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Never Have I Ever: My Life (So Far) Without a Date
by Katie Heaney
I rented this audiobook because I feel like Katie represents a silent part of society that, while surely in the minority, wholly and totally exists but feels compelled to keep quiet about their situation for fear of societal ostracizing ("what is wrong with her?"). To be clear, a minority I belong to and am constantly shamed for.
On the one hand, there were so many moments in this book that I related to with my entirety. Moments I said to myself, "Yes, that right there. I didn't think anyone else felt that way." In that way, they were healing moments.
On the other hand, as much as I enjoyed this book, I did feel like there was a small amount of false advertising going on. What Katie means is she's never had a "boyfriend". There were several boys scattered throughout the book who she went on dates with, one who she went on more than one with. Besides never having had a boyfriend, Katie seems successful academically and professionally, has a large group of friends she's very close to, has had a few romantic trysts and several gentlemen callers pursuing her, and is in general extremely sociable, often going out to parties and bars. What I related to the most in this book were the moments where she got into the emotions of various circumstances, or the illogical reasoning she does with herself in romantic situations. The people I know who are in this no-romance situation are usually so because they have some other social or general anxiety that holds them back in more situations than just that of romance. I'd been hoping for something a little more like that, but overall this was a good read/listen for me.
On the one hand, there were so many moments in this book that I related to with my entirety. Moments I said to myself, "Yes, that right there. I didn't think anyone else felt that way." In that way, they were healing moments.
On the other hand, as much as I enjoyed this book, I did feel like there was a small amount of false advertising going on. What Katie means is she's never had a "boyfriend". There were several boys scattered throughout the book who she went on dates with, one who she went on more than one with. Besides never having had a boyfriend, Katie seems successful academically and professionally, has a large group of friends she's very close to, has had a few romantic trysts and several gentlemen callers pursuing her, and is in general extremely sociable, often going out to parties and bars. What I related to the most in this book were the moments where she got into the emotions of various circumstances, or the illogical reasoning she does with herself in romantic situations. The people I know who are in this no-romance situation are usually so because they have some other social or general anxiety that holds them back in more situations than just that of romance. I'd been hoping for something a little more like that, but overall this was a good read/listen for me.