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A review by kakesypoo
Awkward: The Science of Why We're Socially Awkward and Why That's Awesome by Ty Tashiro
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2.5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️
I picked this book up because I was interested the way awkward people process social information. The insight on the matter was rather straightforward and relatable, but so very, very repetitive.
The first few chapters were great, informative, impartial and informed by research. However two-thirds through the book, the author begins to use a more personal definition of awkward that might not relate to the general population of awkward individuals. The definition shifted from general social ineptitude to that brought on by having an atypically brilliant mind that borders on the autistic - think Sheldon Cooper (which may not always be the case). The author does not fail to mention the fact that there are awkward individuals of average abilities, but his thesis and conclusion are very much focused on awkwardness that arises from being brilliant. Therefore, this book may not be for everyone trying to understand awkwardness in the general sense.
I picked this book up because I was interested the way awkward people process social information. The insight on the matter was rather straightforward and relatable, but so very, very repetitive.
The first few chapters were great, informative, impartial and informed by research. However two-thirds through the book, the author begins to use a more personal definition of awkward that might not relate to the general population of awkward individuals. The definition shifted from general social ineptitude to that brought on by having an atypically brilliant mind that borders on the autistic - think Sheldon Cooper (which may not always be the case). The author does not fail to mention the fact that there are awkward individuals of average abilities, but his thesis and conclusion are very much focused on awkwardness that arises from being brilliant. Therefore, this book may not be for everyone trying to understand awkwardness in the general sense.