ninaprime 's review for:

Modern Romance by Aziz Ansari

4.0

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In Modern Romance, Aziz Ansari humorously uncovers how finding a mate has evolved through the years along with providing solid advice on how not to find your soul mate. What I love most about Modern Romance is that it’s generally cohesive and each chapter sticks to a theme to gets its point across - many comedians' books tend to be disjointed as they pick and choose from their repertoire. Ansari effectively uses both data and anecdotes throughout the book, throwing in (easily understandable) graphs and charts alongside stories from his shows and focus groups. Every so often a fact just staggered me, though some of his information is obvious and/or repetitive to anyone involved in the online dating world. Still, it is comforting/hilarious to hear about Ansari and others experiencing the same issues and also fascinating to hear from non-Americans about the different romantic problems their countries face.