A review by protoman21
Modern Romance by Aziz Ansari

4.0

Aziz is a lot like his character on Parks and Rec, but less of an exaggeration. He is very modern and up on all of the current fads, but the interesting thing here is how much his intellectual side comes out. I expected this book to be like his stand-up with stories about dating disasters and advice primarily in the form of jokes. But right from the beginning you can tell Aziz took this subject very seriously and actually approached it scientifically with extensive research and focus groups. I recently watched his stand-up where he talks a lot about dating and he completely could have written a book from that material, so I have a tremendous amount of respect for him going the extra mile here and presenting material that is funny, helpful and historically timely in capturing a pretty big transitional time in dating where more and more people are meeting through technology.

My only real criticism here was the the Conclusion section was completely unnecessary. Aziz did include one personal story not shared in the book that was of worth here, but the rest was just a complete rehash of the book, which wasn't that long to begin with, so repeating entire points in the conclusion was a waste. Other than that I really enjoyed the book and laughed out loud on several occasions. I listened to the audiobook, read by Aziz, and that really added to the humor since so much of comedy is about timing and delivery. I highly recommend it to all audience, but especially singles who may be struggling to find love in this new world of dating.