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brittreadsbooks12's review against another edition
4.0
I love Lane's voice, so this is a great audiobook listen.
Hearing Lane's experience with adult friendships made me take a step back and realize I'm being too hard on myself. Sometimes friendships fall apart, and that is ok. It hurts, but every friendship has a timeframe. Just because some timeframes are shorter than others, it doesn't mean those friendships weren't important to you. You will find your people.
Hearing Lane's experience with adult friendships made me take a step back and realize I'm being too hard on myself. Sometimes friendships fall apart, and that is ok. It hurts, but every friendship has a timeframe. Just because some timeframes are shorter than others, it doesn't mean those friendships weren't important to you. You will find your people.
sittingannahbook's review against another edition
3.0
I would say this book is less about how to make friends as an adult, as it is on how to evaluate the value of your current friendships and either work on them or let them go. Lane does a good job of explain what friends should ~be~ but not necessarily how to actively go out into the world and make them.
christinavarela's review against another edition
3.0
Audiobook. Quick listen, which is good, because I believe most of these types of books should be an article. The topic of this book has been a theme for me for the past 15 years. Offered some interesting insight, especially in regards to levels, the third wheel, and attention. Definitely food for thought.
sorrickl's review against another edition
1.0
I like Lane Moore. How to be Alone came into my life when I really needed it. I'm not sure that this book came at the right time for me this time. I didn't get anything out of it. It had the same vibe as a "I can't make friends in x city" reddit post.
allison_reads_87's review against another edition
4.0
This wasn’t quite the “How-to” guide the subtitle led me to believe it would be but I found it to be a great read nonetheless. Moore’s writing is light and funny while also grounded and real. I found the whole thing to be incredibly validating, reassuring, and comforting. It didn’t give me a step-by-step guide on how to find my community, but I do think it gave me more confidence on this journey, even by simply making me feel less alone.
katiecolson's review against another edition
4.0
This might as well have been ghost written by me. I have had all of these thoughts and feelings.
I view friendships in equal standing with romantic relationships. I feel that a genuine platonic connection means more than any sexual one. We are taught that marriage is the ultimate pact and you should strive for it above all else. Nothing else matters and nothing should stand in the way of it. But your friends are usually there before you meet a partner and there if things fall apart. They know you in ways that a partner might never have access to. If you're lucky, you find a best friend that you also want to marry and have sex with. But, most commonly, those are two separate people.
This was so cathartic to hear. That someone else thinks about life the same way I do and has gone through the grief of losing a best friend and has had the grief of thinking they might've been on the path to curating a best friendship, just to have it thrown in their face as 'oh, I thought we were work-friends only'.
I can understand the lower ratings for this book because it is written for a very specific demographic of people. I just happen to be one of those people.
I view friendships in equal standing with romantic relationships. I feel that a genuine platonic connection means more than any sexual one. We are taught that marriage is the ultimate pact and you should strive for it above all else. Nothing else matters and nothing should stand in the way of it. But your friends are usually there before you meet a partner and there if things fall apart. They know you in ways that a partner might never have access to. If you're lucky, you find a best friend that you also want to marry and have sex with. But, most commonly, those are two separate people.
This was so cathartic to hear. That someone else thinks about life the same way I do and has gone through the grief of losing a best friend and has had the grief of thinking they might've been on the path to curating a best friendship, just to have it thrown in their face as 'oh, I thought we were work-friends only'.
I can understand the lower ratings for this book because it is written for a very specific demographic of people. I just happen to be one of those people.
ashley_williams25's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
2.5
namirasrot's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
4.5
Everyone over the age of 12 should read this.