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3.28 AVERAGE
3.28 AVERAGE
funny
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lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
funny
lighthearted
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funny
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This book:
- was pretty funny
- did not live up to the promise of its truly excellent title
- seemed to be an example of a genre that I think of as "printed off blog entries" even though this was never originally a blog. like I'm just on the cusp of being like, are we okay with just including AIM-style verbs like "*prints off blog entry*" in books now? I guess we are?
- I definitely found chunks of this extremely funny and #relatable
- I found other chunks bewildering; for example I have never as an adult woman spent much time frantically wondering if something was a date the way Blythe apparently does
- given the title it's obv very heterocentric although she does occasionally mention pieces of advice from her gay friends. She's also not really trying to do anything universal.
-I guess I am having trouble formulating what this book IS? I saw another review call it a "satire of dating handbooks" and I don't think it's really that. I think it's just kind of a confusingly formatted memoir of "dating" from someone who says she's never had a boyfriend? Which is...confusing.
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- was pretty funny
- did not live up to the promise of its truly excellent title
- seemed to be an example of a genre that I think of as "printed off blog entries" even though this was never originally a blog. like I'm just on the cusp of being like, are we okay with just including AIM-style verbs like "*prints off blog entry*" in books now? I guess we are?
- I definitely found chunks of this extremely funny and #relatable
- I found other chunks bewildering; for example I have never as an adult woman spent much time frantically wondering if something was a date the way Blythe apparently does
- given the title it's obv very heterocentric although she does occasionally mention pieces of advice from her gay friends. She's also not really trying to do anything universal.
-I guess I am having trouble formulating what this book IS? I saw another review call it a "satire of dating handbooks" and I don't think it's really that. I think it's just kind of a confusingly formatted memoir of "dating" from someone who says she's never had a boyfriend? Which is...confusing.
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funny
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
relaxing
medium-paced
honestly funny, relatable, and pretty practical if you ask me. i loved that blythe roberson’s advice was interested in embracing womanhood and “femininity” (i.e. being a soft, emotional, empathetic yet strong and independent being) and less interested in replicating or mimicking toxic masculinity (i.e. hiding your emotions/playing hard to get, doing things with ulterior motives). i just felt very seen and very validated by this! some parts weren’t really my cup of tea but i enjoyed this overall during my little reading slump!
Blythe Roberson is funny and smart and insightful all while weaving a story of dating and almost-dating successes and disasters. I feel like I'm not quite the right audience for this book, but it's one I wish I'd read at 20-22. There's something to be said for essay collections that don't feel like the writer is ripping themselves apart with their own blunt nails.
fast-paced