A review by ampersunder
The Chairs Are Where the People Go: How to Live, Work, and Play in the City by Sheila Heti, Misha Glouberman

5.0

Wonderful set of conversational pieces about interaction and communication. My favourite chapters were "How to Make Friends in a New City," "Don't Pretend There is No Leader," "Manners," "Why Noise Music?", "Who are Your Friends?", and "Atheism and Ritual." He talks a lot about the games, classes, and workshops he has led, and until about one-third through I kept expecting to be bored by these parts -- since there are few things I enjoy less than group activities -- but the way he talked about them made me consider what a silly ass I am. A smart, thoughtful, and thought-provoking book.

I read this during a week's holiday and finished it on the beach at Lake Huron, which may have made it that much better.