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lindsayaunderwood's review against another edition
3.0
This book isn't what I expected. Actually very educational. I, of course, giggled to myself constantly and want Aziz to know that. I really enjoyed reading this. I think, as far as application goes, this would be better for someone single. Still, very entertaining.
bluejay_45's review against another edition
4.0
Wasn't sure what to expect with this but loved this book! Great combination of comedy and sociological research. I bought the audiobook and loved the extra comedy that was thrown in with Aziz reading it.
dilchh's review against another edition
4.0
If one were to expect to read a book by a comedian, in this case Azis’ book, it would be funny through and through, right? What with stories from when they were children and whatnots. But, nope, not this book. This book is true to its title and its prologue chapter; this book was Azis and Eric’s quest to understand the upheaval of a modern romance, with its wide range of choices and technological advancement, how it differs from past romance from our parents’ bygone era, and how it is affecting romance for current and future generations. Does this interest you? Well, personally speaking, you should be interested. Whilst the topic on Tinder and how technological advancement had, in a way, tweaked the way current generation are doing their romance, will not surprise us anymore (seeing that we are part of the current generation that are widely affected by the so-called technological advancement), it is still interesting to see how far the effects were compared to our parents’ generation.
To be completely honest, at some point I did grew quite bored; as I’ve said before, much of the topic shouldn’t come as anything new to the current generation, but I am glad I stick it through because comes the last chapter, I feel some sort of refreshing feeling. I think, at the end of the day, it depends on where you are in your romance stage that you can found your interest inside the book. If you’re still on the hooking up stage, then you’d probably be interested on the first few chapters. And much like a relationship blossoming, the chapters also progress much like it, all the way from meeting up, hooking up, possible dating, and close it off with the settling down.
I feel like it’s an interesting matter to see an actual proper research and finding about love, I mean how you even quantify something that doesn’t even have a clear cut definition in the first place? I love the way the book talks about the progress of relationship from Passionate Love and evolves into Companionate Love. I used to think those couples who made it for years with their partner solely because they merely had come to acceptance with the partner of their choosing, but maybe their love indeed has evolve into companionate love, that love for them is not always about shagging in every corner just because the opportunity calls for it, but just by being each other and feeling that sense of support from your partner is still as earth-shattering as the sex (okay, probably not, but when you’re 60, surely earth-shattering sex is not something you would be looking for, would you? I don’t know, I’m still 29).
All in all, if you are expecting to read this book and laugh with all the funny stories that Azis Ansari kept for you, you might be setting yourself up for a disappointment. Whilst this book is definitely funny (and I mean, Azis funny, you really can’t miss his funny side in this book despite the sometime serious tone of the topic. But, if ever you have an interest topics such as these, or anything that involves a social experiment and focus group discussion on emerging social phenomena but does not want to waste your time drowning in endless amount of research finding, then why not give this book a try? It’s refreshing, fun, entertaining and to some extent informative. I think, in a way, it’ll put your life into perspective (romance-wise, I mean) as you read into the ins and out of Azis’ own love life.
To be completely honest, at some point I did grew quite bored; as I’ve said before, much of the topic shouldn’t come as anything new to the current generation, but I am glad I stick it through because comes the last chapter, I feel some sort of refreshing feeling. I think, at the end of the day, it depends on where you are in your romance stage that you can found your interest inside the book. If you’re still on the hooking up stage, then you’d probably be interested on the first few chapters. And much like a relationship blossoming, the chapters also progress much like it, all the way from meeting up, hooking up, possible dating, and close it off with the settling down.
I feel like it’s an interesting matter to see an actual proper research and finding about love, I mean how you even quantify something that doesn’t even have a clear cut definition in the first place? I love the way the book talks about the progress of relationship from Passionate Love and evolves into Companionate Love. I used to think those couples who made it for years with their partner solely because they merely had come to acceptance with the partner of their choosing, but maybe their love indeed has evolve into companionate love, that love for them is not always about shagging in every corner just because the opportunity calls for it, but just by being each other and feeling that sense of support from your partner is still as earth-shattering as the sex (okay, probably not, but when you’re 60, surely earth-shattering sex is not something you would be looking for, would you? I don’t know, I’m still 29).
All in all, if you are expecting to read this book and laugh with all the funny stories that Azis Ansari kept for you, you might be setting yourself up for a disappointment. Whilst this book is definitely funny (and I mean, Azis funny, you really can’t miss his funny side in this book despite the sometime serious tone of the topic. But, if ever you have an interest topics such as these, or anything that involves a social experiment and focus group discussion on emerging social phenomena but does not want to waste your time drowning in endless amount of research finding, then why not give this book a try? It’s refreshing, fun, entertaining and to some extent informative. I think, in a way, it’ll put your life into perspective (romance-wise, I mean) as you read into the ins and out of Azis’ own love life.
bookdevouringmisfit's review against another edition
4.0
Thank God for Aziz Ansari. Also, I really regret not having an audiobook version of this book.
katykelly's review against another edition
5.0
Insightful and funny look at love and courtship over the past few decades
As another reviewer has said, I also read this in Tom Haverford's voice, being a huge Parks & Rec fan - and Ansari does make it sound as though foodie and lover of good things Tom has written this. That's not a bad thing.
This is hilarious, with running jokes (especially about an ageing dougnut-lover) throughout, and takes in Aziz's (must have been terribly hard) round-the-world travels to research elements of this book.
I found it very insight, as someone with a Psychology degree, and loved the idea of this - looking at courtship and love now and several decades ago, looking at how technology has changed how we choose who to date, how to dump, who we are even attracted to.
Some amazing data here (reminds me of Freakonomics) and a look at what has changed in such a short period of time.
I do wonder how much Aziz let his writing partner, sociologist Eric Klinenberg, do the actual writing (and of course the studies) himself, and then added his own commentary and comic witticisms, but the combination of the two works very well indeed. I laughed aloud several times, and found it very thought-provoking.
More of the same, definitely. An easy read, accessible and will strike a note with anyone over 16 today - definitely one to think about.
As another reviewer has said, I also read this in Tom Haverford's voice, being a huge Parks & Rec fan - and Ansari does make it sound as though foodie and lover of good things Tom has written this. That's not a bad thing.
This is hilarious, with running jokes (especially about an ageing dougnut-lover) throughout, and takes in Aziz's (must have been terribly hard) round-the-world travels to research elements of this book.
I found it very insight, as someone with a Psychology degree, and loved the idea of this - looking at courtship and love now and several decades ago, looking at how technology has changed how we choose who to date, how to dump, who we are even attracted to.
Some amazing data here (reminds me of Freakonomics) and a look at what has changed in such a short period of time.
I do wonder how much Aziz let his writing partner, sociologist Eric Klinenberg, do the actual writing (and of course the studies) himself, and then added his own commentary and comic witticisms, but the combination of the two works very well indeed. I laughed aloud several times, and found it very thought-provoking.
More of the same, definitely. An easy read, accessible and will strike a note with anyone over 16 today - definitely one to think about.
chrystalo's review against another edition
5.0
well researched and compelling. ended up listening to the audiobook to finally finish it, which was hilarious and Aziz's asides were so perfect!
protoman21's review against another edition
4.0
Aziz is a lot like his character on Parks and Rec, but less of an exaggeration. He is very modern and up on all of the current fads, but the interesting thing here is how much his intellectual side comes out. I expected this book to be like his stand-up with stories about dating disasters and advice primarily in the form of jokes. But right from the beginning you can tell Aziz took this subject very seriously and actually approached it scientifically with extensive research and focus groups. I recently watched his stand-up where he talks a lot about dating and he completely could have written a book from that material, so I have a tremendous amount of respect for him going the extra mile here and presenting material that is funny, helpful and historically timely in capturing a pretty big transitional time in dating where more and more people are meeting through technology.
My only real criticism here was the the Conclusion section was completely unnecessary. Aziz did include one personal story not shared in the book that was of worth here, but the rest was just a complete rehash of the book, which wasn't that long to begin with, so repeating entire points in the conclusion was a waste. Other than that I really enjoyed the book and laughed out loud on several occasions. I listened to the audiobook, read by Aziz, and that really added to the humor since so much of comedy is about timing and delivery. I highly recommend it to all audience, but especially singles who may be struggling to find love in this new world of dating.
My only real criticism here was the the Conclusion section was completely unnecessary. Aziz did include one personal story not shared in the book that was of worth here, but the rest was just a complete rehash of the book, which wasn't that long to begin with, so repeating entire points in the conclusion was a waste. Other than that I really enjoyed the book and laughed out loud on several occasions. I listened to the audiobook, read by Aziz, and that really added to the humor since so much of comedy is about timing and delivery. I highly recommend it to all audience, but especially singles who may be struggling to find love in this new world of dating.
betseyboo's review against another edition
5.0
I enjoyed the audio book version. Great for a road trip.
yarn_chicken's review against another edition
4.0
I really enjoyed listening to this book in the car. Aziz Ansari's reading of it is quite funny. I was actually a bit pleasantly surprised, because I'm not usually that big a fan of his, at how much I enjoyed this book. It is different than many of the books currently out by comedians in that it is less a collection of personal essays or life stories, and more a researched account of romance in the modern world. I was surprised at how well researched much of the information was, and particularly enjoyed the sections that compared dating and romance in various cultures and countries; I wish there had been more of that. If you're going to read it, I recommend the audio version because it really is funny.