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3.48 AVERAGE
3.48 AVERAGE
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Never Have I Ever chronicles various stories of Katie being single up until the age of 25. She tells stories about first crushes, flirting, and first kisses.
This book is incredibly relatable. I think even if you haven’t spent a great deal of time being single you can still relate to parts of Katie’s story.
The book starts with a metaphor for people being like either a lighthouse or the Bermuda Triangle depending on how much other’s are drawn to them. I thought this metaphor did an excellent job at describing how some people are naturally good at attracting the opposite sex, or even just making friends.
Katie brings up some interesting thoughts on dating, such as not understanding why someone would willingly spend a lot of time with someone they aren’t very fond of. I feel the same way about this, I don’t really like to spend a lot of time with someone who I don’t have a great deal of interest in, despite knowing that’s what you have to do in order to truly get to know a person.
Never Have I Ever chronicles various stories of Katie being single up until the age of 25. She tells stories about first crushes, flirting, and first kisses.
This book is incredibly relatable. I think even if you haven’t spent a great deal of time being single you can still relate to parts of Katie’s story.
The book starts with a metaphor for people being like either a lighthouse or the Bermuda Triangle depending on how much other’s are drawn to them. I thought this metaphor did an excellent job at describing how some people are naturally good at attracting the opposite sex, or even just making friends.
Katie brings up some interesting thoughts on dating, such as not understanding why someone would willingly spend a lot of time with someone they aren’t very fond of. I feel the same way about this, I don’t really like to spend a lot of time with someone who I don’t have a great deal of interest in, despite knowing that’s what you have to do in order to truly get to know a person.
HILARIOUS. I loved this book for a myriad of reasons. a) Everything was a written representation of my inner monologue. b) The bit about JTT was word-for-word something I bring up in conversation every few months. I could sue Heaney for plagiarism. But I won't because it turns out every single teenager in the early 90s was thinking the exact same thing at the exact same time. c) I had warm feelings of nostalgia - from having crushes on coffee-shop-boys to giving code names to cute campus boys , to liking and dating boys who turned out to already have secret girlfriends (SHAME ON YOU, BRAD) to being so scared to kiss any boys, that I self sabotaged a million times. I may be old and married now, but I spent a good 20 minutes on the subway, thinking about Sandwich Boy and Larry-The-Lobster (my unrequited university loves) this morning.
I think this book is as much an ode to falling in love as it is an ode to growing up a girl in the 90s surrounded by floppy-haired Devon Sawa Tiger Beat covers. I took off one star because I feel like if you aren't a girl, or if you're a much younger girl, many references might fly over your head. This isn't to say you shouldn't read it, you most definitely should, but you probably won't get as much `ME TOO OMG` as I did. From one tall girl to another, I love you Katie Heaney.
I think this book is as much an ode to falling in love as it is an ode to growing up a girl in the 90s surrounded by floppy-haired Devon Sawa Tiger Beat covers. I took off one star because I feel like if you aren't a girl, or if you're a much younger girl, many references might fly over your head. This isn't to say you shouldn't read it, you most definitely should, but you probably won't get as much `ME TOO OMG` as I did. From one tall girl to another, I love you Katie Heaney.
If I were giving stars based on covers this one would get 5. I just wish that the contents of the book was as lovely as the cover. Don't know if I had too high of expectations but I found myself pretty bored.
This kind of reminded me of this book I read once called "The Boyfriend List," which was about this girl who sees a shrink, and the shrink asks her about past relationships, and every chapter tells the story of a different guy she sort-of-almost had a thing with. Except that was fiction and this was a memoir. The only problem with this was that since I knew she wasn't going to end up with any of the guys, there wasn't much room for surprises. Also, there didn't seem to be any sort of take-home message (or if there was I missed it), and that bothered me a little. I feel like a book like this needs one. Otherwise, this was still a perfectly entertaining light read that was pretty funny. A good way to pass time, and have a laugh or two, but don't expect anything revolutionary.
I think if I’d read this one at a different time in my life, i might’ve loved it. But I didn’t. I put this one down for a long time until I decided to sit down and force myself to finish it.
I wanted to like this book. I really did.
But for me, Heaney was just trying too damn hard to be funny, with her awful metaphors (I totally understand how such examples make sense when talking to one's friends, but they don't translate to the page) and the way she would describe situations (no, I don't need you to make Scarlet Letter references when talking about how many boyfriends you wrote about in your diary in elementary school).
Here's the thing -- I found everything she was saying perfectly relatable. We've all been there, with the weird first kisses and awkward "is this a date? I have no idea" moments and the unrequited crushes.
I grew used to her style as I continued on with the memoir and found it less grating the further in I got. And that's the best thing I can say about it.
But for me, Heaney was just trying too damn hard to be funny, with her awful metaphors (I totally understand how such examples make sense when talking to one's friends, but they don't translate to the page) and the way she would describe situations (no, I don't need you to make Scarlet Letter references when talking about how many boyfriends you wrote about in your diary in elementary school).
Here's the thing -- I found everything she was saying perfectly relatable. We've all been there, with the weird first kisses and awkward "is this a date? I have no idea" moments and the unrequited crushes.
I grew used to her style as I continued on with the memoir and found it less grating the further in I got. And that's the best thing I can say about it.
I love Katie Heaney's work on The Hairpin, and while I was hoping for more Reading Between the Texts here, this was hilarious and utterly charming--and a quick, easy read. It was like reading the book equivalent of a wine-fueled girl's night in with a good friend. Now to release an entire book of Reading Between the Texts, please.
Eeee! Pretty great. "Review" is here: http://mclicious.org/2014/02/08/a-love-letter-to-how-people-my-age-say-things/
Who is this Katie Heaney and how does she know my life? If there was a moment where I wasn't laughing in this book, I don't remember! From start to finish I loved this book! I want to send copies to all my close girlfriends and say "READ ME!!" I feel like Heaney personally interviewed me for some of her stories because the similarities are frighteningly close!
Katie if you ever read this, you have a new best friend! And I'm pretty sure we have the same birthday.....weird!
5 stars hands down, shoot I would give it more if I could! Epically funny and so witty!
Katie if you ever read this, you have a new best friend! And I'm pretty sure we have the same birthday.....weird!
5 stars hands down, shoot I would give it more if I could! Epically funny and so witty!
If you ever want to understand my life, read this. Katie gets it. I think the bad reviews come from serial monogamists who can't relate, perhaps?