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Never Have I Ever: My Life (So Far) Without a Date
by Katie Heaney
Whoa, this book; as I read “Never Have I Ever,” Katie Heaney’s witty, confessional exploration of her young adulthood of perpetual singleness, I was amused and a little weirded out at how familiar it all sounded. As another (formerly, sigh) 20-something Minnesotan, raised in the suburbs of the Twin Cities, who went through life unsure about how this whole “relationship” thing works, where most people seemed to have it figured out, there was so much that I totally identified with. Heaney’s breezy memoir provides, as she sketches out her experiences with love and not dating from grade school to college to grad school, she also writes with a self-depreciating honesty that never loses its sense of humor. This chronological structure really suited the fun subject matter as Heaney reminiscences about the defining moments (of a sort) that shaped her attitudes towards friendships and relationships. I particularly enjoyed her use of nostalgia; D.A.R.E. was a big influence in my early life as well (after all, ours was the suburb well known as “Most Of Us Need Drugs,” so one had to be careful) and the Sims have always been really bad role models for relationships.
Much of what Heaney writes resonated very much with me, I found myself in much the same position as her over my first 25-years. It is not like I tried to remain single for my first quarter decade, but perhaps that is the problem and Heaney is great at expressing and dissecting these tendencies for self-sabotage, obliviousness to flirting, just plain awkwardness, feelings of panic when it is found that someone really does like you, and so on. Good to know I wasn't the only one who leapt up and paced around the house after receiving an OkCupid message. It is a great comfort to know that one is not alone in this, and it is particularly interesting to view this from across the gender divide as well.
You start to think maybe something may be wrong with you, but Heaney illustrates just how full a life you have and it is a great awesome to see that, really, you are not alone and others face the same issues and its all not really that big a deal. I feel that, while Heaney never stoops to dropping “advice” just seeing her analyze her experiences allow the . It is great to see a positive, funny personal tale of singleness and I also really like seeing how, gender-aside, so many of her concerns are in common.
Much of what Heaney writes resonated very much with me, I found myself in much the same position as her over my first 25-years. It is not like I tried to remain single for my first quarter decade, but perhaps that is the problem and Heaney is great at expressing and dissecting these tendencies for self-sabotage, obliviousness to flirting, just plain awkwardness, feelings of panic when it is found that someone really does like you, and so on. Good to know I wasn't the only one who leapt up and paced around the house after receiving an OkCupid message. It is a great comfort to know that one is not alone in this, and it is particularly interesting to view this from across the gender divide as well.
You start to think maybe something may be wrong with you, but Heaney illustrates just how full a life you have and it is a great awesome to see that, really, you are not alone and others face the same issues and its all not really that big a deal. I feel that, while Heaney never stoops to dropping “advice” just seeing her analyze her experiences allow the . It is great to see a positive, funny personal tale of singleness and I also really like seeing how, gender-aside, so many of her concerns are in common.