A review by readingfarandwide
How to Be Alone by Sara Maitland

4.0

This book was very useful, but I agree with the other reviewers who said that the author was trying too hard to convince us readers that being alone is a good thing. I didn't mind that so much because I was on the fence for such a long time about this question and I did need a little bit of extra convincing. However, this book is really more of an introduction to the topic rather than an in-depth guide that I was hoping for. She spends much of the book defending her preference of living alone instead of giving useful insights into the solitary lifestyle. I must note that the bibliography at the end of the book and the 'homework' section is excellent! All in all, I think anyone who is interested in the topic should read this book as it is a great introduction, but you will enjoy it only if your expectations are not too high and you don't expect that this book changes your life.