having children) and the thought of stirring up some travel hopes for this year and beyond, I was hooked. If you're looking for something beyond the extremely linear and terrifying "marry your HS sweetheart, buy a house, get pregnant and be a mom the end" I would say this book is for you. I wouldn't say this book was as "yay be child free and travel the world!" as I expected, but I appreciated the duality of her desire to have kids "one day" but that it didn't need to be any time soon at all because hello, she was traveling the world. Her adventures are hilarious and I so appreciated the open love of Latin countries and places folks don't always visit. In the dead of winter here in the Northeast, where all one can do is dream about traveling, I loved this book.
If you've ever fantasized about being very free and taking on a Latin lover but realize this will not be in your card set but you'd like to pretend it could be, also recommend. Just saying.
If you've ever fantasized about being very free and taking on a Latin lover but realize this will not be in your card set but you'd like to pretend it could be, also recommend. Just saying.
adventurous
funny
informative
reflective
medium-paced
I found this book a little slow at first, but really did enjoy it towards the middle and end.
This book is funny and entertaining and had me literally laughing out loud more than a few times. But it tries so hard to be meaningful and deep when it seemed to be devoid of any meaning. Maybe I just had a hard time relating to her because most of her issues were self made and she lives a truly envious life. The ending seemed rushed. I was expecting a book about a single girl who was living her life and content with being single—- instead I got a book about a privileged whiny writer who creates her own chaos and is awful to everyone around her. Happy you’re now happy Kristin… but damn.
Kristin writes in a very relatable way to the wanderlust and confused adults of the world. I think how she’s written about her adventures while she was navigating through how she feels she fits into the societal expectations of relationships with herself, her family, friends and lovers.