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Never Have I Ever: My Life (So Far) Without a Date
by Katie Heaney
I absolutely loved this book; I'd probably actually give it 4.5 stars if I could. Heaney starts the book out by saying she wants the reader to feel like reading the book is just a chat with an old friend, and I have to say she was very successful at that. By the time I was done reading this book I felt like one of Katie's friends, or at least I wanted to be one. I wanted to be a member of her "cabinet" (a brilliant use of the term, by the way, because don't we all have one?) and text her when I need advice on a boy. Heaney has such a great voice -- she's so funny and smart and insightful. I love how she's fine being single and knows that it's society telling us we shouldn't be, that somehow having a man is what is going to make us whole. Taylor Swift, take note: this is what a feminist looks like. You don't have to hate men, but you do need to realize that sometimes patriarchal society does make us feel like we're less, or strange, or hopeless just because we don't have a man to validate us. Sometimes all you need is a few friends around and you realize that you're great the way you are, and that's a good thing. It's a sign that you're able to be on your own and validate your own self-worth, and I don't think there's anything wrong with that.
This book made me feel better about myself after having read it. Not because I thought to myself, oh, at least I'm doing better than her, but because it's nice knowing there are other people out there who still don't know what they're doing when it comes to dating. I can identify with her, because like Heaney, I'm oftentimes clueless when it comes to guys and I have absolutely no idea how to pick one up. I can't say my experience is exactly the same as Heaney's (I've been on dates and had a few boyfriends in my life) but I'm still 28 and single, and sometimes perpetually so, so it was nice knowing that there's someone else out there who understands what I'm going through.
If you're in your twenties and single, this is the book for you. And Heaney, if you ever by chance read this, give me a call. I think we'd be great friends :)
This book made me feel better about myself after having read it. Not because I thought to myself, oh, at least I'm doing better than her, but because it's nice knowing there are other people out there who still don't know what they're doing when it comes to dating. I can identify with her, because like Heaney, I'm oftentimes clueless when it comes to guys and I have absolutely no idea how to pick one up. I can't say my experience is exactly the same as Heaney's (I've been on dates and had a few boyfriends in my life) but I'm still 28 and single, and sometimes perpetually so, so it was nice knowing that there's someone else out there who understands what I'm going through.
If you're in your twenties and single, this is the book for you. And Heaney, if you ever by chance read this, give me a call. I think we'd be great friends :)