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3.28 AVERAGE
3.28 AVERAGE
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The title is GREAT, but that’s where it stops for me. No part of this book is a “how to,” but rather a strange and winded ramble that reads more like a personal blog on heteronormativity. It could have been a much shorter comedy skit instead of a 268 page book. I need to go read something gay now.
funny
informative
slow-paced
This book was like Carrie's column in Sex and the City. But worse. It is just a running book blog of outdated references and funny anecdotes about the author's life that aren't applicable to anyone else. I learned absolutely nothing about this book besides how obsessed the author is with Timothee C. and every hot guy she has ever kissed. Not dated, just kissed. Or not even kissed, just obsessed over.
There was nothing of substance here, besides maybe the last chapter, which was about making art about your experiences. Perhaps I would have enjoyed this book more when it was originally published, but with the current political climate and the reversal of RvW, I was looking more for a How To manual rather than a collection of silly stories about how boy-crazy the author is.
Almost DNFed after chapter 2, but kept reading to see if was anything of substance. There was not.
There was nothing of substance here, besides maybe the last chapter, which was about making art about your experiences. Perhaps I would have enjoyed this book more when it was originally published, but with the current political climate and the reversal of RvW, I was looking more for a How To manual rather than a collection of silly stories about how boy-crazy the author is.
Almost DNFed after chapter 2, but kept reading to see if was anything of substance. There was not.
While an easy read with many musings I could relate to and an entertaining sense of humor, I don't think it really digs deeply nor offers insight into problematic behaviors of men in heterosexual relationships that stem from patriarchy and sexism in a meaningful way. It scratches the surface and the author says she's not doling out in advice in intro but often relies on recycling generic advice like telling women how not to feel rejected and take things personally. The author is 10 years younger than me, living in Brooklyn (where i spent 10 years of my life) and so i was surprised that she hadn't resorted to online dating and given its prevalence, for her to ignore those trends and experiences seems to leave out a lot of single women now who feel forced to use them (i was around 34-35 when i first tried but that had to do with timeline if emerging technologies as well). But the book may may resonate with women who have to navigate a lot microinvalidations for their behavior.
So there are some hmmy parts of this book, but it was a pretty fun read nevertheless. It's especially great in that she starts off with pretty full humor, then throws in interesting more serious bits near the middle and end. I feel like the audience who would get the most out of this book would be those who identify primarily as cisgendered, masculine-attracted, and who are also of relatively greater-than-modest means, but it is not really stuck to that category. Anyone can enjoy this book.
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fast-paced
lighthearted
medium-paced
from the start i thought it was funny but didn’t think it was any good advice and i was going to just continue reading for fun but the text interpretation part under the flirting chapter made me want to dnf the book. all complaining and yapping but nothing concrete at all considering her education in english. i wasn’t expecting any good advice just some fun stories but she sounds like my emotionally insecure friend yapping and im not here for this
Really great title. Kind of a lackluster execution. I think I was expecting more jokes...