A review by hannchilada
Awkward: The Science of Why We're Socially Awkward and Why That's Awesome by Ty Tashiro

4.5

The title and blurb give the idea it speaks about more general societal awkwardness, when in reality about 1/4 to 1/3 of the book is about a specific kind of person. That being said, what the author actually sets out to explain and motivate he does fully and quite well. I appreciated the balance between colloquial stories and statistics, as well as the general promotion of balance in life he advocated. I especially enjoyed this book’s positive tone. I think my biggest critique is the way the final chapters began to feel very repetitive, as often happens in nonfiction books.