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3.28 AVERAGE
3.28 AVERAGE
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
relaxing
slow-paced
Very clever and funny. Lots of actual hard-hitting thoughts in here as well as many very funny jokes. Definitely an enjoyable read and made me think a lot about how dating works in today's age.
I genuinely enjoyed this- I laughed out loud several times, although there were several things that were highly unrelatable. I knew going in that this was obviously satire, but I was still hoping for some insights on how the author handles dating in the me too era, but it's mostly just a funny recounting of Blythe's dating history.
2 stars. Not terrible for some, but a painful read for me. Kept wanting to quit. First off this books is not anti men. Definite feminist vibe but lacked addressing the societal expectations of women in the dating world. The title is humorous and catchy. Was anticipating a feminst approach and veiwpoint to Dating but was unable to relate in any way. Or at least the authors own dating experiences but she is not quite sure herself if she has ever actually been on a date ? (How?!) Felt piece-y and scattered ? Few references to privilege throughout. Not my cup of tea
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
maybe i didn't vibe with this because I'm not
a) straight
b) white
c) a woman
d) with a dating history like Blythe's
but this was kinda painful to read
a) straight
b) white
c) a woman
d) with a dating history like Blythe's
but this was kinda painful to read
Some refreshingly dumb humour, lots of shouty text, and the occasional nugget of mindblowing insight. A really good post-situationship read
A generous 2 star for the times I laughed, related, felt she made a good point, or thought, ‘she researched this.’ But overall, I do not think this is a good book. It certainly wasn’t the book I was expecting or hoping for. The title is misleading, not to mention problematic. She makes it clear in her intro that she doesn’t ‘hate men,’ but naming her book this just leads to more confusion about what feminism means and how it affects all genders. One of her only saving graces is that she is very clear in the intro about the fact that she is white, privileged, straight... and that most of the men she dates are as well. Which prepares the reader for the limited view they are about to receive.
Overall, I was disappointed. The author makes a point to say how much she loves writing, her career, what she went to school for, etc multiple times, but I felt the entire thing was unorganized and riddled with inconsistent punctuation choices. The book seems to have been slapped together. by she is HEAVILY repetitive in her references to certain things, sometimes repeated on just the next page. This whole thing feels like ‘essays’ that were tweets or blogs expanded on, and nothing really ties it together or ties it up at the end. Aside from all of that, she is very hard to take seriously, as her choice of language, probably meant to be comedic, reads immature. She refers incessantly to ‘boys I’m kissing’ or ‘boinking,’ One Direction/Harry Styles, and romcoms like You’ve Got Mail. It felt like they were in every essay. I even googled how old Timothee Chalamet is since she kept referencing him as ‘hot’ and one of her many crushes (she tells us she is 27). I rarely write such long and scathing reviews, and just try to let people like what they like, but this book was too painful for me to refrain. In the acknowledgments, she thanks someone else for the title of the book. Once again, it feels like a non-fitting but ‘catchy’ title slapped onto a ‘book’ which is a bunch of unorganized ramblings from the very limited view of one person’s very specific dating life. And I think this is a shame - because a lot of her points, references, and passions were important and well-grounded and could have had a much strong effect if not ruined by her choice of language and approach.
Overall, I was disappointed. The author makes a point to say how much she loves writing, her career, what she went to school for, etc multiple times, but I felt the entire thing was unorganized and riddled with inconsistent punctuation choices. The book seems to have been slapped together. by she is HEAVILY repetitive in her references to certain things, sometimes repeated on just the next page. This whole thing feels like ‘essays’ that were tweets or blogs expanded on, and nothing really ties it together or ties it up at the end. Aside from all of that, she is very hard to take seriously, as her choice of language, probably meant to be comedic, reads immature. She refers incessantly to ‘boys I’m kissing’ or ‘boinking,’ One Direction/Harry Styles, and romcoms like You’ve Got Mail. It felt like they were in every essay. I even googled how old Timothee Chalamet is since she kept referencing him as ‘hot’ and one of her many crushes (she tells us she is 27). I rarely write such long and scathing reviews, and just try to let people like what they like, but this book was too painful for me to refrain. In the acknowledgments, she thanks someone else for the title of the book. Once again, it feels like a non-fitting but ‘catchy’ title slapped onto a ‘book’ which is a bunch of unorganized ramblings from the very limited view of one person’s very specific dating life. And I think this is a shame - because a lot of her points, references, and passions were important and well-grounded and could have had a much strong effect if not ruined by her choice of language and approach.